XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: David@example.net   
      
   On 30/12/2024 16:46, Paul wrote:   
   > On Mon, 12/30/2024 8:36 AM, David wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for your input, Paul.   
   >>   
   >> Is THIS what you were after?   
   >>   
   >> System:   
   >>    Kernel: 6.8.0-38-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.0   
   >>    Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM   
   >>      Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble   
   >> Machine:   
   >>    Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 13-5368 v: N/A serial:   
    Chassis:   
   >>      type: 9 serial:    
   >>    Mobo: Dell model: 0WVDG2 v: A00 serial:  part-nu:   
   073B UEFI-[Legacy]: Dell   
   >>      v: 1.19.0 date: 12/12/2018   
   >> Battery:   
   >>    ID-1: BAT0 charge: 18.4 Wh (62.8%) condition: 29.3/42.0 Wh (69.8%)   
   volts: 11.8 min: 11.4   
   >>      model: Samsung SDI DELL FC92N65 serial:  status: discharging   
   >> CPU:   
   >>    Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3-6100U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch:   
   Skylake rev: 3 cache:   
   >>      L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB   
   >>    Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 400/2300 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4:   
   800 bogomips: 18399   
   >>    Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx   
   >> Graphics:   
   >>    Device-1: Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] vendor: Dell driver: i915   
   v: kernel arch: Gen-9   
   >>      ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID:   
   8086:1916   
   >>    Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Integrated Webcam driver: uvcvideo type:   
   USB rev: 2.0   
   >>      speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 1bcf:2c01   
   >>    Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver:   
   X: loaded: modesetting   
   >>      unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1   
   >>    Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96   
   >>    Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x102d res: 1920x1080 dpi: 166   
   diag: 336mm (13.2")   
   >>    API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: iris device: 1 drv: swrast   
   gbm: drv: iris   
   >>      surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris inactive: wayland   
   >>    API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24   
   0.9-0ubuntu0.1 glx-v: 1.4   
   >>      direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2)   
   device-ID: 8086:1916   
   >> Audio:   
   >>    Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver:   
   snd_hda_intel v: kernel   
   >>      bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d70   
   >>    API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-38-generic status: kernel-api   
   >>    Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse   
   status: active   
   >>      2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin   
   >> Network:   
   >>    Device-1: Intel Wireless 3165 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed:   
   2.5 GT/s lanes: 1   
   >>      bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:3165   
   >>    IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac:    
   >> Bluetooth:   
   >>    Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type:   
   USB rev: 2.0   
   >>      speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-6:4 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a   
   >>    Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address:  bt-v:   
   4.2 lmp-v: 8 sub-v: 1000   
   >> Drives:   
   >>    Local Storage: total: 473.1 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%)   
   >>    ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000LPCX-75VHAT0 size:   
   465.76 GiB   
   >>      speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial:    
   >>    ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Lexar model: JumpDrive size: 7.34 GiB type: USB   
   rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s   
   >>      lanes: 1 serial:    
   >> Partition:   
   >>    ID-1: / size: 1.79 GiB used: 277.4 MiB (15.2%) fs: overlay source:   
   ERR-102   
   >>    ID-2: /var/log size: 4.47 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev:   
   /dev/sdb3   
   >> Swap:   
   >>    Alert: No swap data was found.   
   >> Sensors:   
   >>    System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C pch: 38.5 C mobo: 38.0 C sodimm:   
   SODIMM C   
   >>    Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0   
   >> Repos:   
   >>    Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 1994   
   >>    Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list   
   >>      1: deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 22 _Wilma_ - Release amd64 20240721]/   
   noble contrib main   
   >>    Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-pac   
   age-repositories.list   
   >>      1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com wilma main upstream import   
   backport   
   >>      2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted   
   universe multiverse   
   >>      3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
   >>      4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
   >>      5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
   >> Info:   
   >>    Memory: total: 4 GiB note: est. available: 3.57 GiB used: 1.73 GiB   
   (48.5%)   
   >>    Processes: 232 Power: uptime: 1h 52m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 255   
   target: graphical (5)   
   >>      default: graphical   
   >>    Compilers: gcc: 13.2.0 Client: Unknown python3.12 client inxi: 3.3.34   
   >   
   > Yes. Your audio looks pretty ordinary (as HDAudio hardware,   
   > many devices look like that). While your graphics subsystem lists   
   > HDMI, it does not appear your hardware is from the era where sound   
   > went over HDMI (the default transport when that is implemented   
   > is LPCM 7.1 channel, as there is no licensing fee for unencoded audio   
   > such as that standard).   
   >   
   > It's possible one of your Apple products has audio over HDMI for example.   
   > It's a more common feature on modern equipment, and the only reason   
   > for mentioning the topic, is it tends to foul up the "output selection"   
   > and do the wrong thing. You want the audio selection dialog to   
   > say "Analog Stereo" or "Analog Line Out" and hot have the word "HDMI"   
   > or "Digital" in it. While some people have elaborate listening rooms,   
   > where signal-on-HDMI is appropriate, it is more common for people   
   > to have cheap analog audio for computer speakers. The audio on this   
   > machine cost $25 (two speakers from the recycler store), and the second   
   > computer has my home-made amp for computer speakers (about two watts   
   > into some book shelf speakers).   
   >   
   > I have Fedora on the cooker right now, and to fit it, I blew away   
   > an LM22 that was on that partition :-/ So I can't easily take a picture   
   > of any of this stuff, until I can find my LM22 which is on some   
   > disk around here. I checked the Fedora audio, and as usual, the   
   > selector isn't "Analog Stereo", it is "Digital SPDIF" as my audio panel   
   > on the machine has a red glowing connector, and that's TOSLink output.   
   > And so the software cleverly doesn't select the correct output, it   
   > again has opted for something I don't have (an AV receiver with TOSLink).   
   >   
   > You have to find that selector, which is going to be close to the volume   
   > level icon in the interface. Somewhere around there, will be a setup dialog   
   > with the controls to select a different "sink" for the output.   
   >   
      
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