Linux No Sound and Dummy Output HDA Intel

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No Sound In Linux HDA Intel

How to Fix No Sound Linux Speaker and Headphone HDA Intel – In this article I will share how to fix the sound not appearing through the internal speaker and headphone headset 3.5 audio jack.

The error that I experienced was when the sound was first heard, then it decreased until the sound was no longer heard.

I am using an Asus ROG503 laptop that uses an Intel PCH HDA system with Chip: Realtek ALC295.

Here are the steps I did:

Linux No Sound and Dummy Output Speaker Headphone HDA Intel

Check Kernel Module

See which kernel modules are loaded. Open terminal and paste this command and enter:

lsmod | grep snd

Check Sound Device

See which sound device alsa detected:

aplay -l

the result from the terminal:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC295 Analog [ALC295 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

If Ubuntu Internal Speaker No Sound

How to Fix This? : Open the folder /etc/ then create a file using a text editor and paste the command below. Save with a name “asound.conf” .

defaults.pcm.card 0
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.ctl.card 0

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card 0
    device 0
    }
  ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card 0
    }

Then REBOOT/RESTART your computer.

If Ubuntu No Sound (Dummy Output)

How to fix Dummy Output:

Add text :
options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0
on the last line of the file :
“/etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf”.
Then SHUTDOWN your computer, DO NOT reboot / restart.
Then turn on the computer again.
Add text :
blacklist snd_soc_skl
on the last line of the file :
“/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf”
Then SHUTDOWN your computer, DO NOT reboot / restart.
Then turn on the computer.

If Headset / Headphone No Sound In Ubuntu

How to fix Headset / Headphone No Sound: Add text:
options snd-hda-intel model=headset-mode
on the last line of the file :
“/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf”.

Then SHUTDOWN your computer, DO NOT reboot / restart.

Then turn on the computer again.

If Mic on headphones Not Working

How to fix Mic on headphones Not Working: Add text :
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi
at the last line of the file :
“/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf”.