Got Sound but not Through Headphones

[Proletariat]

PCLinuxOS KDE 2011 Desktop.

First time install which was very easy. Good job. 

Problem I can't solve is that I have sound through the speakers but cannot get it through my headphones. I have no idea what I'm looking at. Still fairly new to Linux.

lspcidrake -v | fgrep -i AUDIO

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snd_hda_intel   : ATI Technologies Inc|Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5800 Series] (vendor:1002 device:aa50 subv:1043 subd:aa50)
snd_hda_intel   : Intel Corporation|5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (vendor:8086 device:3b56 subv:1043 subd:8375) (rev: 05)
grep sound-slot /etc/modprobe.conf

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alias sound-slot-1 snd_hda_intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd_hda_intel

/sbin/lsmod

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/sbin/chkconfig --list soundcore

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sound           0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off   7:off
Hope that's the right information to get things rolling.

I am trying to use the 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio.

Any clues as to what to do?

[Proletariat]

This is driving me nuts.   

I managed to get system sounds through the headphones. Music still goes to the speakers. Then when I test the sound again I've lost it from the headphones.

Took a screenshot of what I have been trying to configure.
http://my.opera.com/XJR1300X/albums/showpic.dml?album=10343992&picture=139689922

Seems to work with the analog setting but then it loses it after a while. Then I have nothing but trouble getting it back. Then I lose it again.

Again only the system sounds come through, that is the 'test' sound.

[Proletariat]

OK. May have narrowed it down to a software issue.

When I open a mp3 clementine opens up & starts playing it. Problem is that it comes through the speakers but not the headphones.

Then I open up Kmix sound settings an in the screenshot & when I click 'test' I get the test sound through the headphones while clememtine still goes through the speakers.

Also with clementine playing if I pick another mp3 from the playlist it comes through the speakers & the headphones. Stop clememtine & hit play again & it only comes through the speakers.

This is a fresh install of pslinuxos. Is there another player that recommendation?

[Proletariat]

Sorry for all the updates but I think I'm getting closer. I have updated the system. (hopefully)

Still had the same problem.

Opened VLC media player & opened a movie. NO SOUND THROUGH HEADPHONES

While that was playing I opened clementine & it worked as it should. No problems. SOUND THROUGH HEADPHONES

Did it the other way round and it seems that the first player goes to the speakers, second to the headphones.

The system is picking up two sound devices. How do I set one as default? Even better disable one of them?

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snd_hda_intel   : ATI Technologies Inc|Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5800 Series] (vendor:1002 device:aa50 subv:1043 subd:aa50)
snd_hda_intel   : Intel Corporation|5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (vendor:8086 device:3b56 subv:1043 subd:8375) (rev: 05)
I think the 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio would be the go as the hdmi is for the TV which I will not be using with linux.

[aguila]

Did you try alsamixer?

Open a terminal window (e.g. konsole in KDE) and type

alsamixer

You will find options for different devices. Maybe your headphone is muted.

[Just17]

I suggest installing task-pulseaudio and also  pavucontrol

Launching pavucontrol after PulseAudio is set (needs reboot after setting in PCC) will give you control over which sound sink (speakers or other) each application uses.

[Vorteggs]

If you start the players from Terminal there may be an useful information in the output.

Start them by vlc and clementine and look for error output. You can copy it and paste in an answer here.

[Proletariat]

Got other problems as of now. Can't boot up. Might have to start again & this time watch things more closely.

[Proletariat]

I started fresh again. This time I unplugged the hdmi. Didn't make a difference. I have updated the system.

As of now I have no sound anywhere.

VLC Media PLayer

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VLC media player 1.1.13 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x8e33914] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")

Clementine

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12:02:16.386 DEBUG NetworkProxyFactory:30           Detected system proxy URLs: ("", "", "", "")
12:02:16.386 DEBUG CoverProviders:34                Registered cover provider "Amazon"
12:02:16.402 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "di"
12:02:16.402 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "DigitallyImported"
12:02:16.427 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "Icecast"
12:02:16.433 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "Jamendo"
12:02:16.445 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "lastfm"
12:02:16.445 DEBUG CoverProviders:34                Registered cover provider "last.fm"
12:02:16.445 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "Last.fm"
12:02:16.445 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "grooveshark"
12:02:16.445 INFO  PlaylistManager:417              Registered special playlist type "grooveshark-search"
12:02:16.445 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "Grooveshark"
12:02:16.448 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "magnatune"
12:02:16.449 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "Magnatune"
12:02:16.450 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "SavedRadio"
12:02:16.450 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "sky"
12:02:16.450 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "SKY.fm"
12:02:16.450 INFO  Player:533                       Registered URL handler for "somafm"
12:02:16.450 DEBUG InternetModel:94                 Adding internet service: "SomaFM"
12:02:16.459 WARN  IconLoader:54                    Couldn't load icon "clementine-panel"
12:02:16.464 WARN  IconLoader:54                    Couldn't load icon "clementine-panel-grey"
12:02:16.480 DEBUG GnomeGlobalShortcutBackend:50    registering
12:02:16.480 WARN  GnomeGlobalShortcutBackend:53    gnome settings daemon not registered
12:02:16.480 DEBUG QxtGlobalShortcutBackend:32      registering
12:02:16.516 DEBUG MainWindow:209                   Starting
12:02:16.520 WARN  DeviceKitLister:56               Error enumerating DeviceKit-disks devices: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks was not provided by any .service files"
12:02:16.555 WARN  IconLoader:54                    Couldn't load icon "find"
12:02:16.563 WARN  unknown                          Application asked to unregister timer 0x2b00000c which is not registered in this thread. Fix application.
12:02:16.593 DEBUG MainWindow:267                   Initialising player
12:02:16.593 DEBUG MainWindow:273                   Creating models
12:02:16.595 DEBUG MainWindow:296                   Creating UI
12:02:16.613 DEBUG MainWindow:663                   Creating equalizer
12:02:16.613 DEBUG MainWindow:678                   Creating now playing widget
12:02:16.664 DEBUG MainWindow:715                   Loading settings
12:02:16.677 DEBUG MainWindow:761                   Initialising library
12:02:16.679 DEBUG MainWindow:774                   Started
12:02:16.689 INFO  DeviceManager:411                Device added: "/dev/sr0"
Can't see anything wrong in alsamixer. PCM does not have the small bar at the bottom like the rest do.

I'll try installing task-pulseaudio and also  pavucontrol & see what happens.

[Just17]

I'll try installing task-pulseaudio and also  pavucontrol & see what happens.

On the config tab of pavucontrol you can turn off the HDMI sink if you are not using it.

On the playback tab you should be able to choose which sink to use on an app by app basis.

[Proletariat]

Just so I've got this right.

Use synaptic to download, one at a time both of those programs. Set the first, reboot, then install the other?

[Proletariat]

Think I got it right, downloading anyway.

Initially I had no sound no matter what I did.

Enabled pulseaudio, it downloaded then I had sound through the headphones if I played around with like yesterday.

Installed pulseaudio, started it up & got 'connection failed: Conection refused.' In the playback tab it says, 'No application is currently playing audio.' But there is & I can hear it through the headphones but only if I do what was happening yesterday. By default it goes to the speakers only.

[Proletariat]

Do these packages need installing?

libpulseaudio-devel

libpulsezeroconf0

pulseaudio-client-config

pulseaudio-esound-compat

pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

pulseaudio-module-gconf

pulseaudio-module-jack

pulseaudio-module-lirc

pulseaudio-module-x11

pulseaudio-module-zeroconf

pulseaudio-utils

[Proletariat]

I suggest installing task-pulseaudio and also  pavucontrol

Woops. Forgot the 'task' before pulseaudio. Installed now. Pulseaudio set but still get the error.

[Just17]

I suggest installing task-pulseaudio and also  pavucontrol

Woops. Forgot the 'task' before pulseaudio. Installed now. Pulseaudio set but still get the error.

You need to enable PulseAudio through PCC - Hardware - Sound and then immediately reboot.