Re: [orca-list] Dell Inspiron 3501 - Sound Not Working in Linux Mint

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Matt Dizak via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> Already know probably won't get help on this one, and it's more of a
> shot in the dark.  Just picked up a new laptop, a Dell Inspiron 3501.
> It has the following audio controllers:
>
>     Realtek ALC3204
>     Cirrus Logic CS8409 (CS42L42 + SN005825)

It's possible that the output from Orca is going to the wrong audio
controller.
If you have ssh access to the machine, you could try playing audio files
and experimenting with the audio settings. You might be better booting
from a distribution for system administration, such as Grml, rather than
from an installer. This would let you start ssh and work on the audio
configuration.