Alsamixer not found, no soundcards found
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Description
I'm trying to run Alsamixer in Bash on Windows but it seems like I'm running into an interesting problem with it and soundcards that I can't find the answer to.
First, I installed Alsa Utils
apt-get install -y alsa-utils
gpasswd -a root audio
Then I try to open it
root@localhost:/mnt/c/Users/guest1# alsamixer
cannot open mixer: No such file or directory
root@localhost:/mnt/c/Users/guest1# aplay -l
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...
I can't seem to query the soundcard on my laptop. Has anyone ever run into this problem and could offer some advice?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No repository file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the alsamixer and aplay -l commands in WSL and checking the project's existing documentation or issue history for soundcard support; done means determining whether the behavior is a defect or an unsupported capability and documenting the result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100