Re: [gentoo-user] Sound on Chromebook

[Joe <jcbjoe20166@gmail.com>]

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