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Carrillo_Dev

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Registered: 2026-08-27

Posts: 2

[SOLVED] audio/ usb headphones not working after update, or unexpectly

--This is the solution that works in my chase

I have an usb headphones, and one day after an update they don't play sound. They connected correctly to my laptop, the output was the headphones, but i did'nt hear nothing.
I found a program called 'volume control', so I notice that my headphones were muted. and i change that with the graphical interface.

You can install the program by executing in a terminal
sudo pacman -S pavucontrol

Or by flatpak https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol

flatpak install flathub org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol

Ruhanilinks

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Registered: 2026-09-11

Posts: 22

Re: [SOLVED] audio/ usb headphones not working after update, or unexpectly

pavucontrol is a really useful tool for tracking down these kinds of audio issues. Sometimes everything looks connected correctly, but the output is simply muted or routed to the wrong device. Good tip, especially for anyone who prefers checking the audio routing through a GUI.