catgate Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 A couple of days ago my speakers would not speak. So I removed them and replaced them with some older ones. These would not speak. This is on a box that I put together about two months ago. When I put them on to one that I made a couple of years ago they work normally. Can anyone please suggest a cause? I am going to take the lid off and have a peep in to see what I can see (the likes of loose cable or a barn owl nesting are things that spring to mind). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 It looks like a trip to CCL tomorrow. There is nothing twixt MB and USB socket so it must be a fault on the MB (according to my way of thinking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Quote There is nothing twixt MB and USB socket Not quite sure what you mean by this ? It is missing a wire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 catgat,Have you tried cleaning the plug on your speaker leads. I suggest Isoprpyl alchohol for this. It has happened to me in day's gone past, and have found that the Isopropyl alcohol did the job for me. Just a suggestion. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Having evaluated potential culprits I've decide to plump for the Owl theory you suggested, sneaky little buggers get in the most awkward places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Or was that Elephants I get the two confused at times, You know the small furry ones that go squeak ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Baelatucadrus, I do not go with the Owl theory. It could be Earwigs, or even beetles. But Owl's I don't think so . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Thank you all for your speedy responses. I organised an expedition into the bowels of the beast just after my postings and concluded that the likelihood is the motherboard, because the rear audio socket is part of the motherboard, and there appears to be no fault in the connections on the MB for the front audio socket connections to it are sound. Boris /Gandalf....... I think the fact that they both work happily on the other older machine rubs out connectors and wire on the speakers. Belatucadrus.... When I look at it it makes me want to 'owl !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Have you looked at Device Manager to see if there's any problem shown in Audio devices. Unfortunately I don't think it can diagnose owl infestation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Belatucadrus ........... "Device Manager " I am not aware of such a thing in Mint. Being Linux, if it has such a thing it will be called something more exotic. I have just found the CCL invoice for the the board and the chip and it is dated 22/3/16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just talked to CCL and they want the MB back for testing. I shall have to bring out the fall back box of tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 On mint go to System Settings / Hardware section - Sound. Look on the Output tab, it should list all the available output devices. Have to admit I'm unsure if it will help with driver errors or hardware problems but it will let you see what the system is aware of and allow you to test it. Another tool that may be worth a look is the Volume Applet, when you left click it the window opened also shows > Output Device there is a slight chance that if there are a couple of options an application may have picked the wrong one. My Main output is a blue-tooth speaker but on odd occasions some programs have tried to output through the internal speaker which is really only fit for BIOS beeps and I've had to override it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 I shall certainly have a look at your suggestions kind sir. This morning I took myself off to the city of my birth and home of CCL, Bradfordstani , and took with me the Motherboard and the CPU. The man who deals with these problems took the items in question away and tested them. It took quite some time, which could have been due to thoroughness or just a screen, but when he returned he assured me that there was nothing wrong with either of them. I brought them home and rebuilt the box of tricks and lo and behold neither set of speakers would play on the machine in question. They would both work on my standby box. Since the rear speaker connector is part of the mother board and incorporates three "contacts" one would question the validity of the CCL diagnostics. My present inclination is to get a new motherboard and new CPU and do a rebuild. Sad really, because otherwise it is a nice little box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Not knowing what expansion potential your set up has would a sound card be an option ? If so think of it as an upgrade rather than a repair, fudging the issue sometimes makes it seem less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I have spent most of morning trying various things but still ended up with a silent sound system. However CCL have just had an order for a new box, a new MB and a new CPU......and it will only take them until next Thursday to get them to me !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Another long shot, try booting to a different linux distro from CD or USB key see if it makes any noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I shall just soldier on in silence until next Thursday (and maybe longer if the forecast delivery date goes up the spout). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Sorry about the delay in replying to this topic, Put it down to dementia, or age or senility or just plain incompetence. I should have reported that a new box, a new MB and a new CPU all contributed to the curing of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Can you please turn the volume down - I can't hear you for the noise ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 "I can't hear you for the noise ..... " What do you think it's like up here?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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