# pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
https://askubuntu.com/questions/976375/kubuntu-17-10-no-audio-devices-found-no-settings-no-sound
I had the exact same problem (same symptoms) and ended up wasting hours looking for a solution. I solved the issue by editing default.pa to statically load modules and replaced hw:1,0 with hw:0,0
sudo nano /etc/pulse/default.pa Content to change:
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0 load-module module-null-sink load-module module-pipe-sink Save and exit, then run:
sudo alsa force-reload pulseaudio -k start-pulseaudio-x11 Hopefully you have sound at this point.