Public bug reported: Sound was disabled after upgrading from 12.04. Today I did a clean 12.10 install, to no avail. The only device listed is "Dummy Output". Added here some outputs that seem to be relevant:
For "aplay -l": aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found... For "cat /proc/asound/cards": --- no soundcards --- For "lspci -v | grep -A 6 Audio": 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Device 01de Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel For "lsb_release -rd": Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Date: Mon Nov 5 22:27:10 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Title: PCI/internal sound card not detected UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/28/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0 dmi.board.name: 0DN075 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 7 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd07/28/2007:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStation390:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0DN075:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation 390 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1075367 Title: PCI/internal sound card not detected Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Sound was disabled after upgrading from 12.04. Today I did a clean 12.10 install, to no avail. The only device listed is "Dummy Output". Added here some outputs that seem to be relevant: For "aplay -l": aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found... For "cat /proc/asound/cards": --- no soundcards --- For "lspci -v | grep -A 6 Audio": 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Device 01de Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel For "lsb_release -rd": Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Date: Mon Nov 5 22:27:10 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Title: PCI/internal sound card not detected UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/28/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0 dmi.board.name: 0DN075 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 7 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd07/28/2007:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStation390:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0DN075:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation 390 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1075367/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp