After installing Ubuntu and its derivatives on a Dell XPS Studio, both the headphone jacks are unusable. Plugging earphones into the jacks produces no sound, and the system still outputs the sound on the laptop's speaker.
This problem is confirmed to affect Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) up to Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal).
The problem is related to alsa and can be fixed with these steps.
Steps to fix headphone jack no audio issue for Dell XPS Studio:
- Launch terminal.
- Open Alsa module configration file using your preferred text editor.
$ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
- Add the following line at the end of the file.
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6
- Save the file and exit your text editor.
- Restart your machine.
$ sudo reboot
Author: Mohd
Shakir Zakaria
Mohd Shakir Zakaria is an experienced cloud architect with a strong development and open-source advocacy background. He boasts multiple certifications in AWS, Red Hat, VMware, ITIL, and Linux, underscoring his expertise in cloud architecture and system administration.
Mohd Shakir Zakaria is an experienced cloud architect with a strong development and open-source advocacy background. He boasts multiple certifications in AWS, Red Hat, VMware, ITIL, and Linux, underscoring his expertise in cloud architecture and system administration.
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