Comment 18 for bug 466775

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Steven M Salinas (smsalinas1) wrote : Re: [Bug 466775] Re: after ubuntu 9.1 upgrade no sound driver in system test utility on hp 2133

Thank you, this has fixed my issue.

I appreciate your assistance.

Steven Salinas

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Brad Figg <email address hidden> wrote:

> If you've successfully upgraded to Karmic you should be running kernel
> version 2.6.31-14-generic which you can verify by typing "uname -r"
> (without the quotes) in a terminal. If it reports something other than
> 2.6.31 then you are not booting a Karmic kernel.
>
> To fix the issue:
>
> In a terminal run:
> sudo mv /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup
> sudo update-grub
> sudo reboot
>
> After rebooting, in a terminal run:
> uname -a
>
> Verify that the kernel you are now booting is of the
> 2.6.31 variety. It should look something like: "Linux bradf-home
> 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64
> GNU/Linux"
>
> If, after booting with a Karmic kernel you are still
> having audio issues, change this bug back to new and
> run:
> apport-collect -p alsa-base 466775
>
>
> ** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> after ubuntu 9.1 upgrade no sound driver in system test utility on hp 2133
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466775
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>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> no sound driver appears in the list of drivers to test in the input tab on
> the system check utility. The sound worked ok in version 9.04.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> AlsaDevices:
> total 0
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 2009-10-31 08:59 by-path
> AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
> Architecture: i386
> ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
> AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/dsp',
> '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/sequencer2', '/dev/sequencer', '/dev/seq'] failed
> with exit code 1:
> CheckboxCommand: alsa_record_playback
> CheckboxDescription:
> Pair a Bluetooth headset with your system. Then open the volume control
> application by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the panel and selecting
> "Sound Preferences". Select the "Input" tab and choose your Bluetooth
> device. Select the "Output" tab and choose your Bluetooth device. When you
> are done, click the Test button, then speak into the microphone. After a few
> seconds, your speech will be played back to you.
>
> Did you hear your speech played back?
> CheckboxTest: alsa_record_playback_bluetooth
> Date: Sat Oct 31 09:50:00 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Package: alsa-base 1.0.20+dfsg-1ubuntu5
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic
> SourcePackage: alsa-driver
> Tags: checkbox-bug
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
>