On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:13:09 -0500 "BorgLabs - Kate Draven" borglabs4@gmail.com wrote:

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I can only speak to installed OSes and don't know much about ubuntus. However, I don't think you'll find these, by default, on any ubuntu live cds.

The PA volume control of your choice, should auto start like kmix. I don't know about ubuntu, so you'll have to see what's available. I have pavucontrol/pavucontrol-qt, PNMixer, and Pulseaudio System Tray (the one I use). Use one of them to shunt the output to your device of choice.

IE Internal audio card, hdmi video card with audio support, bluetooth spearker/headset etc. Experiment with each output until you have sound.

I'm sure others will pop in with clear, better suggestions. So experiment until them. You can't hurt anything.

Cheers,

Kate

After trying other LiveCD/DVD's, I've decided to keep Community PCLinuxOS TDE Mini installed on this system as well (have it installed on two). It works to my satisfaction, boots up in a fraction of the time that the previously-installed Linux distribution did and I'm happy with it. :)

I may also have solved the issue where the startup sound wasn't playing at each system boot-up. I went into Trinity Control Center/Sound & Multimedia/Sound System and changed the Skip Prevention Sound Buffer setting from the default 232 milliseconds to 417 milliseconds. So far, at every boot-up (warm or cold), the startup sound has played each time. I have it set to 417 on both systems now. ____________________________________________________

I'm glad this is working out for you. Please don't hesitate if you have any other questions or problems. I'll do what I can and, as you can see, so will everyone else. We have a great group here.

Kate