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From: Julien Roy <julien@××××.ca>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I have no sound in my gentoo install.
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 15:58:48
Message-Id: fb854976-7f55-69a7-937e-08f7f43263c8@jroy.ca
1 Hello,
2
3 Have you tried different devices?
4 As Mark Knecht suggested, try to install media-sound/pavucontrol; it is
5 a graphical tool for sound management. Your problem might be as simple
6 as unmuting the sound from there.
7
8 Note: you replied to me directly; please reply to the mailing list
9 instead, so other people can see your response as well.
10
11 Regards,
12 Julien
13
14 On 6/18/22 09:49, Guillermo wrote:
15 > Hello,
16 >
17 > I tried the troubleshooting section of the gentoo wiki, but it didn't
18 > work, i don't know which info should i give you in order to help me.
19 >
20 > I already put my volume at maximum using the alsamixer tool and also i
21 > unmuted the volume, nothing works.
22 >
23 > Regards.
24 >
25 > On 18/06/2022 17:36, Julien Roy wrote:
26 >> Hello Guillermo,
27 >>
28 >> Without more information, it's impossible to help you.
29 >>
30 >> I will refer you to the Gentoo Wiki article about Pulseauddio. Have
31 >> you followed this?
32 >> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PulseAudio
33 >>
34 >> Specifically, check out the troubleshooting section. It contains
35 >> useful information for common problems.
36 >>
37 >> Some other common problems are missing drivers in your kernel .config.
38 >> Try different devices to see if you manage to have sound on them. By
39 >> different devices, I mean different "protocols", such as a pair of
40 >> headphones using a Jack plug, a USB sound device, or HDMI through your
41 >> monitor, if you have it. If it works on some devices, then you are
42 >> definitely missing drivers.
43 >>
44 >> If you still cannot figure it out, feel free to reply to this list
45 >> again, but this time try to give us more info, such as what you tried,
46 >> perhaps some logs with relevant information.
47 >>
48 >> On 6/18/22 09:07, Guillermo wrote:
49 >>> Hello all,
50 >>>
51 >>> Basically i have installed gentoo, but i don't have any type of
52 >>> sound, i installed pulseaudio and alsa but no one worked fine since i
53 >>> have no sound.
54 >>>
55 >>> Thanks for your help.
56 >>>
57 >>>

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