Hi,

I am really hoping that someone here can help me with this very frustrating little problem...

I have just today installed Ubuntu 9.04 x64 Desktop version coming from Slackware 12.2 but my sound is not working, I have tried many different ideas from forums but none that seem to be working for me.

I have got output from the command: aplay -l

...and tried the command: lspci and get the following under Audio Devices:

The latest I have tried is following advice from this link:
http://moderngeek.com/node/10 but now I have 2 audio volume controls one that says Master and another that says: HDA Intel - Output 20% -48.22 db

If I set the HDA Intel volume to 100% it says 0.00 db

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can try getting the sound working?

Many thanks

Chris

I would just like to add...

When logging in if I purposefully type in the wrong password then Ubuntu will play the Drums, also when logged in I turned up all the sound controls to maximum and I can hear the speakers static.

...but there is no sound on anything, YouTube, MP3 files etc

I am sorry to have posted twice but maybe this info will help someone to better help me?

Chris

I also have the drum sound at login screen.
No sound after logging in.

Sound Card CT4780
ubuntu 9.04

Hi,

I also have that same card but in another machine, was going to try putting it in but guess now I won't!

I have been reading that some people have had success by removing the pulseaudio and using something different, not sure if I should try this as it depends on ubuntu-desktop...

Not sure what else I can try as I think I have read every forum on the internet!!

Chris

Got it!
Had to disable audio ac97 in bios.
rebooted and great audio. Ubuntu Rulezzz.
my motherboard is a kt600-a. First time looking for onboard audio disable I missed it. Had to hit enter on on a few things to find. Guess prob was ubuntu saw two audio periferals. Let me know if you have a question about it. definitelyjoe@gmail.com

I don't have that option in my BIOS only thing relating to audio is something called: Azalia Codec which was enabled, I have now disabled it but still no sound... (Didn't think that would fix it anyways!)

I have another sound card in my system which is not onboard, so I am going to try taking that out. Maybe me having 2 cards - one PCI and another onboard is causing confusion? who knows!

The ultimate last resort is switching distro's and going back to Slackware. I really don't like giving up so easily, it has never been something I like doing + I actually like Ubuntu and the sudo apt-get install thingy is nice as never had the chance to use it in other distro's

many thanks

Chris

hmmmm ok I have sound!!!

I plugged into my PCI sound card and sound came through! The thing is I have done this a few times, swapping from the onboard sound port to the soundcard but neither worked.

I must have enabled the sound following some advice on a forum but of course now I don't know what I did to enable it!

BUT... I am very happy to have sound! now I just hope that I will have it when I reboot - going to test that right now...

Chris

I have just rebooted and still have sound! and it is nice clear good quality sound too

so now I can really start experimenting with Ubuntu and see what this baby can do

...so I will now mark as solved.

Chris

Hey if you are having problems with ALSA ... follow the steps

Open a terminal and enter the following command

$ cd /etc/modprobe.d
$ sudo gedit alsa-base.conf

and add these 4 lines to the bottom of the file (i.e right after options snd-pcsp index=-2)

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

and restart the machine. Your sound should work now.

NB: this trick was given in some forum I can't remember. I am just a distributor here. Thanks

Thanks a ton himangshupar! It worked in my hp pavillion dv4 laptop.