[LAU] Laptop sound problems

[Len Ovens]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Bill Purvis wrote:

> On 28/09/16 15:49, Len Ovens wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Bill Purvis wrote:
>> 
>>> On 27/09/16 14:51, Len Ovens wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> you need module-jackdbus-detect. the package is pulseaudio-module-jack in 
>>>> debian/ubuntu. You also need to use jackd2 rather than jackd1.
>> 
>>> Installed that, but still no sound. Shut down Jackd and it bursts into 
>>> sound.
>>> Tried to restart Jack but it fails:
>> 
>> Run pavucontrol. In the playback tab  under the stream you are listening to 
>> there will be a box with the name of your  audio device. clicking on that

> pavucontrol only shows a dummy output device! Shut down jack, but still only 
> dummy!

Ah, sounds like you are running jackd and not jackdbus.


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Len Ovens
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