[G41MT-D3, Realtek ALC887-VD, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all

[SpudULike]

I can confirm that I do get sound from this exact hardware configuration when running Windows 7 which is installed dual boot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic-pae 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: colin 1634 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0', 'info'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer load hw:0 error: Invalid argument
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfdff8000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887-VD'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,1458a002,00100302'
   Controls : 38
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer hw:0 load error: Invalid argument
Date: Sun Mar 11 13:04:02 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Intel failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 1634 colin F...m pulseaudio
    PID ACCESS COMMAND
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Symptom_amixerStderr: a m i x e r : M i x e r h w : I n t e l l o a d e r r o r : I n v a l i d a r g u m e n t
Title: [G41MT-D3, Realtek ALC887-VD, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-11 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: G41MT-D3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd05/04/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnG41MT-D3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnG41MT-D3:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: G41MT-D3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.