HELP!!! Switched from XP to xubuntu and there's no sound. II just need a point in the right direction

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

lshw -C sound

post the results here

crystal@lappie:~$ lshw -C sound
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-multimedia
       description: Multimedia audio controller
       product: 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1f.5
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=0 module=snd_intel8x0
crystal@lappie:~$

Hello CrystalCelestinaEvans,

looks like your audio adaptor is being detected, and the snd_intel8x0 is being loaded for it. try double clicking on the speaker icon in your taskbar next to the clock and tinkering with the volume sliders to see if you get any audio

I've actually done that before, just because the colume controls looked so different from what I'm used to. I tried it again. And I've got nothing. Are there certain things that negate each other or things I should have off? I've tried up and down with everything while a video was on and nothing

There's a Preferences button in that mixer type gui that allows you to add in other channels, just add a few at a time. Also maybe this helps?

http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/TroubleShooting

Good luck with this
Regards from
Tom :)

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Good luck and many regards from
Tom :)

Same problem here!

Just switched from WindowsME to Xubuntu...

no audio at all...

My output is similar to the one posted by CrystalCelestinaEvans...

Any suggestions???

Please post this as a new question and hopefully the front desk will be able to help
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+addquestion
This is now an old thread that is unlikely to get anyone looking it over

Thanks, regards from
Tom

same problem here. audio adapter detected. volume sliders played with. tried lots of searches and lots of solutions (e.g. reinstalling alsa, trying then uninstalling pulse audio). now i want to try someone's solution of setting audio ouput as alsa; mine's pulse. where's audio preferences?

Please post this as a new question and hopefully the front desk will be able to help
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+addquestion
This is now an old thread that is unlikely to get anyone looking it over

Thanks, regards from
Tom