Ubuntu 10.04 Sound not working

Here is the full output of Step 3 from Sound troubleshooting:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure

!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.60
!!################################

!!Script ran on: Sat Mar 3 23:09:49 UTC 2012

!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------

Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS"

!!DMI Information
!!---------------

Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: Vostro A840
Product Version:

!!Kernel Information
!!------------------

Kernel release: 2.6.32-38-generic
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: i686
Processor: unknown
SMP Enabled: Yes

!!ALSA Version
!!------------

Driver version: 1.0.21
Library version: 1.0.24.1
Utilities version: 1.0.24.2

!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------

!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------

Pulseaudio:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio)
      Running - Yes

ESound Daemon:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd)
      Running - No

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------

--- no soundcards ---

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:1b.0 0403: 8086:284b (rev 02)
 Subsystem: 1028:0298

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------

snd-atiixp-modem: index=-2
snd-intel8x0m: index=-2
snd-via82xx-modem: index=-2
snd-usb-audio: index=-2
snd-usb-caiaq: index=-2
snd-usb-ua101: index=-2
snd-usb-us122l: index=-2
snd-usb-usx2y: index=-2
snd-cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
snd-pcsp: index=-2
snd-usb-audio: index=-2

!!Loaded sound module options
!!--------------------------

!!ALSA Device nodes
!!-----------------

crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 Mar 3 15:01 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 Mar 3 15:01 /dev/snd/timer

!!ALSA configuration files
!!------------------------

!!System wide config file (/etc/asound.conf)

pcm.pulse {
    type pulse
}
ctl.pulse {
    type pulse
}
pcm.!default {
    type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
    type pulse
}

!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!------------

APLAY

aplay: device_list:240: no soundcards found...

ARECORD

arecord: device_list:240: no soundcards found...

!!Amixer output
!!-------------

!!Alsactl output
!!-------------

--startcollapse--
--endcollapse--

!!All Loaded Modules
!!------------------

Module
binfmt_misc
ppdev
fbcon
tileblit
font
bitblit
softcursor
vga16fb
vgastate
snd_hda_intel
arc4
snd_hda_codec
snd_hwdep
snd_pcm_oss
snd_mixer_oss
snd_pcm
snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_oss
snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi
pcmcia
snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq
snd_timer
snd_seq_device
joydev
dell_wmi
i915
ath5k
snd
dell_laptop
drm_kms_helper
mac80211
ath
yenta_socket
rsrc_nonstatic
sdhci_pci
dcdbas
drm
intel_agp
soundcore
cfg80211
sdhci
pcmcia_core
psmouse
serio_raw
sbp2
i2c_algo_bit
led_class
snd_page_alloc
agpgart
video
output
lp
parport
ohci1394
ieee1394
r8169
mii

!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
!!------------------

[ 16.463434] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[ 16.463566] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 16.463621] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 16.479316] vga16fb: initializing
--
[ 16.479334] vga16fb: not registering due to another framebuffer present
[ 16.492071] hda-intel: no codecs found!
[ 16.492218] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 16.701389] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50

Is this a new install? Have you run all the updates?

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Chris

I was actually using Ubuntu 11 but I do not know why suddenly sound and usb stopped working. I was listening cracking sound sometimes. I was facing this problem for a month and then I decided to install Ubuntu 8 and then upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 but still the sound is not working.

I have upgraded and installed all the updates in the system but still it shows that "No sound card found"

Thanks for helping.

Support for Ubuntu 8.04 ended last year, so it's possible only the basic files could be upgraded to 10.04.

I'd suggest downloading the ISO for 11.10  LiveCD, burn the CD, and try testing off that.  If sound works OK you could do a fresh install after backing up all your important data.  Ubuntu 12.04 is due out at the end of April and you might also like to wait for that.  12.04 will be an LTS release with extended support for 5 years, so it will get updates until April 2017.

There _WAS_ a problem with Intel sound driver modules in earlier releases, but that problem goes back about four or five years.  There should be no problems with current releases, or at least I couldn't find any.  You might have inadvertently created the problem by installing 8.04 and then upgrading to 10.04.

If there's no sound in 12.04 first look in alsamixer and set all the volume levels.  Open a terminal windows and type

alsamixer

You'll see there's many more controls than appear on the volume indicator applet and it's sometimes these 'hidden' controls that can cause no sound problems if they get set to 0 or mute.  You may find so many controls that you have to use the arrow keys to scroll the controls left or right.

Chris.

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Sent: Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #189580]: Ubuntu 10.04 Sound not working

Question #189580 on alsa-driver in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/189580

    Status: Answered => Open

Deepak Ashwani is still having a problem:

I was actually using Ubuntu 11 but I do not know why suddenly sound and usb stopped working. I was listening cracking sound sometimes. I was facing this problem for a month and then I decided to install Ubuntu 8 and then upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 but still the sound is not working.

I have upgraded and installed all the updates in the system but still it
shows that "No sound card found"

Thanks for helping.

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Thanks Chris for your reply.

I will possibly wait till Ubuntu 12.

But If I try to Install Ubuntu 11 using a iso live CD, do i risk my data. I mean usually I upgraded the ubuntu without taking the backup of my data.

Right now as the usb drive is also not working, what do you suggest. Can I upgrade the ubuntu or somehow USB can work on Ubuntu 10.04.

Regards,
Deepak

I checked my update manager by using Alt+F2

and then "update-manager -d"

and it says that New Ubuntu release '12.04 LTS' is available. Should i go for upgrade in march considering that its support will be in April?

12.04 LTS is still in beta 1. It has beta 2 and candidate release milestones still to pass before the stable release. Anything can and will happen during beta testing including a broken install or upgrade. If this is your only machine then I would not recommend upgrading to 12.04 at this stage, at least not without first downloading the 11.10 ISO for the LiveCD, burning it so that it's bootable, verifying that it boots and works, and also doing a backup of all of your important data.

I'd recommend you do all of these steps in any case. An upgrade to 12.04 at the end of April may not fix the problem and you may have to download the new ISO and start from scratch in any case.

I don't like recommending on line upgrades where there is no other means of recovery if things don't work out as expected.

Chris.

Try:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-audio-dev/ppa; sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-iquik/alsa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;killall pulseaudio; rm -r ~/.pulse*

Then wait 10 seconds and reboot. Personally I would upgrade to Precise as others are saying.