Trouble getting sound output in real a non-test setting

KylieGS · 2018-02-19 22:21:04

Okay, I know that working these things out is part of the fun but I cannot for the life of me get sound to work properly.
I have read

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture

aplay -L gives my sound cards.

null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
default:CARD=Generic
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Generic
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    Front speakers
surround21:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC1220 Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

With ( I believe ) the correct one being "default:CARD=Generic".
If I run

speaker-test -D default:Generic -c 2

The test works fine, pink noise comes out of my speakers.

How to I translate this revelation into firefox being able to output audio?

Last edited by KylieGS (2018-02-19 22:35:55)

jasonwryan · 2018-02-19 22:29:55

You read pacman's output when it installs firefox:

pulseaudio (optional) - Audio support

And please change your title to one that actually describes your issue: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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#1 2018-02-19 22:21:04

Trouble getting sound output in real a non-test setting

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Re: Trouble getting sound output in real a non-test setting

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