There is actually a simple fix for this issue which I found here: http ://ordinary-linux-user.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-sound-from-headphone- jack.html
Solution: 1) open alsa-base.conf file $ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf 2) add the text below to the file (last line) options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6 3) restart your machine I'm not sure if it would be considered a bug or not? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673007 Title: Audio Jacks not working on Dell Studio XPS Laptop 1647 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs