Question Linux Mint 19.2 - problem with audio output drivers

[joniop]

Hello everyone,
First let's start with system specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 820
Mobo: Asus P5PL2
GPU: Sapphire HD 7770 Ghz edition
OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.2
Desktop PC

The problem is:
I have two audio outputs: one on the back of the PC (which i use for surround sound system) and one on the front (which is for my headphones). After i installed the OS the front one stopped working. Tried going back to Windows 7 - everything works. Went back to the Linux - again the front one doesn't work. Switching the headphones and the surround sound system - the back one works and the front one still doesn't work.
So do you know where might the problem be, do i need to install any additional drives in order to make the front audio output work?
Thank you in advance!

 

[Grobe]

Hi.

Have an old computer running Ubuntu Mate, having similar issues. Since audio works at one output, I haven't spent any time trying to figure out.

However, this link may provide a solution:
https://zillowtech.com/ubuntu-no-sound.html

So basically you run this command to get access to audio settings

alsamixer

 

[joniop]

Hey guys,
Sorry for not being online for a while, but it was a busy week.
Okay, here is what happened. It seems that Pavucontrol helped me solve my problem. When I installed it, it detected all of the audio output. Then I found out that it detects my front panel (the one with the headphones) as unplugged. Although, I twinkered with the settings of Pavucontrol and then suddenly the audio on the headphones came on but still it showed that the headphones are unplugged. However, later when I restarted the computer, the sound on the headphones was again turned off. It still shows them as unplugged. Twinkered the settings, the sound came on.
I suspect that it alwayrs turns them off after restart because it detects them as unplugged. However, is there a way to make them show as Plugged in, in order to not always twinker the settings to turn on the sound on the headphones?

 

[ryzengamer]

Pulseaudio is buggy and slows down performance. Install alsamixergui and qasmixer and remove pulseaudio. Check your audio devices with the command aplay -l and set the default audio output device number: sudo leafpad /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf
defaults.ctl.card 2
defaults.pcm.card 2