Solved - Ubuntu 9.10 Audio Fix

Posted by JD 03/14/2010 at 12:45

I’ve been using Linux for years and haven’t had any issues with sound/audio working until recently. Audio had worked on this machine before, then it stopped working. Below is a fix that I found to work for my hardware.

Environment – Current

  1. Here’s my detailed ALSA output | hope it doesn’t disappear
  2. xubuntu 9.10 x64
  3. Kernel release: 2.6.31-20-server | yes, I install server by default
  4. ALSA Driver version: 1.0.20
  5. ALSA Library version: 1.0.20
  6. ALSA Utilities version: 1.0.20
  7. Module: snd-hda-intel: model=6stack power_save=10 power_save_controller=N
  8. Codec: Realtek ALC888

I think that explains the sound hardware and drivers.

The Fix

Like many people, I ended up working the Ubuntu Sound Trouble Shooting Guide. Previously, that guide worked to correct sound issues. It didn’t work today, which was frustrating. Anyway, here’s the fix that did work and is much easier.

Steps:

  1. Purge alsa-utils alsa-base
  2. Accept the removal of all dependencies too. This was scary.
  3. Reinstall xubuntu-desktop – I prefer xubuntu over gnome or kde.
    sudo aptitude purge alsa-utils alsa-base
    
sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop

    That’s it.

After a reboot, just unmute the audio and it worked. Desktop settings were not lost, which was unexpected, but you may lose yours. Backup before doing this. I hope this works for someone else. It is much easier that other options.

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