What packages are necessary for a computer to have sound?

[Rod J]

What do you see when you go into the "Audio Hardware Setup" tab (I explained this in my post #10). It is in there that you can see what hardware is enabled/disabled and choose what you want enabled.

[Rod J]

Whenever I mention it, it goes unattended but, is there code that would disable on board sound? When I installed the sound card on the Windows 7 OS, it said to disable all on board sound before installing the drivers. I don't know how to do that, and Google can't provide the answer I need. That may be all that is necessary to get the Creative driver to install properly, whomever made it.

You're thinking that Kubuntu works the same way as in Windows ... it doesn't! That is why the question has been ignored.

The way to do what you want is what I said to do in post #10 (System Settings, Multimedia, Phonon, Audio Hardware Setup tab).

[Shabakthanai]

I selected the SB entry. Does that disable the Realtek onboard sound? Thanks! I set all levels at their maximum. The ones that allowed adjustment. Still no sound.

In the command line, type "alsamixer" and check to make sure all your levels are up. Press F6 to change sound devices.

[Shabakthanai]

System Settings/Multimedia/there is no reference to Phonon, but in Audio and Video Settings there is an Adio Hardware Setup: I keep setting to the Sound Blaster Audigy card, and next time I enter the screen it shows Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series]. Someone mentioned that the HDMI digital sterio was a TV connection and did not work on my PC. That may be the problem, but I don't seem to be able to have my analog card accepted.

By the way, I have a few Phonon packages installed, there are several more; should I install them all? It brings me back to a question that no one answers and that is the method to disable the Realtek onboard sound? That was an instruction when I installed in the Win7 OS. Disable prior to install of the SB drivers.

[Shabakthanai]

Is there any chance that the Sound Blaster Audigy drivers were not installed or their generic? They will not stay in the Audio Hardware Setup; they always revert back to the HDMI card, which is on the onboard sound. It seems to me like that is where my problem is, but I have no idea how to correct it. Thanks for not giving up on me.

[Shabakthanai]

This is what it looks like seconds later. I have not changed anything this is done by the computer against my instruction:

[Rod J]

I'm not sure you're doing it right.

You select the device you want to enable/disable (Hardware) in the "Sound Card" by clicking on the little arrow at the far right.

Then on the "Profile" part choose "Off" to disable it by clicking on the options via the little arrow on the right.

So, disable all the audio EXCEPT the one you want to get working (SB0400 Audigy2 Value).

[Shabakthanai]

I am so stupid, I did not turn off in profile before, however I have turned off two of the three items in the list leaving only SB Audigy, and restarted too in case it was needed, and still I have no sound. I really expected that to work, and am at a loss in what to do next.

You are a great friend to have this patience with me. I just plain did not read your previous reply accurately and missed the part about Profile. I hate the way I abuse forum time, even though the result was not attained, but you are faithful to stick with the limited intellects and got that part of my question resolved. Sometimes I am not so easy to help, thanks again! Any ideas on what to do next prior to a new installation of the OS?

I'm not sure you're doing it right.

You select the device you want to enable/disable (Hardware) in the "Sound Card" by clicking on the little arrow at the far right.

Then on the "Profile" part choose "Off" to disable it by clicking on the options via the little arrow on the right.

So, disable all the audio EXCEPT the one you want to get working (SB0400 Audigy2 Value).

[Rod J]

You are a great friend to have this patience with me.

Patience is a virtue of which I can assure you I am very lacking in! I'm daily trying to improve my patience all the time ... and patience with my own shortcomings is the hardest to overcome.

Make sure in the System Settings, Audio and Video Settings, Device Preference tab, Audio Playback settings (Notifications, etc) are set to the Audigy card as the first preference.

Other than the above, all I can think of is to check the mixer settings are correct (nothing muted, etc) and that the hardware connections to the audio card are correct. If Kubuntu is detecting the card OK it should work.

[whatthefunk]

How about installing veromix plasma widget and trying to do it from there?

[Rod J]

Yeah, the veromix widget is really useful. I use it to easily switch audio output to my headset when required. It could help in this case too I guess.

[Shabakthanai]

Thanks but I installed it shortly after completing the installation. It does not help at all.

Yeah, the veromix widget is really useful. I use it to easily switch audio output to my headset when required. It could help in this case too I guess.

[Shabakthanai]

I am confused and do not understand how this applies to my situation. Nevertheless, I do not get any sound, even when the computer just starts and the opening music plays. Still, this is not the result when I open the other of my dual-boot system. When I open Win7, as the program opens I hear it's opening music. If I click on netflix and play a movie, it plays and I hear all the sounds. It is just the Kubuntu OS that will not play any sounds. I don't even have any head phones right now to try what you are saying and am not sure I understand what you are saying anyway. I am 2 electrons short of a 1 electron brain.

One other wide shot:

We have an HP-mini netbook in use as a sort of media center and sometimes it doesn't deliver sound to the head phone output where it is supposed to output to the Aux input of the HIFI amplifier.
Pulling the plug will deliver sound to the internal speakers but no setting can convince it to send sound to the amplifier.

The solution is to boot up with a real head phone connected and after boot change the plug for the amplifier one.
So it looks like the (very high) impedance of the amplifier makes the netbook switch off it's hardware during boot.

[Snowhog]

You might want to look at this: How To Fix: No Sound In Ubuntu 14.04 And Linux Mint 17

[Shabakthanai]

You amaze me, friend. I didn't fine this, how did you? 7 year old post.

I have attempted all but the last approach without success. I had to install gedit to continue. When I did, I got this reply from the terminal:

steven@Yeshuah-desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/default/speech-dispatcher
[sudo] password for steven:

** (gedit:2758): WARNING **: Could not load theme icon user-bookmarks-symbolic: Icon 'user-bookmarks-symbolic' not present in theme

** (gedit:2758): WARNING **: Could not load theme icon user-home-symbolic: Icon 'user-home-symbolic' not present in theme

** (gedit:2758): WARNING **: Could not load theme icon drive-harddisk-symbolic: Icon 'drive-harddisk-symbolic' not present in theme

(gedit:2758): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files


This is over my head. Do you have any further recommendation what to do?

You might want to look at this: How To Fix: No Sound In Ubuntu 14.04 And Linux Mint 17

After getting the above response, I looked for the Gnome Desktop application in Muon. Found it, but was unsure whether I should install it, and decided to return to you for advice.

I have another persistent problem where applications open below the existing page. This happened when the above command line error appeared.

A hidden window appeared that surely was a part of the Gnome Desktop, and even though I did not yet install Gnome Desktop, I did click on something in that window, can't remember exactly what, but a list of items appeared.

I remembered that the final instruction of the original help post said to change a 'yes' to 'no' and thought it might appear from this list. Not knowing what to select, there was an entry called "Pusleaudio". I selected it. [this getting old sucks sometimes] I can't remember what happened when I did that, but I thought this information might ring a bell with you for further help.

I am such an expert at screwing up, I should make a profession of it.