[Audigy - SB Audigy 1 [SB0092], playback] No sound at all

[drkitty]

under sound settings all the alert sounds are grayed out - This problem emerged after upgrade to 11.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: cat 1452 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: cat 1452 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: cat 1452 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Audigy'/'SB Audigy 1 [SB0092] (rev.3, serial:0x531102) at 0xb800, irq 18'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9721,23'
   Components : 'AC97a:83847609'
   Controls : 198
   Simple ctrls : 34
Date: Mon Oct 24 16:58:59 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Audigy failed
Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - SB Audigy 1 [SB0092]
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 1452 1452 1452/dev/snd/controlC0: cat F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: cat F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: cat F...m pulseaudio
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [Audigy - SB Audigy 1 [SB0092], playback] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/17/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7V333 ACPI BIOS Revision 1006
dmi.board.name: A7V333
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: REV 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftware,Inc.:bvrASUSA7V333ACPIBIOSRevision1006:bd04/17/2002:svnSystemManufacturer:pnSystemName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA7V333:rvrREV1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct7:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Taylor Braun-Jones (nocnokneo)]

For me, the solution was to:

 1. Open `dconf-editor`.
 2. Navigate to `org.gnome.desktop.sound` and enable `event-sounds`.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for alsa-driver (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]