Linux Docked Dell Precision M6300 Audio: No sound when Docked
This has worked on OpenSuse 10.3, Fedora 9, and all recent versions of Ubuntu…
Problem: Audio doesn’t work when the machine is docked in a Dell dock.
Solution: You need to enable the IEC958 Switch in your Volume Control application.
HowTo:
- Click Computer, More Applications, and Voume Control
- Click Edit, Preferences, and check IEC958. Then click Close.
- Switch from the Playback tab to the Switches tab, and check the IEC958 checkbox.
I also clicked the IEC958 Default PCM box on my OpenSuSE 11 machine; this gave me control over the dock’s specific output port as opposed to the headphone port on the laptop.
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