Re: [tlug] No sound with HDMI connection

["Schwartz, Fernando G. ]|[ @SCA" <fgs@example.com>]

On 11/30/20 1:59 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> I don't know about Mint specifically, but most Linuxes these days use
> PulseAudio. Sometimes, if you run "pavucontrol" you can fix problems
> like this. My media PC occasionally has an issue similar to what you
> describe. The fix for me has been to run pavucontrol then click the
> Configuration tab and then choose a Profile that lists the HDMI output.
> Try a few different Profiles and maybe one will work.

That might be indeed the case but I believe we're talking about a 
(software) driver issue here, which used to be common back in the day 
and less common now but the truth of the matter is that " HDMI " 
implementation is a mess. In this case, the computer manufacturer (DELL) 
messed with it. On purpose.

Is your system a "T" 3500? Because, if by any chance, it's on AMD/ATI 
("Radeon") graphics (however you said was "Xeon" processor, right?), 
then remedy for that would be to look for the " official " (proprietary) 
video driver for your distro. Done.

Please clarify your hardware profile then. Hope it helps! フェルナンド