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    • Really having probs with no sound with many linux distros
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    kryptor
    deepin
    2014-11-13 12:07
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    hi all,

    i have recently tried deepin x64 2014.1 looks sweet!!! but alack no sound, this is something that has been happening with many other ubusntu based distros i have tried on this laptop, which is  a toshiba s50d-a x64, 8gig ram, amd. i have installed ubuntu 14.10, kubuntu 14.04 + 14.10 neither of which sound worked. then i tried linuxmint cinnamon, mate and kde of which none opened a desktop. i even  tried pclinuxos again no sound. oh, and also tried open suse kde, no luck. the only one that the sound worked with is kali linux, but i dont like it. i do like deepin, and would like to have this system on my laptop. what i am wondering is can anyone figure out why kali's sound driver works and not any of the others??? as i stated already i like the look of deepin and would really like to have this working. i hope i gave enough info.

    thanks
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    Maggieszd
    deepin
    2014-11-13 22:26
    #1
    No sound problem should be caused by driver, you can search the driver for your sound card model under Linux. Or you can go to Deepin Control Center - Advanced Setting to switch the sound output mode.
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    kryptor
    deepin
    2014-11-14 11:57
    #2
    thank you for the reply,
    but um, uh, i have tried all "obvious" things before i posted, of which one of those things was to see if i could manipulate the sound card's settings to no avail. as stated already for the number of linux i have tried and only 1 had the proper sound card driver! what's with that? i figure that if the sound doesn't work with livedvd than it probably won't work installed, and therefore am reluctant to want to waste the time if i can't find the correct driver. i always thought linux was par excellent at hardware ... i have never had so much aggravation with installing linux than with this particular toshiba laptop. so to reiterate i have tried 10 x64 uefi capable linux to dual boot with win 8.1 and only one, KaliLinux had the right driver, doesn't make sense. any other suggestion?
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    kryptor
    deepin
    2014-11-16 14:19
    #3
    hi again,
    this is what windows has installed for my sound card "IDT High Definition Audio CODEC"  i am hoping someone can help with this, as i would like to be enjoying linux. honestly i have tried upwards of ten different linusii, none out of the box worked, i used to tell people that linux could detect hardware better than windows, perhaps i lied!
    thanks
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