Public bug reported: I was able to resolve this issue by going through each "sound card" and checking the volume levels.
The default "alsa mixer" was ok, but "Playback: internal audio analogue stereo (pulseAudio mixer)" was muted. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xfbf00000 irq 56' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC892' Components : 'HDA:10ec0892,18493892,00100302' Controls : 33 Simple ctrls : 19 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfbe40000 irq 57' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200' Controls : 4 Simple ctrls : 1 Card1.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Date: Tue Mar 13 08:41:57 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/04/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.30 dmi.board.name: Z68 Extreme4 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.30:bd05/04/2011:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnZ68Extreme4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/953843 Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/953843/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs