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I currently have a dell xps 14 that I put ubuntu 24 on. I have tried mainline to try different version of the kernel to no avail

But the issue is when I am logged in my nav bar looks like so enter image description here and my settings show no audio devices enter image description here But when I boot the laptop before I log in, I see the speaker and can adjust the volume and it makes noises.

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First I had to open and edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and add

options snd-hda-intel model=auto
blacklist snd_soc_avs

to the bottom of the file and reboot. Then

Run commands as your normal user (no sudo) Make sure you’re not using sudo:

systemctl --user status pipewire.service

You’ll see that it's masked.

Unmask the Service Try unmasking the pipewire.service unit:

systemctl --user unmask pipewire.service

If this doesn’t give an error, follow it with:

systemctl --user daemon-reload

Remove Any Local Masking Symlinks If systemctl --user unmask pipewire.service reports that the unit doesn’t exist or doesn’t remove the mask, there could be a local symlink masking it in your user’s systemd config directory. Check for a symlink to /dev/null:

ls -l ~/.config/systemd/user/pipewire.service

If you see a symlink pointing to /dev/null, remove it:

rm ~/.config/systemd/user/pipewire.service
systemctl --user daemon-reload

Check if the PipeWire Unit Files Are Present Confirm that pipewire.service and related unit files exist in the system directories:

ls /usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service

If the file doesn’t exist, reinstall PipeWire:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber
systemctl --user daemon-reload

Enable and Start PipeWire and WirePlumber (Without sudo) Now enable and start the units:

systemctl --user enable pipewire.socket
systemctl --user enable wireplumber.service

systemctl --user start pipewire.socket
systemctl --user start wireplumber.service

Check their statuses:

systemctl --user status pipewire.service
systemctl --user status pipewire.socket
systemctl --user status wireplumber.service

Log Out / Reboot If Needed If the service is still masked or not starting, log out and log back in, or reboot:

sudo reboot

After restarting, run:

systemctl --user status pipewire.socket
systemctl --user status pipewire.service
systemctl --user status wireplumber.service
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