i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:03:20 +0000Sound does not workhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/I've installed i3wm on a fresh Ubuntu 13.04 installation, and I just can't hear anything. I've tried playing audio from Youtube on Google Chrome, wav files with `play` from sox, I've tried searching around but I couldn't find anything about this. Sound works fine in Unity.Sun, 26 May 2013 19:56:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/Comment by MeanEYE for <p>I've installed i3wm on a fresh Ubuntu 13.04 installation, and I just can't hear anything. I've tried playing audio from Youtube on Google Chrome, wav files with <code>play</code> from sox, I've tried searching around but I couldn't find anything about this. <br/> Sound works fine in Unity.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?comment=1943#comment-1943This is off-topic. Window manager has nothing to do with sound. You are just probably missing something being started as a part of Gnome session.Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:01:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?comment=1943#comment-1943Answer by cee for <p>I've installed i3wm on a fresh Ubuntu 13.04 installation, and I just can't hear anything. I've tried playing audio from Youtube on Google Chrome, wav files with <code>play</code> from sox, I've tried searching around but I couldn't find anything about this. <br/> Sound works fine in Unity.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?answer=1913#post-id-1913Hi, Have you tried playing with '**alsamixer**'? Just enter it in a terminal. It helped me multiple times when I had sound problems on my eeePc. You can also test the speakers with '**speaker-test**'.Tue, 28 May 2013 07:54:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?answer=1913#post-id-1913Comment by Darkwater for <p>Hi,</p> <p>Have you tried playing with '<strong>alsamixer</strong>'? Just enter it in a terminal. It helped me multiple times when I had sound problems on my eeePc.</p> <p>You can also test the speakers with '<strong>speaker-test</strong>'.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?comment=1944#comment-1944Yeah, apparently the PCM slider in alsamixer was on 0. Putting it up fixed the problem.Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:03:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?comment=1944#comment-1944Answer by cowsquad for <p>I've installed i3wm on a fresh Ubuntu 13.04 installation, and I just can't hear anything. I've tried playing audio from Youtube on Google Chrome, wav files with <code>play</code> from sox, I've tried searching around but I couldn't find anything about this. <br/> Sound works fine in Unity.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?answer=1930#post-id-1930Did you guys fixed it. I can get sound to work with archlinux. I have tried alsamixer , but no diceFri, 31 May 2013 23:11:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1897/sound-does-not-work/?answer=1930#post-id-1930