Just started getting my feet wet with Linux to save an older, but usable computer. Had no problems installing Linux and getting the sound to work on my others, but this Gateway GT5622 is driving me nuts.

Linux says the computer doesn't have a sound card. Fine, but the computer also has integrated sound. So I installed the System Profiler and Benchmark and it gives me a (null) for the Audio Adapter. Rather strange, because after some usage of the command line it spits out the following:

00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device 2107
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
I/O ports at bc00 [size=64]
Memory at fe93b800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at fe93b400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>

Huh, okay...so I go to the Realtek website and download the audiopack-4.06a.tar and try to install it. Now the commandline shouts at me:

"The file /lib/modules/3.13.0-85-generic/build/include/linux/version.h does not exist."

Oh, common. You're really making me get a new kernel to compile it? Fine! I get the latest kernel 4.6.0-rc3, compile it, make modules, install modules, etc. Reboot the system. Trying again.

"/lib/modules/4.6.0-rc3/source/include/linux/version.h does not exist"

Umm, what??? The commandline says it was made...
Checking ls -l /usr/src/

total 40
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 13:56 alsa
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 Apr 14 16:56 linux -> /usr/src/linux-4.2.0-040200-generic
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 14 13:00 linux-headers-3.13.0-27
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Apr 14 13:00 linux-headers-3.13.0-27-generic
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Jul 12 2014 linux-headers-3.13.0-30
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jul 12 2014 linux-headers-3.13.0-30-generic
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 14 08:32 linux-headers-3.13.0-85
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Apr 14 08:32 linux-headers-3.13.0-85-generic
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Apr 14 16:32 linux-headers-4.2.0-040200
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Apr 14 16:51 linux-headers-4.2.0-040200-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 12 2014 ndiswrapper-1.59

So, if I'm reading this correctly there seems to be a link in the linux folder to linux-4.2.0-040200-generic, but the kernel is now 4.6.0-rc3.

By the way, I can't access that linux folder. Whenever I try it says it doesn't exist...What am I forgetting here to get this darn driver to work?

Update:

lspci -nnk | grep -i -A7 audio
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:27de] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2107]
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b8] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2107]
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2107]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

lsmod | grep snd
snd_intel8x0 36864 0
snd_ac97_codec 106496 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 94208 2 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 28672 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 57344 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 24576 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 69632 7 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 16384 1 snd

Can't open alsamixer.

Sorry your having sound issue's. Troubleshooting sound can be a PITA at times.

Is this your machine?
http://www.cnet.com/products/gateway...-series/specs/

-::-Sometimes re-compiling the kernel will make things work that once didn't.-::-

Now that you have kernel 4.2.0 installed try to install the Realtek driver and make sure it installs properly. Read the "ReadMe" file and the "Install" file to ensure you haven't forgotten anything.

What is the output of uname -a?

You running Ubuntu?

What does the terminal return when you type 'alsamixer'?

Is this the driver you downloaded?
http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/...PFid=5&PNid=13

If not try that driver provided you have one of the chipsets listed on that page.

If your not sure of your chipset post the output of lspci in code tags.
The code tag icon is the # (pound sign) above the space where you type your message.

Yeah, that is the right computer specs.

The uname - a output was 4.6.0-rc3.

Couldn't open alsamixer.

I ended up biting the bullet and getting a cheap $20 sound card.

Since I had uninstalled everything Alsa in order to try the older versions to see if that was the case, I couldn't get it to work again.
SO I reinstalled Zorin OS 9 and lo' and behold, after I installed the updates the sound worked!

Still, I wished I could've gotten the integrated sound to work...

Glad to hear that the snd card you purchased and a fresh install of Zorin worked.
Congrads!

-::-You still might be able to get the integrated snd crd to work but it's going to take some work.-::-
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

For what it's worth I've been there were you were with no sound.
I tried for 3-4 weeks to get my snd crd to work under Open Suse and no matter what I tried I couldn't get the sound to work.

In the future when alsamixer won't work you can install Pulse Audio and have more control over the snd device.
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/