On 20/12/2019 11:40, R.Wieser wrote:
> Chris,
>
>> Do you have "hdmi_drive=2" set in /boot/config.txt?
>
> Thats for hdmi (which audio works), and I have problems with analog
> sound.

Yes. It forces HDMI output. It stops jack (analog) output.

>
> And it has not been set for either of the sd cards (one with working sound,
> the other not)
>
>> Do you have alsa-utils installed?
>
> How would I know / how do I check ?
>
>> If so what does "amixer cget numid=3" say?
>
> numid=3,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Volume'
>    ; type=INTEGER,access=rw------,values=1,min=0,max=65536,step=1
>    : values=39977
>
> What does that mean to you / why should it be of any importance to me ?

amixer cget numid=3 gets mixer value
amixer cset numid=3 VALUE sets mixer value to VALUE
where VALUE=0 -> auto
VALUE=1 -> analog
VALUE=2 -> hdmi

What 39977 means, sorry, I have no idea.

>
> (and I suppose those alsa-utils are installed. :-) )
>
>> Have you tried raspi-config, advanced options?
>
> Yes.  But what specific where you thinking of ?

sudo raspi-config
7 : Advanced options
A4 : Audio
Sets audio to Auto, Analog or HDMI

>
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
>
>



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