On foot of the troubleshooting advice at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578 , here is the output of aplay -l on my system:
aplay: device_list:215: no soundcards found... while the output of pkill pulseaudio; sleep 2; pulseaudio -vv is attached. pavucontrol shows no devices of any kind. ** Attachment added: "My pulseaudio -vv output" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19955575/pulsebucket -- Audio (SB Audigy, nForce 2 integrated, USB device) not detected after 8.04 -> 8.10 upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291389 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
