Re: [gentoo-user] Sound on Chromebook

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

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.   

Now that you mention something Google related, I want to switch email
providers again.  :/

Dale

:-)  :-)