[kwlug-disc] Ubuntu 16.04 audio issues

[B.S.]

Let us know what you figire out, Cranky - going forwards, I suspect many 
will experience the same as they install.

On 05/20/2016 12:26 PM, B.S. wrote:
> 'Sounds' like you have current audio output set to hardware / hdmi.
>
> Change it to the (non-HDMI) other one and you will probably hear sound.
>
> I ended up leaving it there and setting vlc to default to the hdmi. (My
> TV is hooked up to that computer.)
>
> My laptop is the same, but generally doesn't have the HDMI hooked up to
> it, so I leave vlc on the defaults there. Unless I happen to be doing a
> presentation or something.
>
> I find the nomenclature confusing, but in System Settings / Multimedia /
> Audio and Video Settings, Audio Hardware Setup tab, I end up switching
> between Audio Stereo Output (or Audio Stereo Duplex), and Digital Stereo
> (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input.
>
> HTH.
>
> On 05/20/2016 11:34 AM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>> I know other people have posted similar questions before, but now I'm
>> stuck.
>>
>> I have a Lenovo Y500 laptop and I just did a wipe-and_load with Ubuntu
>> 16.04 for a fresh install.  All went well, but there's no sound.
>>
>> I see in the sound control panel that there's Digital Output (S/PDIF) and
>> also Speakers, but when I go to Test Sound, I get nothing.
>>
>> Here's my audio setup:
>>
>> sudo lspci -v | grep -A7 -i "audio"
>> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset
>> Family
>> High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
>> Subsystem: Lenovo 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition
>> Audio
>> Controller
>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30
>> Memory at c3410000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
>> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
>> Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
>> Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
>> Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
>> Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
>> --
>> 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 HDMI Audio Controller (rev
>> a1)
>> Subsystem: Lenovo GK107 HDMI Audio Controller
>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
>> Memory at c3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
>> Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
>> Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
>> Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
>> Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
>>
>> Ubuntu seems to think all is well, but I'm not hearing anything.
>> Volume is
>> at max, Mute is off, of course.
>>
>> I added myself to the "audio" group, just to be sure...
>>
>> Does anyone have any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>>
>>
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