Soundcard not detected, VIA Technologies, Inc. VT1708/A

[Jeff Borg]

Ubuntu 10.10

Expected Sound to work.

It doesn't.

No sound at all.

Machine also boots Win XP and sound works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
AlsaDevices:
 total 0
 crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 2011-01-08 21:34 seq
 crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 2011-01-08 21:34 timer
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:235: no soundcards found...
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:235: no soundcards found...
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
Date: Sat Jan 8 21:46:24 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: Soundcard not detected
dmi.bios.date: 08/16/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.6
dmi.board.name: MS-7253
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: msdinredmond
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrV1.6:bd08/16/2007:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7253:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-7253:rvr1.0:cvnmsdinredmond:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: MS-7253
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD

[Anish Asokan (asokan-anish)]

Hi Jeff

If you are having problems, Please kindly read through: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/662299

I don't know if this will help you. But its worth a try.

Anish