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How to reload sound drivers in Ubuntu 11.10

Every now and then I happen to get my sound to stop working in Ubuntu 11.10.  Sometimes this occurs when suspending and then resuming but most recently it stopped after switching the sound output from my laptop to an HDMI port.  Here's a quick way to fix this without restarting.

Open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and type:

sudo /sbin/alsa force-reload

Enter your password and it'll reload the ALSA sound drivers (see below).  Now go back into the sound settings and everything should work!



More info can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861174
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  1. JustinFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    nice post, thank you.

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  2. rachit kakarMarch 4, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    whenever i see videos on websites ..like youtube . i am not able to hear the sound. i executed the above command but still i cant hear . what to do ?

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    1. CodeLVMarch 4, 2012 at 9:17 AM

      Does sound work with other applications?

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    2. Vivek RajputOctober 6, 2012 at 9:43 AM

      Just reload the video it WILL work .. :)

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  3. joelMay 17, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Good one, thanks.

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  4. Vivek RajputOctober 6, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    Thanks Justin :),

    It used to happen for my WLAN driver as well. But no complains I love doing it :).

    Thanks again

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