Questions tagged [output]
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No audio (Dummy output) with Ryzen 4500U on fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install
I cannot use my computer without audio. Have installed Ubuntu 20.04. In audio settings there's this "Dummy output" device, which means there is no device. How can I solve it?
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Where is my audio device?
I'm new to Ubuntu, and haven't been able to figure this out. When I got to my sound settings, I can select an output device. My PC has two different aux plugs for headphones and a microphone. Neither ...
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How to remove a audio output device
I installed droidcam to enable video through phone but it also installed some audio input/output devices in my system which I want to remove.
Droidcam added the audio devices through this script, can ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 does not allow me to use the same device for sound input and output
I have been having this problem since the clean installation I made of ubuntu 20.04 lts (before I used 18.04) with the exact same hardware and it worked very well.
Whenever I need to make a video call ...
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linssid only displaying an empty form (version 2.9)
The ubuntu package for linssid (ubuntu 18.04 LTS) is actually broken (containing linssid version 2.9).
After download and installing the debian package - linssid version 3.6 - it is running again.
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No sound (dummy output) on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with external speakers
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Dell Inspiron 530. I purchased some external speakers that were working just fine with my machine, but for some reason, now I'm only getting Dummy Output as an output ...
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at command gives output error
When running the at command on Ubuntu 18, What I noticed is that I can run it as root, but not as root results in an Output Error as follows:
root@myserver3:~/# at now
warning: commands will be ...
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Setting audio output priority in Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I want to achieve the following behavior for my audio outputs:
if HDMI is connected use it as audio output device
else if headphones are connected use them as output device
else use built-in ...
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How is 0.0.0.0:22 under the column local address of netstat command related to ip address?
I have a Ubuntu server and I connect to it from home computer using SSH. Once I connected, on the terminal of the server, netstat shows under the column "local address", 0.0.0.0:22
For example, say ...
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what does mean 0.0.0.0:22 under the column local address of netstat command?
I read that 0.0.0.0:22 means that access to port 22 is allowed from any ip addresses (any other computers). However, the column "local address" of netstat only refers to ip of local addresses (local ...
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make switching between audio profiles permanent in ubuntu 20.04
First, preface. So after updating my system to ubuntu 20.04, the laptop speakers stopped working (output changed to dummy output), even though the sound was working fine when external speakers were ...
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How to get High Fidelity audio output with Sennheiser HD 4.40 BlueTooth HeadSet?
My bluetooth headphones(Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT) only provide headset unit audio when connected to this laptop. How do I get High Fidelity audio?
This issue started when the headphones got removed from ...
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Xubuntu only shows Dummy output for audio unless I plug in a hdmi, then I can use the hdmi audio
I have a Dell G3 15. Running Xubuntu 18.04. Everything was working perfectly until the 26/27th February 2020. After this the audio stopped working and I only see a dummy output in the mixer. Im ...
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"Dummy output" and no sound after recent updates
I know this question has been asked before but none of the typical solutions are working for me. Something happened recently (not sure what) that caused the sound to stop working. My bluetooth headset ...
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Change default audio port in pulseaudio
Hello after numerous hours of google searching, I am drawing a blank.
I have successfully configured audio in 18.04 but require help to change the priority of the port devices. Speakers should take ...
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How do I interpret `flatpak install` output?
I'm simply trying to install Spotify with flatpak install spotify. Here's the output:
Looking for matches…
Found similar ref(s) for ‘spotify’ in remote ‘flathub’ (system).
Use this remote? [Y/n]: y
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Amazon Echo Dot only visible as input device, not output
I have Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS installed on a desktop computer, and I also have an Amazon Echo Dot. My desktop communicates to the Echo Dot via bluetooth, and connects successfully. This is the bluetooth ...
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HDMI issues using Samsung AU55RU8000WXXY as monitor
I have been happily using my Samsung tv as a monitor for my Ubuntu based mythtv system, but over the last couple of weeks it has become unreliable. Sometimes the Tv connects to the pc, but more often ...
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Problem with displaying files in the folder
I am using external HDD, where I got some photos.
My OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Maybe something wrong happened during copying photos from local drive on computer to the external one.
as you see folder has ...
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Compare two files, show lines in file1 but not in file2 [duplicate]
Let's say I have two files - file1 and file2. I want to compare those files, but output only lines that are in file1 and not in file2. How can I do it?
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Subwoofer Sound Settings revert back to default when sound level is set to minimum (mute/off), causing blown sub woofer speaker
I am having an annoying and destructive problem with my Subwoofer Sound Settings, it keep reverting back to default when the sound level is set to minimum (mute/off).
This problem has blown my sub-...
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What is the AudioIPC Server?
In the Settings-Sound there is sometimes an entry in the Output section called AudioIPC Server (Ubuntu 19.04). A quick internet search did not reveal much information.
What is the AudioIPC Server?
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Sound isn’t working in Ubuntu 18.04 [closed]
Sound isn't working in Ubuntu 18.04. I can't see any options under the input and output tabs in Settings -> Sound.
What can I do to get my hardware to show up and be recognized in sound settings? How ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Audio doesn't work unless I switch between outputs
On my fully updated Ubuntu 18.04.3 system, audio doesn't work unless I switch between outputs. When I boot my PC, the right output (stereo speakers) is already selected by default, but there is no ...
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Redirect output of a startup script to terminal
I have a shell script init.sh that invokes a javascript script app.js like this:
#!/bin/sh
node app.js
In the js script there are some console.log that i would like to see on the terminal. If I ...
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What does shellcheck warning SC2129 “Consider using { cmd1; cmd2; } >> file instead of individual redirects.” mean?
I have this shellcheck warning I can't figure out:
In /mnt/e/bin/iconic line 540:
printf "FALSE|" >> "$IconsRaw" # Select field number 1
^-- ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 No sound from HDMI
I have Ubuntu 18.04 running on an 2008 Macbook. I can't get the HDMI sound to work. I've tried everything including reinstalling nvidia, lightdm and updating. :( Nothing works. Please help.
my output ...
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no sound and tried answers in the exchange but not working - need help
using ubuntu 14.04, did upgrade and sound disappeared. I tried
pulseaudio -k gave Failed to kill daemon: No such process
someone mentioned that they killed the pulseaudio process directly and it ...
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No HDMI output from dell latop with nvidia 1050 graphic card
I've searched everywhere on the internet for find a solution to this problem, I've tried everything but still nothing work: the external monitor is connected with my laptop trought HDMI, and this is ...
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Can't delete files from external hard drive / Input - Output error
I can't delete some files from a external hard drive.
This the result i get in the terminal when i try to do it:
camilo@camilo-S400CA:~$ sudo rm -r '/media/camilo/TOSHIBA EXT/Descargas'
[sudo] ...
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How to Build report from mysqlcheck output
I need to build a report from the output of MySQL database check and auto-repair.
But dont want the full report each time : only in case of repair was needed
A scheduled (cron) a task runs mysqlcheck
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show output from script that would be seen in terminal
I have working scripts for windscribe vpn. At this time there is no GUI. They run from the desktop no problem. How do I see the output that I would see in the terminal.
I can get the notification ...
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How to set second monitor as unique if connected with xrandr
I would like to set my HDMI monitor as the unique output of my laptop when the monitor is connected. Now I am changing it manually everytime I switch on my laptop with my monitor connected, but I ...
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Diff side by side output with "|" (incomplete) sign
When I compare two files with just numbers, in addition to < and > signs, I also have | signs at some of the lines. For example,
25746 | ...
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HDMI stopped working 18.04
I have:
Intel® HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2)
on Asus X554L laptop
I have problems with HDMI at Ubuntu 18.04
I connected my TV with it, and it was working for some time, then it stopped, the device(...
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Sound device lost after update to 18.10
Today I did an upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 18.10.
The update ran without any error message. After the update the sound settings just show "dummy output".
$ pacmd list-cards
2 card(s) available.
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Terminal only outputs last few lines and everything before is deleted
I am using grep to find strings in multiple files. It outputs a lot of text which is what I need, but then terminal just deletes all the output while grep continues working and so I can see only last ...
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C++ code cannot create output file on Ubuntu 16.04 [closed]
Using Ubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.16.7.
I'm trying to benchmark an SSD using the code I found here: https://cristianadam.eu/20160410/c-plus-plus-i-slash-o-benchmark/
This test uses three different ...
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Can't redirect stdout and stderr in background
I want to launch a task in background and redirect all outputs to a file.
For this, I do ./main.py > /tmp/logsFile 2>&1 & but i doesn't work
I think the problem comes from the background ...
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Speakers working but not working
I've recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 and for some reason my speakers are not listed among the available sound devices, there's only the headphones.
Given the situation i installed pavucontrol and ...
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Random library not functioning when running a file from a terminal. [closed]
I've recently decided to start learning to program using python. The book I was using is teaching me about libraries now. So I tried running the code below:
import random
random.randint(1, 10)
I've ...
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Can I change the audio output device permanently?
I changed the audio output to the HDMI display, but it changes to the built-in speaker after suspending the laptop. Can I make my settings permanently?
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Terminal stops writing its output to the file if the file is changed
I have a running process that was started using
./process | tee -a output.txt
Since this is a rather long process, the output file is large and each time I open it to check, I have to wait for it to ...
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How to control volume from file system in Ubuntu [duplicate]
I have found out that brightness can be controlled from a file /dev/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness. I am looking for a similar file from where I can change system volume ( sound ).
I am ...
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Is there a command to see the data returned from program?
For instance, if I run a python program in the terminal like so:
python test.py
Say test.py returns an array of ints. Is there a command I can run after running the program to see this array that ...
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How to switch audio output to specific devices per application using command line?
pacmd list-clients shows the applications, pacmd list-sinks shows the devices, the GUI tool pavucontrol can assign applications to the devices.
What is the command for assigning the devices?
For ...
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Output SOME text from grep
I would like to execute a command, search the output for a line and output some of the text on that line to a variable
pactl list short sinks | grep <search-term>
Then I would like to output ...
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How to get git producing output to a file?
I wanted to write the output of git clone to a file using
git clone https://github.com/someRepository > git_clone.file
But instead I get the output displayed/updated in the terminal like
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Audio output front and back jack ubuntu 17.10
I have front and back audio output jacks on my pc. When I plug in my headset to the front jack, audio output line disappears from sound settings and it shows only headphones. I want to switch between ...
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Saving output from external command!
I'm not really how to ask this question the right way without being long winded, but will do my best!
I need a script I'm writing to run pidstat -V inside of it and then to capture the output from it ...