Hi Vignesh,

try upgrading to 15.10.  Solved all my sound problems.

Cheers
John

On 16 March 2016 at 18:45, Vignesh <email address hidden> wrote:

> @Raymond (superquad-vortex2)
> I think I have the same problem.  You had mentioned "Your dell need those
> dell pci quriks for alc255".  How do I get those
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530142
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> Title:
>   [Inspiron 5559, Realtek ALC255, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all
>   playback write error (DMA or IRQ trouble?)
>
> Status in ALSA driver:
>   Unknown
> Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   No sound, either on headphones or internal speakers.  Have been all
>   over forums, tried every fix I can find.  The installation is new, and
>   it's on a new Dell 5559.
>
>   Sound is not muted, and I believe the settings are correct, but it's
>   hard to be sure, as each answer I find seems to have slightly
>   differing advice, albeit a lot in common.
>
>   Would be really helpful if your best and most complete FAQ answers
>   were locked in one place, sorted by Ubuntu release:  otherwise there's
>   no way to tell which helpful suggestions/solutions are really correct.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
>   Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
>   Architecture: amd64
>   AudioDevicesInUse:
>    USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>    /dev/snd/controlC0:  john       2107 F.... pulseaudio
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   Date: Wed Dec 30 14:25:38 2015
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-24 (6 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
> (20140417)
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   SourcePackage: alsa-driver
>   Symptom: audio
>   Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed
>   Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTestStderr:
>    W r i t e   e r r o r :   - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t   e r r o r
>     x r u n _ r e c o v e r y   f a i l e d :   - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p
> u t   e r r o r
>     T r a n s f e r   f a i l e d :   I n p u t / o u t p u t   e r r o r
>   Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
>   Symptom_DevicesInUse:
>    USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>    /dev/snd/controlC0:  john       2107 F.... pulseaudio
>   Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
>   Symptom_Type: No sound at all
>   Title: [Inspiron 5559, Realtek ALC255, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2015
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: 1.0.6
>   dmi.board.name: 0664DJ
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A00
>   dmi.chassis.type: 9
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.6:bd09/16/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5559:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0664DJ:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5559
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>
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