https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:04:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/Sorry I have been asking a lot of questions, but my sound does not work when in i3. I have buttons on my laptop that should adjust it and they don't seem to work (other buttons like brightness work.) Also I don't really know how to adjust sound in i3 without those.Sun, 25 Aug 2013 16:29:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?answer=2438#post-id-2438If using pulseaudio and no sound at all, make `start-pulseaudio-x11` is in your startup file. I have had more success putting it in `~/.xinitrc` than in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config`. Then `pavucontrol` will magically work. Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:32:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?answer=2438#post-id-2438https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?comment=4031#comment-4031Worked great for me.Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:04:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?comment=4031#comment-4031https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?answer=2422#post-id-2422I think you'll get better answers if you state more clearly exactly what isn't working. I infer you can play audio or video and hear things on phones or speakers, and that you want to have your multimedia keys adjust the volume. If so, use 'xev' to get the names of the relevant multimedia keys and use those with the 'bindkey' command; this in turn assumes you know the commands to change volume, try using 'amixer'. I use 'volti' as my volume control widget, it has an option to use multimedia keys.Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:31:45 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2419/sound-in-i3-does-not-work/?answer=2422#post-id-2422