This is still broken in 14.04. The workaround from point #4 fixes the issue for me:
pactl upload-sample /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/bell.ogg bell.ogg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-media in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769314 Title: System bell broken in Natty/Unity (despite heroic...) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/769314/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
