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gurdonark

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From: Allen, Texas

Registered: 2016-01-08

Posts: 24

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Headphone sound suddenly does not work.

My computer is an HP Elitebook 8440p.  I used simple wired Skullcandy headphones. I have had Q4OS installed for a good while, but now encounter a new issue.

I have sounds through my speakers, but no sound through my headphones. This is a new issue, because I usually listen to audio through my headphones without a problem.

I tried with more than one set of headphones, so headphone hardware is not the issue. I have PulseAudio installed. KMix shows that the volume is turned on.I installed pavucontrol. When I have music playing and the headphones on, I get no sound but it shows the output to the headphones connected.

I am trying to sort out what else I can do to see if this is a software issue rather than a hardware jack failure. 
I ask if anyone has further ideas.  Thanks, in advance for any ideas.

Here is my inxi -F result:

System:    Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 4.9.0-0.bpo.6-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: KDE 3 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 8
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP EliteBook 8440p
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 172A v: KBC Version 30.32
           Bios: Hewlett-Packard v: 68CCU Ver. F.20 date: 09/05/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5 M 560 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1199 MHz 3: 1999 MHz 4: 1333 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 13.0.6
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.0-0.bpo.6-amd64
Network:   Card-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 18:3d:a2:15:91:10
           Card-2: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: b4:99:ba:e2:0b:82
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (51.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: SanDisk_SDSSDA12 size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 106G used: 53G (53%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /boot size: 236M used: 103M (47%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.90GB used: 0.03GB (1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: 0.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 199 Uptime: 15 days Memory: 954.2/3748.8MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.28

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,992

Re: Headphone sound suddenly does not work.

I have a few issues when plugging/unplugging headphones and have to open kmixer and unmute the speaker output to get sound on the headphones, this might work for you too, but don't raise the volume level on the speakers (when using headphones) otherwise the sound will come from both.