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alsa-driver package

lost sound after updating,why can't i get it back?

Asked by scott

After i updated, i lost all sound and when i go to my sound settings they say nothing is muted then i try to sound test theres no sound..is there anything i can do to solve this problem that has occured?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try:

killall pulseaudio; rm -r ~/.pulse*

Wait 10 seconds then reboot

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scott (scott-a-johnson32) said : 		#2

still not having much luck.not very familiar with using terminals:(

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Copy the command and press CTRL+ALT+T. Paste the command to the terminal and hit ENTER. You don't need to be familiar with anything but copy and paste which I am very sure you have no problem with.

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scott (scott-a-johnson32) said : 		#4

thank you.. that seems to fix that problem. also installed alsa sound mixer to help with future sound problems...