I'm working with an old Dell Inspiron 3537 and installed Linux Mint on it, but I'm facing serious audio issues—the system can't seem to find the audio codec. I've run diagnostics that confirm sound works, as I can still hear beeps, so I don't think it's a hardware problem. The laptop has an Intel-Haswell-ULT HD Audio device with the snd_hda_intel driver, and I've spent hours trying to resolve the issue without any luck. Since I've had a positive experience with Mint on my newer machine, I wanted to get it running on this one too, but without working audio, it's pretty much useless for things like browsing YouTube. Any suggestions for a more compatible Linux distro or fixes for the audio? Thanks in advance!
3 Answers
This could be a known bug. There's a thread about it on Launchpad mentioning the alsa-driver with similar audio issues on Intel hardware. You can check it out [here](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/2101024). A workaround could involve tweaking some configurations or switching distros altogether.
You might want to check out Pop!_OS. Some users have reported it running well on older hardware, but be cautious—I've actually run into the same audio issue with it; it's showing 'Dummy Output' on my laptop. It might be a common issue with this model, unfortunately.
It sounds like you might have missed an option during installation. Did you check the box for 'install third-party software'? This usually includes the necessary audio codecs. Since your Intel HD Audio is generally compatible with Linux, not installing those could be causing your troubles.
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