On 9/1/24 22:24, Dale wrote:
Joe wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone got sound working on a Chromebook say 2020-Newer ?
Could you please tell me the steps.
Followed this with no luck.
<https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1166746-highlight-.html>
Thanks
Joe
I use Firefox and Seamonkey myself but if you use KDE and the new
pipewire, make sure you check all volume levels. Linux, every distro
I've ever used, has the volume muted by default in every sound control
program. Why they don't default to say 30% or something I don't know.
At least you know the drivers and hardware is working with that setting
and it won't blow up your speakers like it did on Back to the Future in
the beginning of the movie. Back to pipewire, each app has its own
setting. You could have other apps turned up to normal and Chrome still
muted or set real low. Don't forget to check both Devices and
Application tabs in pipewire. Also, check alsa, Kmix and others as
well. If any one of them is muted or set to a real low setting, it will
make it look like no sound. Oh, I use pipewire as my main volume
control. I set all others to 100% and then use only pipewire from then
on. That way I only have one place to check.
Thanks for the reply
So you have actually got sound working on a Chromebook ? I tired i had
pipe-wire working but i couldn't change to microphone or line-in or
headphones. whatever it was stuck with just speakers.
Also i love i3 cause it hides my tabs from the wife lol, She always
wants to know what I'm doing.
I guess i can give my Chromebook another shot at Gentoo doesn't hurt
anything. its currently running sid (Debian)
Do you have any guides for pipe-wire or is the wiki the best solution ?
Looking for your reply.
Thanks
Joe
