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I'm using a chromebook, and I can't play sound because the drivers aren't supported on chromebook (I'm using 16.04). Any way around this?

Terminal output:

$ lspci -nnk | grep -A2 Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller [8086:0f04] (rev 0e)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller [8086:0f04]
  Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
  Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
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

$ pactl list short sinks
0   alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.hdmi-stereo    module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz    SUSPENDED
David Foerster
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You could re-install related packages like amarok and of rhythmbox, with:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall rhythmbox amarok
sudo reboot
Zanna
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dschinn1001
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You have a couple of options here.

1 - Update your kernel to the latest version, where there might be support for the hardware you are running. Check your kernel version with uname -a

2 - Install ALSA by typing

sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
sudo apt-get install alsamixer

Start it by typing alsamixer in the terminal and use the argument --upload to upload full configuration settings to the alsa project or pastebin. This should give everyone including yourself more information about your sound settings.

Alternatively try adjusting the settings within alsamixer and see if any of it helps to bring back the sound. It could be something as simple as that a channel is surpressed.

dinnerisserved
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try to do:

sudo apt-get remove --purge alsa-base pulseaudio indicator-sound
sudo apt-get install alsa-base pulseaudio indicator-sound
sudo alsa force-reload

if that won't work then i dont know what will.

Camden
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Install codec with this command:

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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