Ubuntu Install cannot detect onboard sound chip set ESS ES1869F on Compaq Deskpro

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Cannot detect onboard sound chipset ESS ES1869F on Compaq Deskpro. No sound.

2.6.15-27-386 #1 PREEMPT Sat Sep 16 01:51:59 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

[Stuart Read (sread)]

Same problem here. Didn't work in Dapper, doesn't work in Edgy. Note that sounds works in Windows 2000, so it's not a BIOS or contact issue.

[jelly (jl83)]

I have same problem with Xubuntu. It doesn't recognize the chip...

[Harrison Conlin (harrisony)]

Hi there. With the large amount of bugs, bugs can get lost quite easily
Try this
$sudo modprobe snd-es18xx
$alsamixer
If you get sliders to move around, it is working.
$sudo nano /etc/modules
If that worked add "snd-es18xx" to /etc/modules so its loaded when you boot up

if that didnt work you may want to look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToSetupSoundCards

[Lynx (christian-weidler)]

Hello there,

same problem appears on my daughters compaq deskpro ENS C400 with the above named onboard soundchip. I installed her Xubuntu 6.10 due tue performande reasons, as the machine is not the most modern stuff. But I got It from my work for free, because we changed the PC's in the company. So far everything works fine but there is no sound. Dmesg doenst show the sound chip, no sound modules are loaded. If I try to force it with modprobe like described, it gives back th comment: "No such device". But I've seen the chip on the board with my own eyes and under W2000 it worked. Is this just a problem of Ubuntu or is it a general problem? Is there another way to set the sound chip up under (X)ubuntu?

[Harrison Conlin (harrisony)]

Thanks for your comments. This does not appear to be a bug report and we are closing it. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise your question in the support tracker. https://answers.launchpad.net/questions
Please post the link to ticket on the support tracker after you have reported it
(sorry i should of done this before)