![pulseaudio control panel pulseaudio control panel](http://www.concept9.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Getting_PulseAudop_Volume_Control-300x238.jpg)
Or if this solution can just be disseminated so it's easily available for those struggling with pulseaudio. If there is a way for this to be addressed in the scheduled updates, that would be great. I would like to disseminate this out so that nobody goes through this again. Some of the solutions offered online are really crazy and only make things worse. But for someone with no experience like me it bothered me for years. This may seem laughably simple to a seasoned Linux veteran like I'm sure many of the people here are. Now the solution is complete, and audio works perfectly.
PULSEAUDIO CONTROL PANEL INSTALL
Sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui
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To fix these issues, you need to install additional alsa tools: Install that next.Īll of the issues should be solved, but you still need to leave your headphones unplugged during a reboot, and when the computer suspends it messes up the audio. Sudo apt install -reinstall xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginįor some reason, I didn't have the unity control center installed, which is why my sound settings panel was messed up. To check if the audiocard is recognized, there are these two commands:
PULSEAUDIO CONTROL PANEL PASSWORD
Also, leave your headphones unplugged for the reboot, only plug them in at the password screen, otherwise the audio will be messed up. To fix this issue, simply go into the BIOS, uncheck "enable audio", apply the settings, then recheck "enable audio" and once again apply the settings. When you reboot, the computer will not recognize the soundcard. Sudo apt install -reinstall alsa-base alsa-utils pulseaudio linux-sound-base libasound2 Step 3: Uninstall then reinstall pulseaudio usr/share/speech-dispatcher/conf/nfĪt the end of both of these configuration files, there is a line reading "#DisableAutoSpawn", simply remove the hashtag so it reads "DisableAutoSpawn" I'm not sure this is necessary, but since my audio is working I won't question it. Step 2 is to edit some configuration files. I'm not sure which of the things I did were necessary, but I'm sure the people here are smarter than me in this regard. Here are the steps I performed to get the audio working after a fresh install. A few of them partially fixed the problem but left other things unaddressed. Many of them made the problem worse and I was forced to reinstall ubuntu to fix things. To fix these issues, I tried a huge host of solutions. Pavucontrol doesn't seem to help.Ĥ) Raising and lowering the volume is bugged, volume will suddenly get louder as it's turned downĥ) After some of the fixes offered online, the sound will crackle annoyingly whenever the volume is changed "Dummy output" in the sound settingsĢ) Corrupted sound quality, volume is very low as wellģ) Audio control panel is messed up, so is Alsa. Here are some of the symptoms I experienced:ġ) Computer doesn't recognize sound drivers. The issue has to do with the way pulseaudio behaves after a fresh install. I am using ubuntu 16.04, but I believe this issue also exists for ubuntu 18 I would like to get the problem solved, either with a hard fix, or simply a set of instructions for anyone searching for the answer like I was. Based on my googling expeditions I know that hundreds of other people are having this same issue which seems to be going unsolved. I would like to alert the Linux community to an audio issue that's been bothering me for years which I finally got fixed.