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Title: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: Rule on October 25, 2009, 05:56:44 pm

Anyone here using Ubuntu 9.04 desktop?  I installed it on my Dell Studio 15 laptop.  Everything works fine, except sound.  Any idea what the issue might be?

Tried adding
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6

to
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

and no luck.

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: Krazed on October 25, 2009, 08:44:52 pm

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: rabbit on October 25, 2009, 10:41:51 pm

I didn't have sound working before...but I forget how I fixed it.  Check the restricted drivers?

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: Sidoh on October 25, 2009, 10:51:08 pm

Rule, it sounds like you're doing stuff with ALSA.  Doesn't Ubuntu >= 8.10 use PulseAudio?

I've had problems with PulseAudio before, but it always seems like it worked after a fresh install.  Sometimes it randomly stops working, and I have to restart pulse.  Maybe you should restrict your search to things dealing with PulseAudio?  I think you can also fiddle with what sound device you're using.  If it really is ALSA, maybe try switching to PulseAudio?

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: Krazed on October 27, 2009, 10:54:12 am

I'm sure you probably have checked this, but not too long ago I installed Ubuntu on a machine and sound was muted for some reason.

Check alsamixer at the bottom of 'Master' you should see '00' highlighted, and not MM.  :P

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: iago on October 28, 2009, 10:48:54 am

Quote from: Krazed on October 27, 2009, 10:54:12 am

I'm sure you probably have checked this, but not too long ago I installed Ubuntu on a machine and sound was muted for some reason.

Check alsamixer at the bottom of 'Master' you should see '00' highlighted, and not MM.  :P

On that same note, make sure 'speaker' isn't muted if you're on a laptop. If it is, then only headphones will work.

Title: Re: Sound not working in Ubuntu 9.04?
Post by: Rule on October 31, 2009, 07:50:47 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. I upgraded to 9.10, and the sound works again.