[HOW TO] Fix audio not working

To get audio working on your computer, open the Zorin menu → Settings → Sound and make sure that the correct device, profile, and volume are set.

If this still does not resolve the issue, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the Zorin menu → Software.
  2. Search for "PulseAudio Volume Control" and click to "Install" it.
  3. After the installation, open the Zorin menu → Sound & Video → PulseAudio Volume Control.
  4. When the app appears, please make sure that the correct input/output settings are set up and that no device is set to mute.
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it doeesnt always work.

try:

$ sudo apt-get install alsa-tools

then create a new document and paste the following:

#!/bin/bash
sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x500 0x1b
sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x477 0x4a4b
sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x500 0xf
sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x477 0x74

make sure the created file is of type 'sh'.

then run the file using './fileName' on the command line.

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Thanks it worked for me.

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It also worked for me the alsa one

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3 posts were split to a new topic: Fixing sound on Zorin OS 16

@Ocka I am not sure if the split post has worked. When I click the link to "No Sound on new install" above, I see error "Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private."

This is because the O.P. deleted that post, resulting in the new thread (that was created in the split) also deleting. The thread consisted only of that original post.

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Thanks.

These commands worked for me

I suddenly had no more sound with Zorin 17.2. It came back immediately after installing the PulseAudio App. So thanks a lot, but there seems to be a bug somewhere in the Zorin Audio software.

Missing Audio bar and Audio in Zorin OS
Run this single command to recover Audio bar and Audio in the Zorin OS 17.

Command

sudo apt update && \
sudo apt --reinstall install \
pipewire wireplumber \
pipewire-pulse pipewire-audio-client-libraries gstreamer1.0-pipewire \
libspa-0.2-bluetooth zorin-os-desktop -y && \
rm -rf ~/.config/{pulse,wireplumber} ~/.local/share/wireplumber && \
systemctl --user daemon-reload && \
systemctl --user restart wireplumber.service pipewire.service pipewire-pulse.service && \
reboot

Just copy it and paste it .