[kwlug-disc] Troubleshooting sound on BBB

[Ron Singh]

Maybe try a test with a live Mint session on a USB stick to see if the
problem still persists?

It could be that one of the latest/greatest updates messed something up and
running a live usb stick will at least point out if it software or
hardware...maybe?

Ron S.



On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 7:15 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> John Driezen and I are having troubles making his audio sound okay on
> BBB. It was working okay before, but now when he speaks there is some
> squeaking noise along with his voice, and his voice seems quite quiet.
> In addition he is hearing cracks and pops from his end.
>
> It is also the case that every so often his sound will get VERY LOUD
> for about a half second or so without him changing any settings on his
> computer.
>
> The webcam only has a microphone. He is using speakers on his computer
> -- not a headset -- so that may be part of the issue. We have fiddled
> with Pulseaudio and alsamixer but adjusting volumes there does not fix
> much.
>
> He is running Linux Mint on a desktop.
>
> We are meeting Thursday at 5pm to try and troubleshoot further. If
> anybody with audio bravery is willing to help us out that would be
> amazing.
>
> - Paul
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