Ubuntu 12.04 - The volume control has disappeared from the top menu, and there is no sound. Keyboard volume controls no longer work. This is not after a new install of Ubuntu, it just randomly started.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaDevices:
total 0
crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 1 Sep 8 11:45 seq
crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 33 Sep 8 11:45 timer
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
Date: Sat Sep 8 11:58:45 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-02 (98 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0801
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1015PE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0801:bd10/06/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1015PEM:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1015PE:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1015PEM
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
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