Still waiting for an audio fix

Frans Ketelaars ketelaars at wanadoo.nl
Sat Nov 7 21:43:59 UTC 2009


On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:31 +0000, Mark C.  Miller wrote:

> Has anyone found a fix yet for the lack of audio problem several folks
> have mentioned?
> 
> One fix talked about removing a modem reference from hardware, but I
> don't have a modem reference there.
> 
> When I tested 9.10 before installing, it never struck me that the system
> I tested on wasn't connected to my speakers ... my fault for being
> stupid.
> 
> In the meantime, I've installed 9.10, thinking it was OK, on an two IBM
> Thinkcenters, an HP, a custom-built box, and a Dell.  There is no audio
> on any of them.
> 
> I'm pretty much a newbi; I don't have any idea of where to start digging
> around the system for possible fixes.  I was kind of hoping that one of
> the updates might fix the problem.
> 
> Other than this, and I think an xorg.conf problem on the dell (I think
> the driver for the monitor has some sort of problem -- I can't get any
> resolution greater than 800X600), the rest of the install has been
> trouble free.  If I hadn't read about the problems others had I would
> never have suspected.  I started with 8.04 and upgraded every time a new
> version came out, and this was by far the easiest install.
> 
> If anyone has a clue on the audio, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1311725 might help.

Good luck!

    -Frans





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