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Can you use HDMI with Linux Mint 18?
Installed Mint 18 last night and everything works well besides HDMI sound. At first on the fresh install i changed the settings to output to HDMI and everything works well.
Why does my Nvidia sound card not work?
Nvidia did release a couple of new updates in between now and then and that has fixes a lot of the other issues I was having like my fn keys not working, the keyboard backlight not working, and screen brightness. but as for the hdmi sound… I’m still showing the same results as above.
Why is my sound not working with HDMI?
At first on the fresh install i changed the settings to output to HDMI and everything works well. But as soon as i restart the computer the sound will revert back to the built in audio and i have to then change it back to HDMI. and so far every restart i have had to change the settings once again.
Is there a virtual audio driver for Nvidia?
Looking at the device manager in Windows it shows a graphics driver and a virtual audio device driver for nVidia but I don’t know how to load or see the virtual device (if this is even possible in linux) Thanks for any help and/or direction. the following are outputs of what I see on my system.
How to fix no sound through HDMI in Ubuntu?
Fix no audio through HDMI in Ubuntu 1 Solution 1: Change default sound setting. I saw a number of forum posts with trouble on the audio problem in extended monitor in Ubuntu. 2 Solution 2: Kill running Pulse audio daemon. This solution worked for me in Ubuntu 15.04. 3 Solution 3: PulseAudio Volume Control program.
How to fix no sound in Ubuntu and Linux Mint?
Steps to fix no audio in Ubuntu: You may think that it is hanged or still in processing but it takes only couple of seconds. You can simply close it afterwards by using Ctrl+C. Now, you need to reboot your computer. If at the next start up, you hear the login sound at the lock screen, you know it worked like a charm.
How to get Sound of Music from external monitor in Ubuntu?
Note that you must be connected to an external monitor through a HDMI cable to see HDMI output option. When you change it to HDMI, a new icon for HDMI pops up in the left sidebar. Click on it and enjoy the sound of music. This solution worked for me in Ubuntu 15.04.