I have an old Dell Dimension 1100 and I installed Xubuntu 10.10 on it a while ago but never really used it until I found another 256mb RAM card to put in the other slot(For a whopping 512mb of RAM!!!!). Well anyway, I don't know how it never occurred to me before, but I've realized that the sound isn't working. I used the magic of Google to find any possible solutions, and entered this into the terminal:
Code:
and got this:
So basically, I need the internet's help on this one. Any other details can(most likely) be provided.
Thanks!

hi you need to post your lsmod and lspci -v

but google suggests your module is one of these

Module snd-intel8x0
-------------------

Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
* Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2
* SiS 7012 (SiS 735)
* NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
CK8, CK8S, MCP501
* AMD AMD768, AMD8111
* ALi m5455

ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
otherwise off)
buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
(default off)
spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection
from the controller chip
(0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default)

This module supports one chip and autoprobe.

Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".

Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
modules, respectively.

The power-management is supported.

Module snd-intel8x0m
--------------------

Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
* Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
ICH5, ICH6, ICH7
* SiS 7013 (SiS 735)
* NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
* AMD AMD8111
* ALi m5455

ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)

This module supports one card and autoprobe.

Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
slot is excluded.

The power-management is supported.

now obviously I don't use any Ubuntu so check that your sound is NOT disabled in your bios and also run alsamixer to check your outs are not muted for master, pcm and volumes are raised pls

Well it seems that for some reason I just had a bunch of sound mixers installed and one of them was muted... I feel stupid. Anyway, I just removed the others and stuck with one. Thanks for your help anyways, sorry for the trouble.

no worries can you mark as solved pls