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Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Machine: ASUSTeK X555LAB Laptop

Restarted my laptop today and can't get audio to work any help would be much appreciated

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    OK run all updates. Then install Pulse audio Volume control. Then restart. Play with pulse audio volume Control while a video is playing and see if you have any playback audio streams. Then see if you have sound on headphones. Report back and we can go forward. Jul 1, 2020 at 21:52
  • still no audio?
    – usb_bunny
    Jul 1, 2020 at 22:05
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    Check if any pulseaudio instance is running: pulseaudio --check. It normally prints no output, just exit code. 0 means running. ... If any instance is running: pulseaudio -k to stop it. Finally, start pulseaudio again as a daemon: pulseaudio -D. Jul 1, 2020 at 22:15
  • just tried that and still out?
    – usb_bunny
    Jul 1, 2020 at 22:31
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    When you run pulse audio with a music file playing (with VLC or something) there is no playback streams at all? Do you have an HDMI monitor hooked up? They are notorious for grabbing system audio. Jul 1, 2020 at 22:39

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found a temp fix running pulseaudio -k && sudo alsa force-reload on every startup but will continue looking for a better solution

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Try these command to reset pulseaudio configuration:
mv ~/.pulse ~/.pulseold
mv ~/.config/pulse ~/.config/pulseold

One command may fails depending config files location.
Reboot or restart pulseaudio with pulseaudio -k to test

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