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Tiny Core Base => CorePlus => Topic started by: jp734 on June 01, 2026, 09:13:44 PM

Title: No Audio or No Desktop
Post by: jp734 on June 01, 2026, 09:13:44 PM

I installed CorePlus and could not get my sound card working [ RealTek ALC298 ]

The only time I can get it to work is if I install "original-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz" and execute "sudo alsactl init" on terminal. If not installed, the only audio card recognized is the nvidia. The problem is once the modules are installed and I reboot the laptop, I don't get a desktop. I only get a black screen with "x" cursor

Title: Re: No Audio or No Desktop
Post by: Juanito on June 02, 2026, 05:43:46 AM

It sounds like your machine has both hdmi sound and speakers?

If this is the case, you could try this from a console prompt:

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tce-load -i graphics-KERNEL
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
On my laptop, most of the time "aplay -l" shows that hdmi sound is the default alsa device and the speakers are an alternative alsa device.

In addition, on my laptop the sound comes up muted and alsamixer needs to be used to un-mute it.