Curtis Maurand said on Mon, 4 Dec 2023 22:53:47 -0500

>My sound also stopped working recently. It's a default daedelus
>install.  Sound worked when I first installed, but somewhere along the
>line it stopped.I never installed pulse audio.  It detects my
>hardware. When I choose to test the speakers, I hear something that
>sounds like a brief crackle, then nothing.
>  Getting ready to format and re-install.

Wait!

If you're not using pulseaudio, life is much simpler.

Run alsamixer. Press the F6 key and you'll see a list of your sound
cards. Unless you're shipping sound out through an HDMI cable, you can
rule out that one.

SteveT

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