Why did the sound on my HDMI stop working?

Let’s learn why did the sound on my HDMI stop working. The most accurate or helpful solution is served by Ask Ubuntu.

There are ten answers to this question.

Best solution

Why does HDMI sound stop working when not used?

When not used for a few hours the sound stops working on my HTPC. To get sound to work again I have to unplug the HDMI cable and plug it back in again When this sound "outage" occurs, the HDMI device dissapears from the sound config output devices I see the following in dmesg [78534.010328] HDMI hot plug event: Codec=0 Pin=3 Presence_Detect=0 ELD_Valid=0 [78534.010363] HDMI status: Codec=0 Pin=3 Presence_Detect=0 ELD_Valid=0 [78558.948403] HDMI hot plug event: Codec=0 Pin=3 Presence...

Answer:

I have installed the latest driver from the AMD website after removing and purging FGLRX and it appears...

Read more

stueng at Ask Ubuntu Mark as irrelevant Undo

Other solutions

Why did my sound stop working?

I hooked my computer up with an HDMI, and it's been working fine, but yesterday when I switched channels and switched back, a little message popped up saying something along the lines of my HDMI being hooked up to a DVI, so my sound no longer works....

Answer:

please provide more details on what you're hooking your computer up to. I'm assuming it's a tv or monitor...

Read more

Nicholas Spitulski at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

PS3 HDMI SoUND NOT WORKING?!?!?

I bought a ps3 hdmi cable(the offical ps3 brand one that comes with a 2.0 usb cable) and when i used it it looks great so i booted up a game and the sound from it isn't working. I've tried pretty much everything. i've made sure that my tv is on hdmi...

Answer:

Try turning on your PS3 with the TV off. Load the game and then turn on the TV. Sometimes HDMI needs...

Read more

Bob S at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Direct TV sound not working after plugging in an HDMI cable for a Roku box?

I have a Sony Bravia flat screen TV, Direct TV, and a Roku box. I just got the Roku box and have an HDMI cable for that. Once I plugged the HDMI in, the sound worked fine for the Roku box but when I tried to watch Direct TV again there was picture but...

Answer:

power down the Roku box. ? if you leave some HDMI boxes powered up, they 'take over' the TV as the selected...

Read more

Kristin at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Can i have hdmi and surround sound working at same time?

On the tv i am planning to get, there is one HDMI port and then there are two groups of the red and white audio jacks. now the HDMI will be going from my ps3 to my tv and the one of the groups of audio jacks will be used for my surround sound system...

Answer:

I don't see why not (I don't have a ps3 to check). You do have some options in how to connect this....

Read more

Antonio at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

How to fix it? The sound in my computer stop working...?

After I visited a trusted site that requested to load a certificate or something like that, my sound started working strangely. One day, it was unable, I fixed it. The other day, the volume was completely down. The other day, it changed the sound playback...

Answer:

go to start button then look for system tools . find system restore. ,, restore back to 7 days. then...

Read more

Marcia C at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Why did my tv's sound stop working?

It was working perfectly fine the day before but suddenly its not working anymore. It's a Toshiba Regza HDTV, about 2-3 years old. I tried multiple sources into the tv and none of them worked, so the source isn't the problem. I tried plugging my tv's...

Answer:

Oliver is probably correct. The only other possibility is that you somehow turned down the TV volume...

Read more

rummana a at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Computer to TV HDMI sound not working right?

Im trying to figure out how to get sound from my TV when im trying to watch a movie off of my computer when its hooked up to the tv through the HDMI cable? I only get the sound from my computer and thats no a lot of sound. any info would be great I have...

Answer:

HDMI carries audio and video but not all computers support it. Check the manual. - 17R3W

Read more

17R3W at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Can a power outage cause an hdmi port to stop working?

I have a Sharp Aquos lcd tv. It has two hdmi inputs with a samsung dvd player, and a PS3 hooked up. They worked perfectly, then we had a power outage, and the next day the hdmi connections don't work. I've already tried reconfiguring the devices (setting...

Answer:

Anything is possible. The HDMI input is digital and the tv cpu needs to sync the data to the input device...

Read more

mm@oakla... at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Sound on tv stop working?

The sound on my tv stop just stop working. I tried turning it off and leaving it off over night but that didnt work, I also unplug the cable box for a hour but that didnt work! The sound works for the play station and the wii but not the channels why...

Answer:

If unplugging the cable box from the AC for 15 seconds and plugging it back in to hard reboot the box...

Read more

princess at Yahoo! Answers Mark as irrelevant Undo

Related Q & A:

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.