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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Thelio hardware problem with Linux Mint
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:33:02 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:16:55 -0000 (UTC), vallor wrote:

> Thing is, the TOSLink connector is usually on the motherboard, and I
> don't have problems with them.  But this time, I think the connector is
> on a daughterboard, and I suspect it is connected to the motherboard via
> USB.

Is an optical connection really worth using?

My white-box machine has one, but instead of bothering to use it, I got a 
USB 7.1 adapter box to run my Logitech surround speakers, and that has 
been working fine for the better part of a year now.

I am still in the process of tracking down some audio trouble with my 
Galago Pro laptop; when I installed Debian 12 Stable on it, the sound 
worked fine, but when I upgraded to Debian Unstable, it went mute. 
Currently I got sound back after a couple of fiddles: one involved 
comparing what modules were loaded by default under the two systems and 
making adjustments accordingly, and other following the steps described at
<https://support.system76.com/articles/audio/>.

Another reboot will be coming up when I do my monthly upgrade; then I’ll 
try these steps separately (if I need to), and see which one actually did 
the trick. ;)