MacOS – Sound output device disappeared after upgrade

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I have my Samsung TV connected to my Macbook Air via HDMI/thunderbolt.
Everything was working just fine until I upgraded to Yosemite (10.10.5).

At the moment, in the "sound" configuration in the "output" tab I don't see anything except internal speakers and I can see the images on the TV but there is no audio.

[I already rebooted, but with no change in behavior.]

Any idea on how to fix this?

Best Answer

If you have the speaker icon in your menu bar, hold down option key and click on the speaker to choose your inputs/outputs.

If you don't see the device you are looking for, go to Launchpad -> Other and look for Audio MIDI Setup. In the bottom left corner you will see a + sign, click on this to add new inputs/outputs for it and then configure them.

If you don't see the device you would like to add, I suggest you start troubleshooting. Remove all the cables there is, switch off and wait, switch on and hold down cmd+R+option+P until it restarts again then release. (resetting PRAM)