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No Audio Using 8.4

Asked by fox

Hey there guys --

New to Ubuntu, and I'm surprised to find that I'm not getting audio of any kind. Hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction for some trouble shooting if I post up my lspci feedback:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8800 GT (rev a2)
03:00.0 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMB368 IDE controller
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc RTL8139 Ethernet (rev 10)
05:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 0a)
05:01.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 0a)

I've already updated all of the packages. I thought it would help, but I'm getting nothing.

Thanks in advance. =]

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fox (123bigguys) said : 		#1

My mistake! Misprint in the title. 8.10, actually.

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Best Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#2

When you type "asoundconf list" (without quotes) into a terminal (Applications, Accessories, Terminal), you should only see one sound device and that is your SB Live.

If there is also an entry for your motherboard soundchip then you need to go into the BIOS to disable onboard sound.

On the Ubuntu desktop, under System, Preferences, Sound, open the Sound tab and ensure that "Play system sounds" is ticked. Under the "Devices" tab, the "Device for Default Mixer Tracks" should read "Soundblaster Live!"

Right click on the loudspeaker icon on your top panel and check that it is not muted. A left click on the same icon will tell you what your sound level is.

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fox (123bigguys) said : 		#3

Thank you very much. The problem was actually located in the sound preference -- you were right and I had no idea. I just changed it to pass through the on-board audio and everything turned itself on. Thanks again, man. : D

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fox (123bigguys) said : 		#4

Thanks Andre Mangan, that solved my question.