Troubleshoot Linux Mint 20 No Sound

Re: no sound in new 20 cinnamon install Also, using PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol) instead of your default Sound Settings might help. And one other thing to check. Boot to Windows and ensure Fast Startup is turned off, then shut down, don't reboot. Wait 2 minutes then power up into Mint and test the sound.

1. How do I fix no sound on Linux Mint?
2. How do I enable sound on Linux?
3. Why is the sound not working?
4. How do I fix no sound in Ubuntu?
5. How do I fix no sound in Linux?
6. How do I update my sound drivers on Linux Mint?
7. How do I enable root sound?
8. How do I enable microphone on Linux?
9. How do you fix dummy output?

How do I fix no sound on Linux Mint?

Fix No Sound on Linux Mint

1. Fix No Sound on Linux Mint. ...
2. Click the Output Devices tab. ...
3. If there is still no sound, you can try to type this command: amixer set Master unmute. ...
4. You can also try selecting “pulse” or “default” or any of the other selections to see if this restores the sound functionality in the program.

How do I enable sound on Linux?

Open the Activities overview and start typing Sound. Click on Sound to open the panel. Under Output, change the Profile settings for the selected device and play a sound to see if it works.

Why is the sound not working?

Make sure your headphones aren't plugged in. Most Android phones automatically disable the external speaker when headphones are plugged in. This could also be the case if your headphones aren't completely seated in the audio jack. ... Remove your Android phone from its case, then test the sound.

How do I fix no sound in Ubuntu?

Check the ALSA Mixer

1. Open the terminal.
2. Type alsamixer and press the Enter key. ...
3. Select your correct sound card by pressing F6. ...
4. Use the left and right arrow keys to select a volume control. ...
5. Use the up and down arrow keys to increase and decrease volume levels for each control.

How do I fix no sound in Linux?

Check your Linux kernel version and if it is 5.4 or lower, try this possible workaround that is suggested by Arch Linux and Ubuntu developers. Save and close the file and reboot your system. You should have the audio back. If it fixed your sound problem, you may want to fix brightness issue as well.

How do I update my sound drivers on Linux Mint?

Open terminal.

1. Type: "sudo su" and enter root password.
2. Type: "tar -xjf LinuxPkg_XXX. ...
3. Type: "cd realtek-linux-audiopack-YYY" , where YYY is the version of your downloaded driver (as shown if folder name, example: "cd realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17" ).
4. Type "tar -xjf alsa-driver-ZZZ.

How do I enable root sound?

To enable audio service for the root user account, click the Dash (Application launcher) button. In the search box of the opened window, search the keyword "startup". From the result, click the "Startup Application". This launches the startup application.

How do I enable microphone on Linux?

Making your microphone work

1. Go to System Settings ▸ Hardware ▸ Sound (or click on the speaker icon on the menu bar) and select Sound Settings.
2. Select the Input tab.
3. Select the appropriate device in Select sound from.
4. Make sure the device is not set to Mute.
5. You should see an active input level as you use your device.

How do you fix dummy output?

The solution for this "dummy output" regression is to:

1. Edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf as root and add options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0 at the end of this file. ...
2. Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf as root and add blacklist snd_soc_skl at the end of the file. ...
3. After making these changes, reboot your system.