Asus Chromebook CX1405CKA - Unable to Get Sound Working on Zorin

System Details

  • Device: Awasuki
  • OS: Zorin OS 18.1 Core
  • Firmware Type: UEFI Full ROM
  • Firmware Version: MrChromebox-2603.2
  • Internal storage type:

Summary of the Issue

No sound after install

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Fresh install

  2. Run audio fix script, no errors

  3. Only dummy audio detected

Expected Behavior

Detect correct drivers and play audio

I’ve tried so many suggestions I can’t even remember. No Idea if anything made it better or worse.

lspci -v | grep Audio
00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation Jasper Lake HD Audio (rev 01)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Jasper Lake HD Audio

aplay -l
aplay: device_list:277: no soundcards found…

inxi -A
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-icl
API: ALSA v: k7.1.3-070103-generic status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active

pactl list sinks
Sink #33
State: SUSPENDED
Name: auto_null
Description: Dummy Output
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 57672 / 88% / -3.33 dB, front-right: 57672 / 88% / -3.33 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: auto_null.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
node.name = “auto_null”
device.description = “Dummy Output”
audio.rate = “48000”
audio.channels = “2”
audio.position = “FL,FR”
media.class = “Audio/Sink”
factory.name = “support.null-audio-sink”
node.virtual = “true”
monitor.channel-volumes = “true”
factory.id = “18”
clock.quantum-limit = “8192”
client.id = “32”
node.driver = “true”
factory.mode = “merge”
audio.adapt.follower = “”
library.name = “audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert”
object.id = “33”
object.serial = “33”
Formats:
pcm

pactl info | grep ‘^Server Name’
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 1.0.5)

inxi -SMA
System:
Host: asus-Awasuki Kernel: 7.1.3-070103-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: GNOME v: 46.0 Distro: Zorin OS 18.1 noble
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Google product: Awasuki v: rev3
serial:
Mobo: Google model: Awasuki v: rev3 serial:
UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2603.2 date: 05/17/2026
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-icl
API: ALSA v: k7.1.3-070103-generic status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active

amixer sset Master unmute
Simple mixer control ‘Master’,0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 57672 [88%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 57672 [88%] [on]
amixer sset Speaker unmute
amixer: Unable to find simple control ‘Speaker’,0

amixer sset Headphone unmute
amixer: Unable to find simple control ‘Headphone’,0

I found this script! https://github.com/WeirdTreeThing/chromebook-linux-audio