sound preference change the default sink and source the problem is why iec958 was selected by pulseaudio if it has lower priority than the other
do sound preference keep your setting after reboot ? active profile: <output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo> sinks: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.5.iec958-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958) sources: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.5.iec958-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958) alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.5.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo ports: analog-input-microphone;input-microphone-1: Microphone / Microphone 1 (priority 8720, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" analog-input-microphone;input-microphone-2: Microphone / Microphone 2 (priority 8719, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: analog-input: Analog Input (priority 8000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: analog-input-video: Video (priority 7000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: analog-output;output-amplifier-on: Analog Output / Amplifier (priority 9910, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: analog-output;output-amplifier-off: Analog Output / No Amplifier (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318563 Title: [ICH4 - Intel ICH5, playback] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1318563/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs