From 31a11fdb3874c21de967e89fa96eca87be08040a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nantha Sorubakanthan Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:55:20 +0100 Subject: feat(guide): Fix Sound for Huawei Matebook --- content/guide/fix-sound-for-huawei-matebook.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/guide/fix-sound-for-huawei-matebook.md (limited to 'content/guide') diff --git a/content/guide/fix-sound-for-huawei-matebook.md b/content/guide/fix-sound-for-huawei-matebook.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e56f4b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/guide/fix-sound-for-huawei-matebook.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +title: Fix Sound for Huawei Matebook +date: 2026-01-02 +--- + +## Context + +My friend installed Linux on his laptop and the sound just didn't work. Even after setting up Pipewire ! The speakers did appeared with `wpctl status` and `aplay -l`, but nope, no sound. + +We found a fix, it works on Arch, Debian 13, and Void Linux (and probably on other distros too). + +## The Fix + +### Packages + +First, install these packages (I am on Arch so I use `pacman`). + +```sh +sudo pacman -S wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-alsa alsa-utils alsa-tools alsa-firmware sof-firmware +``` + +Now reboot ! + +### Start pipewire and co + +Then if you are on Artix Linux with runit or Void Linux, you must start pipewire, then pipewire-pulse then wireplumber on each boot. + +If you are using systemd, your package manager should have enabled the three services automatically. + +You can check if the programs are running with this command : + +```sh +ps x | grep -E "pipewire|wireplumber" +``` + +Go check if your sound works now ! If it doesn't, check if your speakers appear in the `Audio` section of this command : + +```sh +wpctl status +``` + +If they don't, I don't have any other tips for you. Try searching for "matebook huawei sound linux" in your favorite search engine. You will find good stuff like [this]( +https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Huawei_MateBook_14s) -- cgit v1.2.3