PulseAudio Volume control issue

[Quisim Bryant]

From the time I installed PulseAudio, I lost the ability to control the volume of my computer. Then I lost sound. I tried to rectify the problem by removing PulseAudio in its entirety. I currently have no sound on my computer.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri May 2 23:19:45 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-24 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-24 (8 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1995
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 04.44
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.12:bd09/26/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVYm6Sleekbook:pvr0883100022305B00000320100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1995:rvr04.44:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY m6 Sleekbook
dmi.product.version: 0883100022305B00000320100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard