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5280sgal

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From: Haifa, Israel

Registered: 2022-06-13

Posts: 24

Audio not working on my laptop

Hi again, it's me...

The issue is related to the same laptop I mentioned in my previous post about Latte not working (thanks for the help btw!)

Neofetch specs:

                  -`                    sgal@Swift5 
                  .o+`                   ----------- 
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
                `+oooo:                  Host: Swift SF515-51T V1.04 
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 5.18.5-arch1-1 
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 7 hours, 31 mins 
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 654 (pacman) 
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: bash 5.1.16 
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 1920x1080 
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           DE: Plasma 5.25.0 
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          WM: KWin 
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Theme: [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3] 
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Icons: [Plasma], breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       Terminal: terminator 
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       CPU: Intel i5-8265U (8) @ 3.900GHz 
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     GPU: Intel WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] 
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    Memory: 1951MiB / 7796MiB 
 `++:.                           `-/+/
 .`                                 `/                           
                                                                 

The laptop originally belonged to my sister, who used Windows 10 on it, and the audio was just fine (as it was the original OS from Acer), then she got an M1 iMac and gave the laptop to me, and I don't really like Windows so I distro hopped around until I chose Arch.

I did install

 sof-firmware 

while installing (manual install) but still no audio.

I am a somewhat Linux medium user, picking what I want to use and having as many fewer packages (if I wanted barebones I would've used Gentoo but I like the AUR and don't know how OpenRC works) but I still like having people help as well, sharing their knowledge with me, which could help me out again in case I mess something up and have to reinstall Arch.

Edit: Forgot to mention, USB-C do not work, but 3.5mm headphones do.

Last edited by 5280sgal (2022-06-19 22:43:41)

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lenhuppe

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From: New Hampshire USA

Registered: 2018-12-10

Posts: 308

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Re: Audio not working on my laptop

I don't know Plasma but have you checked the Sound configuration?

You may need to change some settings.

Also, is the audio chipset enabled in the firmware?

Bradley

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Registered: 2022-06-25

Posts: 20

Re: Audio not working on my laptop

You didn’t mention Pulseaudio or pipewire, you installed one, right?

Last edited by Bradley (2022-06-25 22:12:51)