# No system sound but white noise in Linux to Android **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug reports\ **Tags:** android, linux\ **Created:** [April 21, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574 "2023-04-21T11:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kuroshite](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/user_avatar/community.audiorelay.net/kuroshite/32/1070_2.png) [@kuroshite](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/kuroshite)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/1 "2023-04-21T11:03:12Z")
I have just shifted from Windows to Ubuntu and miss using my phone as a sound card for my PC. In Ubuntu, when I connect my phone through a data cable, it makes a shrilled white noise and also it sounds like it’s coming from the laptop’s mic. Please help me to get it to work. I’ll be really grateful. ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/user_avatar/community.audiorelay.net/joseph/32/1462_2.png) [@joseph](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/2 "2024-03-15T11:09:36Z")
Does the issue still persist for you? Any advice on how to tackle it? ---
**Author:** ![IverCoder](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@IverCoder](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/IverCoder)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/4 "2024-03-16T13:07:02Z")
Use Helvum and wire the output like this: ![image](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a2bb8e1a19c26f065702e22e031e9abe841a15fd.png) If you want reduced latency, you can wire app outputs directly (make sure to disconnect the main audio output first to avoid duplicated audio). [You can get Helvum from Flathub.](https://flathub.org/apps/org.pipewire.Helvum) ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/user_avatar/community.audiorelay.net/joseph/32/1462_2.png) [@joseph](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/5 "2024-03-16T13:28:01Z")
Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately my Ubuntu malfunctioned. I am now back to Windows but will install it again in May. I will keep this solution in mind! ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/user_avatar/community.audiorelay.net/joseph/32/1462_2.png) [@joseph](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/6 "2024-04-15T09:10:57Z")
Hi! I took out some time to test out a distro. I installed the app and have also installed Helvum as you instructed. The default connect happens in this manner. But I still get the white noise. ![image](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/uploads/default/original/2X/4/43d9adbe80dde822ac555772c9b7f811cb58a7ca.png) Since the connection has to be from Built-in Audio Analog Stereo which has playback\_FL and FR in it, I tried to remove the connections from the capture\_FL and FR and instead linked it from monitor\_FL and FR to ALSA input FL & FR. But it still was giving the same White noise. Please note that all this is happening on a fresh install of a Linux distro. There have been no changes made prior. ---
**Author:** ![IverCoder](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@IverCoder](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/IverCoder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/8 "2024-04-16T11:57:21Z")
![image](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/uploads/default/original/2X/6/65c2e92349b441174dff4f766b3cdadd73709feb.png) Change the connection to this instead ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/user_avatar/community.audiorelay.net/joseph/32/1462_2.png) [@joseph](https://community.audiorelay.net/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.audiorelay.net/t/no-system-sound-but-white-noise-in-linux-to-android/1574/9 "2024-04-16T16:22:42Z")
Hey as I was tinkering in pavucontrol, I tried changing the RtAudio in the Recording Tab. I changed it from Built in analog Audio to Monitor of Built in Analog audio. This time I was testing it with KDE Neon Live installer. In Helvum, the blocks as shown in your image and my previous image was not coming. I don’t know what could be the reason. But looks like this is my solution. I just need to change the Recording tab’s entry from Built in analog Audio to Monitor of Built in Analog audio. This does the trick immediately and I stop hearing the white noise. I think your solution does it in the same manner but using a more intuitive GUI. ![image](https://community-cdn.audiorelay.net/uploads/default/original/2X/6/68af55c8f0883dcce50f3aa4108095793fe76739.png) Previously I was trying it on OpenSuSe Tumbleweed’s Live Installer and Helvum showed those components. Very strange! But I guess the same solution will also work for any other Linux OS! And last time as per your first image, I was trying to connect it incorrectly. In your second image, you made it clear! Thank you so much for your time and effort!!