Fresh installation: No sound

[Spectrum]

Hello.

I am a fairly new Kubuntu user. I have a fresh installation of Kubuntu 10.10 (not an upgrade). I have no sound.

I have tried "System Settings -> Sound and Video Configuration -> Phonon" and clicking "Test" on the devices listed. No sound.

I know my hardware is OK. Sound works in Fedora and in Windows.

In Kmix all channels are maxed. (Are there other hidden volume controllers that I need to check?)

lshw gives this:

spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ sudo lshw -c sound
 *-multimedia      
    description: Audio device
    product: Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
    vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
    physical id: 0.1
    bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
    version: 00
    width: 64 bits
    clock: 33MHz
    capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
    configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
    resources: irq:52 memory:fbbfc000-fbbfffff
 *-multimedia
    description: Audio device
    product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
    vendor: Intel Corporation
    physical id: 1b
    bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
    version: 06
    width: 64 bits
    clock: 33MHz
    capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
    configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
    resources: irq:51 memory:fbff8000-fbffbfff
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ 
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ 
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ 
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ sudo lshw -c sound              
 *-multimedia      
    description: Audio device                         
    product: Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
    vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
    physical id: 0.1
    bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
    version: 00
    width: 64 bits
    clock: 33MHz
    capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
    configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
    resources: irq:52 memory:fbbfc000-fbbfffff
 *-multimedia
    description: Audio device
    product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
    vendor: Intel Corporation
    physical id: 1b
    bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
    version: 06
    width: 64 bits
    clock: 33MHz
    capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
    configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
    resources: irq:51 memory:fbff8000-fbffbfff
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$

Other information that might be useful:

spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel     ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
           HDA Intel at 0xfbff8000 irq 51
 1 [Generic    ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
           HD-Audio Generic at 0xfbbfc000 irq 52
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$

spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$ cat /proc/asound/devices 
 2:    : timer
 3:    : sequencer
 4: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
 5: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
 6: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
 7: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
 8: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
 9: [ 0- 2]: hardware dependent
 10: [ 0]  : control
 11: [ 1- 3]: digital audio playback
 12: [ 1- 0]: hardware dependent
 13: [ 1]  : control
spectrum@spectrum-P55-USB3:~$

Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

[Spectrum]

Re: Fresh installation: No sound

I googled some more. I found this, which linked to this, which linked to a description of a driver. Here I get this:

This driver doesn't provide a downloadable version. Use the Driver Scanner to upgrade your drivers.

That doesn't help since the "Driver Scanner" they refer to is a Windows-only tool. Furthermore, I don't know if this is the correct driver.

Anyone?

[ubuntuku]

Re: Fresh installation: No sound

Check the volume via alsamixer and make sure nothing is muted. Run the following command in terminal:

alsamixer

[Spectrum]

Re: Fresh installation: No sound

Thanks for the reply.

It turns out I did have some muted channels. I have unmuted everything (in alsamixer and kmix) except "Front Mic". Now my sound works.

(Unmuting "Front Mic" gives a loud howling noise. I'm just going to mute it for now.)

Thanks again.