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Is there another way to restart the sound system if pulseaudio/ALSA don't work?

I was listening to music, and my sound suddenly went dead in all my applications. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, which uses pulseaudio, so I tried sudo /etc/init.d/pulseaudio restart, but nothing happened. ...
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3 answers
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Booting Ubuntu with "acpi=off" grub parameter

In order for me to boot into 12.04, I have to add the parameter acpi=off in grub. Any other options as specified here do not allow me to boot into Ubuntu. My question is simple, what does setting ...
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One side of headset / headphone does not work in Ubuntu 18.04.1

When I connect my headset to my laptop running on Ubuntu 18.04.1, sound can only be heard from the right side. I have tried testing the speaker in the sound settings, which shows the same result. The ...
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Headphone sound is one sided in ubuntu 13.10

I am using ubuntu 13.10 64bit. I got one sided (one channel) sound only in headphone. Laptop speaker is quite good. Headphone jack of laptop and headphone are both working well. It's software issue. I ...
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No sound output from headphone jack Ubuntu12.04

I have just bought a new ASUS u47vc computer. I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on it alongside windows 7 with no problems what so ever. Howevr, there is one issue that must be resolved. I can not get ...
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5 answers
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headphone jack not working with Dell XPS 13 bought in 2014

Similarly to Headphone jack not working?, I have a Dell XPS 13 and since I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04, my headphones jack is not working anymore, while internal speakers work fine. when I plug in ...
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Headphones not working after update Ubuntu 14.04.1

I have tried all the forum threads here concerning this problem, none of the provided solutions worked (some even made the problem worse). I have an Asus x551m Laptop with SonicMaster audio. Ubuntu 14....
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Ubuntu 16.04 headphones are not working

Reminder: I have reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 from scratch but it didn't help, the problem still exists. I am using Windows 10 with Ubuntu as dual boot. The problem is I can not make headphones work. ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Earphones not working [duplicate]

No sound via headphones (headset) I've recently started using Ubuntu (Dual boot with Windows 10) The earphone works on other devices/Windows without any issues. I've even tried to not boot up with ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 headphones not working [duplicate]

I understand that there have been several fixes to this exact problem in the past, but I have tried them all and nothing has worked. The external speakers output sound just fine but the headphones do ...
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No sound in headphones after reconnecting

I have Ubuntu 18.04 (dual boot with Windows 10). Headphones work properly in Windows 10. In Ubuntu, if the headphones are connected before starting ubuntu, it works fine. But if I remove the headphone ...
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2 answers
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Headphones not working on Ubuntu 22.04

Laptop: ThinkPad E495 Dual Boot With Windows 10 Ubuntu 22.04 Whenever I change OS from windows to Ubuntu, the headphone does not work properly. The sound keeps coming from both earphones + system ...
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Audio stopped working for headphone jack only

I'm not sure what changed, but suddenly I can't get any sound through my headphone jack. When I plug it in, Ubuntu detects it. When I mute and unmute, I can hear the noise floor change. Pavucontrol ...
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XPS 13 Kubuntu 16.10 audio jack white noise

All of a sudden my headphone jack is giving me a bunch of white noise and no sound...this noise starts at boot, NOT AT LOGIN. (might be worth noting, pulseaudio is registering headphone insertion in "...
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Asus X555UJ Laptop internal microphone and 3.5mm stereo jack sound input not working in ubuntu 16.04

My laptop internal microphone and sound input is not working. Laptop model is Asus X555UJ.Ubuntu version is 16.04. I tried the troubleshooting steps mentioned in Ubuntu sound card troubleshooting page ...
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