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==DESKTOP BUILD: AUDIO TROUBLESHOOTING==
 
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You're going along your build checklist just fine.  You've thought it was odd that no Ubuntu drums were audible when you booted up, but you would be reaching the sound test portion of the build later on, so you didn't worry.  Only, now IS later on, and you have no sound.  Here's what to do:
  
 
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|style="text-align:left" width="80%"|Be certain that the speaker wire is connected to the correct, "outgoing" speaker port in the system and that the speakers are plugged in to a power outlet and "on" at a reasonable sound level set. Try plugging in the speaker cable into the front panel's headphone icon and see if any sound comes from the speakers then.
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|style="text-align:left" width="80%"|First thing you want to do is click on the small speaker icon located at the top right portion of your monitor and make certain nothing is muted, and the "Output Volume" is set to a moderate level.  If this still doesn't work, open a terminal and type in "alsamixer".  You should see a screen with an interface of many different volume control levels.  Go to both "Master" and "PCM" by using your arrow keys and set each to around 90.
 
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|style="text-align:left" width="80%"|The indicator light for the Wifi on/off switch does not come on.This confuses quite a few customers (who have turned off their Wifi but do not know how to verify that they have done so). The solution can be found at the following link [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Enabling_LEDs_on_Intel_Wireless_Cards With thanks to Levi for the fix.]
 
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Revision as of 14:40, 22 February 2011

DESKTOP BUILD: AUDIO TROUBLESHOOTING

You're going along your build checklist just fine. You've thought it was odd that no Ubuntu drums were audible when you booted up, but you would be reaching the sound test portion of the build later on, so you didn't worry. Only, now IS later on, and you have no sound. Here's what to do:

As always, recheck your connections Be certain that the speaker wire is connected to the correct, "outgoing" speaker port in the system and that the speakers are plugged in to a power outlet and "on" at a reasonable sound level set. Try plugging in the speaker cable into the front panel's headphone icon and see if any sound comes from the speakers then.
There is no sound on the "Sound Check" step of the "Basic Check" Checklist First thing you want to do is click on the small speaker icon located at the top right portion of your monitor and make certain nothing is muted, and the "Output Volume" is set to a moderate level. If this still doesn't work, open a terminal and type in "alsamixer". You should see a screen with an interface of many different volume control levels. Go to both "Master" and "PCM" by using your arrow keys and set each to around 90.