https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 19 Jul 2014 23:40:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/I'm running Ubuntu 14.04. Sound works fine in Unity, so I don't think there'd be a driver issue. In i3, sound can't play out of my built-in speakers. If I plug in headphones, sound plays fine there. Thanks!Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:41:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/?comment=4296#comment-4296i3 doesn't do anything that affects audio output. I'm going to guess Ubuntu sets some special Pulseaudio settings when Unity is launched (like for volume control through a system tray icon or some such), and those settings are absent without Unity. Check your PA configuration.Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:56:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/?comment=4296#comment-4296https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/?answer=4304#post-id-4304My problem was that the system was set to mute and my keyboard control buttons were not set up correctly.Sat, 19 Jul 2014 23:40:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4295/sound-not-working-on-built-in-speakers/?answer=4304#post-id-4304