OK, this didn't work.  here is the error I get:

Begin: Waiting for root file system...
Done
Gave up waiting for device.  Common problems

-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
  -check root delay (did the system wait long enough?)
  -check root (did the system wait for the right device?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc modules; ls/desc

Alert does not exist dropping to shell.

When I installed 9.10 I chose the option to keep the existing menu.lst.
Apparently that was a mistake.  It would seem to me that the menu.lst should
be updated without losing entries for other OS's.

I'm afraid I will have to either downgrade or re-install?  The new kernel
does not seem to recognize the file system....



On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:09 AM, George Lopez <email address hidden> wrote:

> To determine you are experiencing this issue open Sound Preferences -
> you can right click on the Speaker icon on your Pannel, or you can go to
> "System Preferences".  Click on 'Hardware" and the list should be empty.
>
> To determine the Kernel you are running type 'uname -a' and the kernel
> will be displayed, as shown below:
>
> 2.6.28-16-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 20 19:48:24 UTC 2009 i686
> GNU/Linux
>
>
> To correct: sudo vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> Modifiy or add lines to the2.6.31 is selected. See sample below:
>
> title           Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic
> kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
> initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
> quiet
>
> title           Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
> kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
> initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
>
> title           Ubuntu 9.10, memtest86+
> kernel          /memtest86+.bin
> quiet
>
> --
> after ubuntu 9.1 upgrade no sound driver in system test utility on hp 2133
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466775
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> 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
>