Soundblaster AE-7 no Sound on many distros.
- PipeWire version (
pipewire --version
):1.0.3 - Distribution and distribution version (
PRETTY_NAME
from/etc/os-release
):Fedora 39 - Desktop Environment: GNOME 45
- Kernel version (
uname -r
): 6.5
Description of Problem:
I tried various distros for my gaming PC and could get the sound only with Ubuntu after jumping through some hoops. I suspect that this is because Ubuntu only has PipeWire Version 0.3.79.
P.S. You need to plug something in the speaker output to make the headphone output available. An old adapter plug works, which is weird. Alternatively, switch between outputs in Alsamixer.
P.P.S. Found a recommendation to switch to PulseAudio on the Fedora forum. That did not work either.
How Reproducible:
Always reproducible
Steps to Reproduce:
- Have a Creative Soundblaster AE-7
- Do the out-of-the-box installation of Fedora\Ubuntu
- Go to Sound settings.
- Fail to find the headphone output.
- Plug your old headphones into the speaker output while the new headphones stay in the headphone output.
- Select the headphone output.
Actual Results:
There is no sound on Fedora on either output\Sound on Ubuntu on both outputs
Expected Results:
Sound