New Pinebook Pro - no sound

[vve1505]

Hello all,

Just received my PBP yesterday. I typically use Ubuntu, so the desktop will take a little getting used to. However, I created a new sudo user acct, which does not have sound playback at all. The default "rock" user does have sound playback.

I searched the forums and found a post about the alsamixer / selecting the correct sound device, but this did not work. How do I get sound playback for accounts other than the default "rock" user?

Thanks!

[Der Geist der Maschine]

Hello all,

Just received my PBP yesterday. I typically use Ubuntu, so the desktop will take a little getting used to. However, I created a new sudo user acct, which does not have sound playback at all. The default "rock" user does have sound playback.

Welcome to Poettering's world

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Softwar...ystemWide/

[bcnaz]

Hello all,

Just received my PBP yesterday. I typically use Ubuntu, so the desktop will take a little getting used to. However, I created a new sudo user acct, which does not have sound playback at all. The default "rock" user does have sound playback.

Welcome to Poettering's world

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Softwar...ystemWide/

 
      Not sure I follow those instructions,

     So ?  is this what we put into terminal  ?

Code:

sudo systemctl --global disable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket

[ioo]

You might find it easier to simply rename the rock user.

https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo...ame.2C_etc...

[bcnaz]

You might find it easier to simply rename the rock user.

https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo...ame.2C_etc...

 
    Actually,  should I do both ?

   one to correct the sound,    the second for the user account ?

[chip ling]

You might find it easier to simply rename the rock user.

https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo...ame.2C_etc...

 
    Actually,  should I do both ?

   one to correct the sound,    the second for the user account ?

My wild guess is that the newly created user is missing some groups privileges as the user rock.

Here is what I found from my pbp:

Code:

rock@Debian-Desktop:~$ id rock
uid=1000(rock) gid=1000(rock) groups=1000(rock),4(adm),27(sudo),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),106(input),111(ssh)

rock@Debian-Desktop:~$ cat /etc/group | grep rock
adm:x:4:rock
sudo:x:27:rock
audio:x:29:rock,pulse
video:x:44:rock
plugdev:x:46:rock
input:x:106:rock
ssh:x:111:rock
rock:x:1000:

So in order to have the same user profile as the user rock, one has to add those groups as secondary group to the newly created user.

For example, if I created a new user as newuser, I have to do the following:

Code:

$ sudo usermod -a -G adm, sudo, audio, video, plugdev, input, ssh newuser

or add them one by one

Code:

$ sudo groupmod -a -G adm newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G sudo newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G audio newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G video newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G plugdev newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G input newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G ssh newuser

or some people would like to use the adduser command instead

Code:

$ sudo adduser newuser adm
$ sudo adduser newuser sudo
$ sudo adduser newuser audio
$ sudo adduser newuser video
$ sudo adduser newuser plugdev
$ sudo adduser newuser input
$ sudo adduser newuser ssh

Chip

[mamboman777]

I was having the same issue, despite being in The sound group.

I tried bogamul's suggestion here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1086658/...u-18-04lts

And it seemed to solve my audio problems.

[vve1505]

You might find it easier to simply rename the rock user.

https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo...ame.2C_etc...

 
    Actually,  should I do both ?

   one to correct the sound,    the second for the user account ?

My wild guess is that the newly created user is missing some groups privileges as the user rock.

Here is what I found from my pbp:

Code:

rock@Debian-Desktop:~$ id rock
uid=1000(rock) gid=1000(rock) groups=1000(rock),4(adm),27(sudo),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),106(input),111(ssh)

rock@Debian-Desktop:~$ cat /etc/group | grep rock
adm:x:4:rock
sudo:x:27:rock
audio:x:29:rock,pulse
video:x:44:rock
plugdev:x:46:rock
input:x:106:rock
ssh:x:111:rock
rock:x:1000:

So in order to have the same user profile as the user rock, one has to add those groups as secondary group to the newly created user.

For example, if I created a new user as newuser, I have to do the following:

Code:

$ sudo usermod -a -G adm, sudo, audio, video, plugdev, input, ssh newuser

or add them one by one

Code:

$ sudo groupmod -a -G adm newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G sudo newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G audio newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G video newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G plugdev newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G input newuser
$ sudo groupmod -a -G ssh newuser

or some people would like to use the adduser command instead

Code:

$ sudo adduser newuser adm
$ sudo adduser newuser sudo
$ sudo adduser newuser audio
$ sudo adduser newuser video
$ sudo adduser newuser plugdev
$ sudo adduser newuser input
$ sudo adduser newuser ssh

Chip

So my question is, why can't the system just have sound for all users. I'm going to read the SystemWide link now, but this whole thing seems kind of ridiculous to me.

[bcnaz]

 
  I am not sure about following all these different paths...

    I only see a Few posts where the users are running the OEM Debian/Mate and have the "NO SOUND"  problem.

   If I had changed the OS or made some major changes,  then maybe Making major changes to the OS could make sense.

    BUT,    I feel like I have a brand new car,     and I am being told   I MUST rebuild the engine. ?

   ** ***   If every new Pinebook Pro had the "NO SOUND"  problem,  maybe that could be true.     ***

     There must be a software switch or such that needs to be set properly or something like that.

     > Going to alsamixer through terminal and changing that setting from default to   ' es 8316-spk-sound '

              Seemed to be a partial fix,  I can hear most videos and some ads on youtube after that change,  but the controls

                 are still grayed out in preferences, and the 'Test Sound'  option does not work.

                                           ?   ?

      

[chip ling]

This is a different case.

The machine did arrive with sound and it is working under the user rock.

The thread poster tried to create a new user and the newly created user does not have sound.

The original user rock did have sound.