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alsa-driver package

Speakers not playing sounds, headphones playing high pitch whine

Asked by Sean Aubin

My sound tends to not work. I have an almost clean install of Ubuntu 16.10 with the Linux 4.10 kernel.

When I reboot my speakers and unmute them, they let out a loud popping noise. When I then plug in my headphones and unmute them, they emit a loud high-pitched constant tone.

Sometimes when I reboot my computer, my sound does work and I don't know why.

I do not have the same problem on my Windows 10 installation on the same computer.

I went through, as best as I could, the Ubuntu sound troubleshooting instructions and have accumulated the relevant outputs in this pastebin: http://pastebin.com/LfE9eNGp

Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help or if I should try to get more information.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Do you get sound if you use the Ubuntu kernel rather than one you found online?

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Sean Aubin (seanaubin) said : 		#2

Do you mean using 4.8 instead of 4.10?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Yes. Why did you install the 4.10 kernel?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#4

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Sean Aubin (seanaubin) said : 		#5

This problem has mysteriously resolved itself.