I have an old PC running Ubuntu 20.04.1 with no sound through the headphones. I'm not sure if there's a problem with the speaker output because I currently don't have working speakers to test it.
I've tried these commands:
echo "options snd-hda-intel model=generic" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
alsamixer
sudo alsa force-reload
pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio -D
alsactl restore
sudo apt remove --purge alsa-base pulseaudio
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install alsa-base pulseaudio
System info:
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ uname -a
Linux chris-500-223w 5.15.0-71-generic #78~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 19 11:26:48 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7e10000 irq 32
1 [Webcam ]: USB-Audio - C922 Pro Stream Webcam
C922 Pro Stream Webcam at usb-0000:00:14.0-1, high speed
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD66C3/65 Analog [92HD66C3/65 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -A2 Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [103c:2af7]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
-- UPDATE --
I upgraded to 22.04 and applied all updates
In Settings/Sound/Output/Output Device the only item available was "Dummy Output"
I followed the directions given here:
No sound output devices listed after upgrade from 21.10 to 22.04
and ran these commands:
sudo touch /usr/share/pipewire/media-session.d/with-pulseaudio
systemctl --user restart pipewire-session-manager
Settings/Sound/Output/Output Device was updated correctly,
but even with "Headphones - Built-in Audio" selected there's no sound.
Next, I ran these commands:
pulseaudio --kill && pulseaudio --start
sudo alsa force-reload
sudo alsactl restore
without success.
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ uname -a
Linux chris-500-223w 5.15.0-71-generic #78-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 18 09:00:29 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ lspci -v | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller
chris@chris-500-223w:~$ aplay --list-devices
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: Generic Analog [Generic Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
