Puzzled with the fact that I was the only guy in Ubuntu Natty planet
with a crashed sound, decided to give another try.
This time, instead of zsync-inc my .iso sources from
cdimage.ubuntu.com , zsync-ed from the actual Natty release in nearest
mirror (it shouldn't make any difference since I started seriously
testing Natty Beta just after the final release on April 28 - but, in
fact, there was a slight difference, less than .5%). Then burned a USB
stick from within the current and buggy Natty test install, instead of
using the Maverick application .
Booted from the USB stick in "test Ubuntu" mode, completely updated the
stick from the standard source, checked the microphone and of course it
didn't work.
Tested the Sound Recorder again and "voilĂ " it works! This time without
the serious distortions observed before.
Installed Natty on HD again, (third or fourth time) now from this
special stick, tested sound and it works, updated (almost 200 Mb in
file updates up to now) and it works, installed Skype and it still
works, enabled NVidia last video driver, rebooted and Unity is there,
and I still don't like it but at least the sound works.
What really happened? I really don't know, but somehow it is was
"magically" solved. I guess David Henningsson will be
happy to know or perhaps a bit intrigued, like me.
Problem solved. What happened? I don't know.
Puzzled with the fact that I was the only guy in Ubuntu Natty planet
with a crashed sound, decided to give another try.
This time, instead of zsync-inc my .iso sources from
cdimage.ubuntu.com , zsync-ed from the actual Natty release in nearest
mirror (it shouldn't make any difference since I started seriously
testing Natty Beta just after the final release on April 28 - but, in
fact, there was a slight difference, less than .5%). Then burned a USB
stick from within the current and buggy Natty test install, instead of
using the Maverick application .
Booted from the USB stick in "test Ubuntu" mode, completely updated the
stick from the standard source, checked the microphone and of course it
didn't work.
Opened alsamixer in a terminal screen, because of /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ pulseaudio/ +bug/771739 -
https:/
and enabled the rear mic - standard in my system.
Tested the Sound Recorder again and "voilĂ " it works! This time without
the serious distortions observed before.
Installed Natty on HD again, (third or fourth time) now from this
special stick, tested sound and it works, updated (almost 200 Mb in
file updates up to now) and it works, installed Skype and it still
works, enabled NVidia last video driver, rebooted and Unity is there,
and I still don't like it but at least the sound works.
What really happened? I really don't know, but somehow it is was
"magically" solved. I guess David Henningsson will be
happy to know or perhaps a bit intrigued, like me.