PCI/internal sound card not detected

[Charlie Sager]

Sound was working. After update, no sound card detected, and no sound.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaDevices:
 total 0
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 1 Apr 27 03:25 seq
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 33 Apr 27 03:25 timer
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
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: Fri Apr 27 10:30:51 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120325)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: PCI/internal sound card not detected
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0803
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5E3 Premium
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 2.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0803:bd05/21/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5E3Premium:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5E3Premium:rvrRev2.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5E3 Premium
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Changing to alsa-utils since the issue in with alsa-restore init.

> From bootdmesg:
[ 29.478143] init: alsa-restore main process (1360) terminated with status 19

Try running sudo service alsa-restore restart manually and see if your card shows with aplay -l command. If it does, restart pulseaudio and sound should be working properly.

[Charlie Sager (charsager)]

On 04/27/2012 12:44 PM, Dave Lentz wrote:
> Changing to alsa-utils since the issue in with alsa-restore init.
>
>> From bootdmesg:
> [ 29.478143] init: alsa-restore main process (1360) terminated with status 19
>
> Try running sudo service alsa-restore restart manually and see if your
> card shows with aplay -l command. If it does, restart pulseaudio and
> sound should be working properly.
>
>
> ** Package changed: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) => alsa-utils (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
Dave,

After about 8 hours of fiddling with this, I found out what my problem
is. I had added to update manager software sources,
ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-audio-dev/alsa-daily/ubuntu . This puts
alsa-hda-dkms as a package to update in update manager. One of the
drivers in there was causing my problem(that is, in system settings for
sound, output was "dummy-output", and I could not perform a speaker
test). When I restored from backup, and took the ppa out, the rest of
the updates were successful, and I still had my sound. I'm now on the
latest kernel, 3.2.0-24 .

I guess this bug #989955 can be forwarded to the alsa-dev team.
Wouldn't want this to show up on some future update. On another
computer, I still have another sound bug #980070 that has a work-around,
I just unplug/plug back in the HDMI cable, athough this is rather
annoying, as Ubuntu 11.10 worked just fine.
Thanks