[ale] Speakers on laptop not working

[Omar Chanouha]

I psuedo-fixed it. I picked up the laptop and shook it. All of a
sudden...SOUND. Granted, I dont know how long this will last, but for
now I'm watching DVDs in bed, so I'm content.

-O

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Omar Chanouha <ofosho at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> I am not able to get any sound from the speakers on my laptop. I am
>> able to get sound from speakers plugged into the headphone out, but
>> not the speakers. I don't think it is a software issue because I have
>> tried multiple OSs and I have the same problem in all of them. Anyone
>> ever experience something like this? Any guesses as to what could be
>> the issue? Speakers, soundcard, simple connection? The laptop is not
>> under warranty.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -O
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>
> Which Distro are you using, because on my Dell which is new. I have to
> do this once it up to get sound working.
>
> rcalsasound restart (sorry I am using openSUSE)
>
> So, what I recommend first to do a search on  your laptop and your
> distro and see if there is an issue with sound card and that distro.
> Like me with my Dell 17" laptop.
>
> Also, I being hearing that Pulse is a issue and a lot people disable,
> so look to see if you are using it.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
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