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XPS 13 no soundcard detected
For a while I was having issues on my XPS 13 9350 DE where the sound would stop working and only "Dummy Output" would be shown under audio outputs. This would usually be fixed by a hard reboot. However recently this had failed to fix the issue. It seems no sound cards can be detected and ``aplay -l`` returns
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aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...
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I went through many troubleshooting threads and reinstalled drivers, replaced configuration files and more.
Finally, I just did a full system restore of Ubuntu using the recovery partition and the same issue persists so I'm thinking now this may be a hardware issue...
Any insight here would be appreciated.
GroLinux
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May 22nd, 2016 19:00
I've had this same sound issue but I found the solution (at least for me). My computer is a Dell XPS 13 9350 Ubuntu 14.04 factory preinstall.
Follow these steps to solve the no sound issue saying dummy output by running these commands:
If your volume keybinding on the audio F-keys don't do anything prior to all of this then run these commands to fix that:
jefish
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May 23rd, 2016 00:00
You may also want to read through the link below to see if it applies to you.
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/4613/t/19682246
rogerrut
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May 24th, 2016 09:00
I've encountered the same issue after applying the latest update ( Kernel 3.19.0-59-generic)
I have it working again and I had to execute the following steps:
1) boot , go into system settings menu (F2)
2) In System settings look for the Audio entry. In mine it said no sound card
3) Reset to factory settings. Reboot. Even I never changed anything here the reset enabled the detection of the soundcard.
4) Sound was working but high static was on the built in speakers. To fix this do the following:
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
And add the following line to the bottom:
options snd-hda-intel vid=8086 pid= 8ca0 snoop=0
if you have a entry for options snd-hda-intel just comment it out.
5) Save file. reboot
After these steps my sound was back. No static and headset plugin, built in speakers all worked.
Cheers
laik_b
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June 8th, 2016 14:00
Hi,
I'd like to have some help from you guys on this topic. I tried both the workarounds suggested at this page (this one and the one of May 24 few lines bottom) and they do not work.
In audio menu the dummy output
In the following some things I checked:
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...
cat /proc/asound/cards
--- no soundcards ---
Thank you in advance!
Anonymous
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June 9th, 2016 00:00
did you try to disable fastboot in the BIOS settings ?
laik_b
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June 9th, 2016 06:00
Hi! Thanks for the hint!
I switched off the pc (for pure chance) and everything now works.
Just for other users, who may face the same trouble, for me the first of the two proposed methods made the trick.
Cheers,
Luca
GroLinux
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June 9th, 2016 16:00
Awesome!!! I am glad.
WiseIsle
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April 9th, 2018 23:00
I have been trying to solve this problem for sometime now too. (I have an XPS 13 9360 with Ubuntu factory installed). Along the way, I have upgraded to the latest 16.04 LTS release. Standard sound troubleshooting suggestions did not solve the problem for me. Increasingly, it seemed like the path to a solution would require the installation of a bleeding edge linux kernel with the requisite ALSA driver "built in." Indeed, this seems to be the way to go eventually.
Someone pointed out that, with the current release, the requisite ALSA driver is considered a "3rd party" kernel module. With Dell secure boot enable, installation of the driver (at boot time) is blocked. I disabled secure boot (in the BIOS settings) and low and behold audio now works for me. Disabling secure boot has its downside. But, a worthwhile test/check before embarking on a manual kernel upgrade.
It hadn't occurred to me that secure boot might be an issue. It does explain the symptoms many people have experienced and something to keep in mind when future issues arise.
DELL-Barton George
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April 10th, 2018 12:00
Hi @WiseIsle I apologize for the issues you're having with the sound card. I ran this by Jon on our tech support team and this was his recommendation:
“to try to see if this is a hardware issue you can use a Canonical live 16.04 image. If the sound issue remains, please open a ticket to have the hardware replaced. if the issue is resolved a re-install is needed:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/bb/en/bbdhs1/how12105/how-to-perform-a-factory-reset-on-a-computer-with-the-dell-oem-ubuntu-1404-and-1604-linux-developer-edition-installed?lang=en
if that option is not there, you will need to obtain your dell image and create a usb"
HTH