On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 13:25:05 -1000
Joel Roth via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 09, 2018 at 05:48:53PM -0500, Steve Litt wrote:
> > I'd suggest after uninstalling Pulse*, run alsamixer, make sure the
> > headphones slide is unmuted, and crank that slide up to 100%, with
> > the headphones off your ears to prevent ear damage. Crank master
> > and PCM up to 100% too. You'll probably hear the music.
> >
> > If not, use amixer, aplay and speaker-test as diagnostics. I wrote a
> > document on troubleshooting sound systems at
> > http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/sound/sound_troubleshooting.htm .
> > Unfortunately, I wrote it before realizing the true problems with
> > PulseAudio. But still, it might help.
>
> Uninstalling pulseaudio is a good first diagnostic step,
> and having done so, your diagnostic suggestions are applicable.
>
> One other good idea is this: alsactl init
> The command will put your soundcard in a usable
> state.
>
> As exemplified here:
>
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/15765/why-do-i-have-to-run-alsactl-init-each-time-i-boot-my-system

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