Any fellow Linux users on here?

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Last time I messed around trying to address various Audio inputs and outputs in Linux with an old crystal audio soundcard I almost threw my laptop across the street!

Was that Intel High Definition audio you needed to run through rear audio speaker ports? Every distro I have tried has launched without any sound through my external speakers. Though I found a four-step hack that has worked on all of them.

I'm still miffed how Intel distros continue to come out of the box without speaker sound. Granted all the default installs had headphone sound working just fine. No hacks required. But to get sound to my speakers I had to "retask the audio jack" using Alsa-Tools-GUI combined with some changes in a few files.

If I hadn't found this hack long ago I might not have continued with Linux. But that's the way it is. It continues to be in the realm of a DIY operating system. That you either have the drive and patience to follow through or not. So Linux is definitely not for everyone...presently. But I still prefer it to Windows hands-down.

It will be interesting to see how things influence the market in Europe. Germany and Denmark have fired Microsoft and their respective governments will now be adapting to Linux and Libre Office software. It's expected that other EU governments will follow given the decline of trade relations with the US. Perhaps this might eventually work for consumers, with Linux distributions taking a more aggressive approach to customer service given some very important clients.

 

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Was that Intel High Definition audio you needed to run through rear audio speaker ports?

I just twigged - that's why I've never had the same problem. Cheaper motherboards all have RealTek audio.

 

[Judge]

I just twigged - that's why I've never had the same problem. Cheaper motherboards all have RealTek audio.

All mine are Intel software, but Realtek hardware. Though I've never attempted to negotiate Nvidia audio through HDMI. I suppose a lot probably do though. I just have enough issues with their video drivers...don't have the stomach to mess with their audio stuff just to get sound from my speakers.

I'm just grateful this re-tasking my audio jack works. Even with Mint moving from PulseAudio to Pipewire, it still requires me to do this. Ugh....

It is weird and obviously aggravating at times to developers working so hard with some things, and ignoring others. But then priorities usually have budget considerations as well. I'd just think audio through speakers would have been a priority, but then perhaps a lot of people just use headphones.

One thing I do try to avoid like the plague is Intel Ethernet devices. Always prefer Realtek.

 

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All mine are Intel software, but Realtek hardware.

What software? Are you trying to run some intel audio program?

 

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What software? Are you trying to run some intel audio program?

It's software pertinent to whatever Linux distro you're running.

I once posted all the things I have to do to attain sound through my external speaker jack on three different motherboards (none high-end). I'll simply post them again so you can see exactly what changes I must make with the software to get that sound.

Though I always got headphone sound right off with each and every installation of the OS whether Ubuntu or Arch-based. Just to get sound to my speakers, and then to get quality sound.

HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO HACKS - REALTEK ALC DRIVERS (new or old)

A. Provide sound to external speakers:

1. Download “Alsa-Tools-GUI”. Select the feature called “HDA Jack Retask” and select “Realtek ALC887-VD”. Then check the override box marked “Green Line Out, Rear Side” - ”Internal Speaker (Back)”. (Line out colors can vary depending on the motherboard)

2. Check the    box under “Options” marked “Parser Hints”. Then select from “Hints” and change    the first line called “Jack_Detect” value to “NO”.

3. Then click the box marked “Install Boot Override” and click the “ok” prompt. Then reboot the system.

* If your repository doesn't have "Alsa-Tools-GUI", they can also be downloaded from the terminal with the following commands:

a. sudo apt-get update -y
b. sudo apt-get install -y alsa-tools-gui

Then reboot the system.

B. Fix  random popping sounds:

Root Authority: Right-click file manager to choose “open as root”, then access the files accordingly:

1. Using root authority, access: sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save

-Change the value from 1 to 0.

2.    Using root authority, access: sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save_controller

- Change the value from Y to N.

3. Using root authority, access: etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Adding the following  as the last line:
- options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 power_save_controller=N

4. Then access the Terminal, and input the following: sudo apt update and reboot the system.

5. Change the Built-In Audio Profile from    “Analog Stereo Duplex” to “Analog Stereo Output”.

* These changes should not only restore speaker sound, but fix the output so the audio output no longer has any discernable audio glitches.