Public bug reported: No sound, either on headphones or internal speakers. Have been all over forums, tried every fix I can find. The installation is new, and it's on a new Dell 5559.
Sound is not muted, and I believe the settings are correct, but it's hard to be sure, as each answer I find seems to have slightly differing advice, albeit a lot in common. Would be really helpful if your best and most complete FAQ answers were locked in one place, sorted by Ubuntu release: otherwise there's no way to tell which helpful suggestions/solutions are really correct. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: john 2107 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Dec 30 14:25:38 2015 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-24 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTestStderr: W r i t e e r r o r : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r x r u n _ r e c o v e r y f a i l e d : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r T r a n s f e r f a i l e d : I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_DevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: john 2107 F.... pulseaudio Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [Inspiron 5559, Realtek ALC255, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.0.6 dmi.board.name: 0664DJ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.6:bd09/16/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5559:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0664DJ:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5559 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- 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/1530142 Title: [Inspiron 5559, Realtek ALC255, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: No sound, either on headphones or internal speakers. Have been all over forums, tried every fix I can find. The installation is new, and it's on a new Dell 5559. Sound is not muted, and I believe the settings are correct, but it's hard to be sure, as each answer I find seems to have slightly differing advice, albeit a lot in common. Would be really helpful if your best and most complete FAQ answers were locked in one place, sorted by Ubuntu release: otherwise there's no way to tell which helpful suggestions/solutions are really correct. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: john 2107 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Dec 30 14:25:38 2015 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-24 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTestStderr: W r i t e e r r o r : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r x r u n _ r e c o v e r y f a i l e d : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r T r a n s f e r f a i l e d : I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_DevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: john 2107 F.... pulseaudio Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [Inspiron 5559, Realtek ALC255, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.0.6 dmi.board.name: 0664DJ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.6:bd09/16/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5559:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0664DJ:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5559 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1530142/+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