Kubuntu 11.04 music player doesn't have any sound

Question

I just installed Kubuntu 11.04 on my laptop and im playing mp3 files but hearing no sound at all.

I've downloaded the missing plugins but still got nothing, the song is being played while the system volume is at its highest, but no sound.

All of my programs are giving me the same result, like Banshee, movie player and Amarok audio player.

Answer 1

Try checking to see if the sound it muted under the software volume control, and that all the connections for the speaker are secure and plugged into the right ports.

Answer 2

Open KDE"s System Settings application either in your K menu or by pressing ALT+F2, entering systemsettings and pressing Enter. Under Hardware, choose Multimedia:

Select Phonon (highlighted in red in the screenshot below) on the left side of the Multimedia settings window, Now choose one of the items under Audio Output (yellow). On the right, choose the one labeled something like internal audio. Mine is labeled Internal Audio Analog Stereo (green) but yours might be slightly different. Then, repeat that for every item under Audio Output (yellow). Finally, click Apply (blue).

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Now, make sure you're volume is turned up and unmuted, and see if your audio works.