Fixed it! I had installed pavucontrol and found out the application was accessing the wrong device. Thanks so much for the help. On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:31 PM Michael Butash wrote: > Sounds like something is muting the apps, or pulse/alsa is broken all > together. > > Install pulseaudio volume contorl (pavucontrol), it's the great > equalizer. Most dist mixer apps are crap/overly simplistic, including > mint, and hide stuff. > > In pavucontrol, the "playback" tab shows what apps are opening sound > requests. Output Devices tab will show you just that, hardware such to > output to speakers. When you launch youtube in a browser, you should see > chromium show up in the playback with audio levels. You can control muting > directly there as well, make sure they're not muted on either tab. Once > you see audio db levels at the playback tab, pulse should route that to > your output device, and again see a mirrored db level there for output > device being played. > > You can disable hardware here too if you have anything unused. Sometimes > the os will decide to use another output sink, so watching where your audio > in and audio out is going helps. > > HTH! > > -mb > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:41 AM Michael wrote: > >> the one that comes with Mint. Not trying to be a wise guy. I just don't >> know for sure. >> >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 11:13 AM Eric Oyen wrote: >> >>> Ok, >>> This is going to require a bit more research. >>> >>> Btw, what sound system are you using in Linux? >>> >>> -Eric >>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Research and >>> Development Division. >>> >>> >>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 7:15 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>> cbs.com doesn't sound either. >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:56 AM Eric Oyen wrote: >>> >>>> Hmmmmm. Ok. >>>> >>>> So, 2 separate browsers, both display the same issue with sound >>>> playback. >>>> >>>> Well, lets see. >>>> 1. Permissions settings for the sound device? >>>> 2. Both Browsers part of your user group? Or group assigned to sound >>>> device? >>>> 3. Both browsers need updating? >>>> 4. Codec issues (mp3 audio not supported)? >>>> >>>> Btw, I just did a duckduckgo.com search for the terms “Linux OS no >>>> sound in Chrome or Firefox”. Some of the results are old, but may bear >>>> fruit in your case. >>>> >>>> Btw, I think VLC has a plugin that will work with either browser that >>>> can handle codecs and playback media that might not work natively in either >>>> of those browsers. Also, have you tried other sites than just Youtube for >>>> video/audio playback? If so, does the same issue present there as well? Try >>>> playing one of the videos from anime9.com or one of the other >>>> movie/tv/multimedia sites. If you get sound there, then it’s clearly an >>>> issue dealing with youtube and their handling of the audio portion of the >>>> video content. >>>> >>>> -Eric >>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Multimedia Support >>>> Desk >>>> >>>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:20 AM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm using chrome but I tried with firefox as well and the sound doesn't >>>> work with it either. As for extensions or plugins I never needed them >>>> before. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:15 AM Eric Oyen wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok, this is getting ridiculous. First system sounds don’t want to work >>>>> (turns out to be a kernel version issue) and now Youtube sound doesn’t want >>>>> to work. >>>>> >>>>> Well, considering I had similar issues with youtube in the past, it >>>>> usually turns out to be some browser or plugin issue. What is the browser >>>>> you are using and are there any plugins or extensions that are needed for >>>>> sound playback of streaming content? >>>>> >>>>> -Eric >>>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Support services >>>>> Dept. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:11 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>> >>>>> now it seems youtube sound isn't working. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:09 AM Eric Oyen >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ooooooops! That will definitely do it as well. Mental note, check >>>>>> kernel version if lock file issue doesn’t pan out. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> -Eric >>>>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Systems management >>>>>> Dept. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 2:16 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I solved it.... I am running an earlier kernel. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 4:54 PM Eric Oyen >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> They are usually named after the process and also contain the PID as >>>>>>> part of the filename. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Eric >>>>>>> From the central offices of the Technomage guild, interesting items >>>>>>> dept. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:31 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> what are they called. What do they look like? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 10:13 Eric Oyen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Check for a lock file. There is probably one still hanging around >>>>>>>> in your /var somewhere. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Eric >>>>>>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Technical support >>>>>>>> issues dept. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I remember running pulseaudio once and that fixed it but when >>>>>>>> i ran it this time it complained about it already running. Look at >>>>>>>> what transpired: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ pulseaudio >>>>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running. >>>>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. >>>>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ ps -e |grep pulse >>>>>>>> 2723 ? 00:00:08 pulseaudio >>>>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ kill 2723 >>>>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ pulseaudio >>>>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running. >>>>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. >>>>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ ps -e |grep pulse >>>>>>>> 7063 ? 00:00:03 pulseaudio >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Would someone help me fix this? >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: