After exploring the Ubuntu community support site, I found this excellent resource: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure. I followed the steps and voilĂ ! A working sound system...
This "bug" was apparently a user bug... I must've done somethin' wrong somewhere sometime... Anyway, this is no bug for anyone to be wasting her time on! ** Attachment added: "Result of executing the alsa-info.sh function..." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/835289/+attachment/2325211/+files/alsa-info.txt ** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => The Geeko (thegeeko61) ** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/835289 Title: [NV55S, Realtek ALC271X, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/835289/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs