XPost: uk.comp.sys.mac   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Weird one here. My FIL has a relatively new Dell which I set up Xubuntu on   
   and the sound only works intermittently. When it works it works everywhere,   
   when it doesn't nothing works. Whether it's local files or internet videos   
   the pattern is consistent. The only exception is CDs. A physical CD will   
   always play.   
      
   There doesn't seem to be any pattern in when it will/won't work other than   
   the CDs.   
      
   It only has one audio device: the motherboard intel chip using the   
   "snd_hda_intel" driver. The only output is a set of desktop speakers.   
      
   My only hint at a problem is that inxi reports three sound servers:   
      
   > inxi -SMA   
   system:   
   Host: Vostro Kernel: 5.15.0-48-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Deskto   
   Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)   
   Machine:   
   Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Vostro 3710 V: N/A   
   serial:    
   Mobo: Dell model: OKID6X v: A00 serial:    
   V: 1.1.66 date: 06/22/2022   
   Audio:   
   Device-1: Intel driver: snd hda intel   
   Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-48-generic running: yes   
   Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes   
   Sound Server-3: Pipewire v: 0.3.48 running: yes   
      
   My suspicion is that the servers are conflicting and the applications are   
   picking the wrong one randomly, but that's just a guess.   
      
   Anyone able to help or point me in the right direction to diagnose the   
   problem?   
      
   Where would I switch off the two servers and keep only one? Which one is   
   the preferred one of the three?   
      
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