[ale] Speakers on laptop not working

[Sean McNealy]

That was going to be my guess actually.  Whatever senses a headphone
jack is inserted was stuck or grounded or however it does that.

-Sean

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Omar Chanouha <ofosho at gatech.edu> wrote:
> I psuedo-fixed it. I picked up the laptop and shook it. All of a
> sudden...SOUND. Granted, I dont know how long this will last, but for
> now I'm watching DVDs in bed, so I'm content.
>
> -O
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Omar Chanouha <ofosho at gatech.edu> wrote:
>>> I am not able to get any sound from the speakers on my laptop. I am
>>> able to get sound from speakers plugged into the headphone out, but
>>> not the speakers. I don't think it is a software issue because I have
>>> tried multiple OSs and I have the same problem in all of them. Anyone
>>> ever experience something like this? Any guesses as to what could be
>>> the issue? Speakers, soundcard, simple connection? The laptop is not
>>> under warranty.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -O
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>>
>> Which Distro are you using, because on my Dell which is new. I have to
>> do this once it up to get sound working.
>>
>> rcalsasound restart (sorry I am using openSUSE)
>>
>> So, what I recommend first to do a search on  your laptop and your
>> distro and see if there is an issue with sound card and that distro.
>> Like me with my Dell 17" laptop.
>>
>> Also, I being hearing that Pulse is a issue and a lot people disable,
>> so look to see if you are using it.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
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