ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 37, Issue 20

[Tony]

Message: 3
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:30 +1000
From: Michael Harold <mike.harold at optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Lost Sound
To: Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com>
Message-ID: <1237773630.5901.48.camel at mikeh-desktop>
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>Hi All,
>	Having recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex"and was happily
<snip>

>	Having completed the list (eventually!) I found that while the sound
>system was recognised - there was no sound! Not even the drums at
>sign-on!

My guess would be pulseaudio as the culprit, there are plenty of postings around on the subject but here's one to get you started...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=866965

Hope this helps you.

Cheers,

Tony.