Related to commend #12.
Both speaker-test -Dplug:front and aplay -Dplug:front $(locate Noise.wav) work with or without comment #33 packages.
Changing /etc/pulse/default.pa per comment #7 fixes output at least.
###fix### #7 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/178442 load-module module-alsa-sink sink_name=M2496_out device=hw:M2496 format=s32le channels=10 channel_map=left,right,aux0,aux1,aux2,aux3,aux4,aux5,aux6,aux7 load-module module-alsa-source source_name=M2496_in device=hw:M2496 format=s32le channels=12 channel_map=left,right,aux0,aux1,aux2,aux3,aux4,aux5,aux6,aux7,aux8,aux9
###fix### ### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available ###fix### .ifexists module-udev-detect.so ###fix### load-module module-udev-detect ###fix### .else ###fix### ### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that ###fix### ### lack udev support) ###fix### load-module module-detect ###fix### .endif
What a nightmare for someone desiring sound to work out of the box.
Related to commend #12.
Both speaker-test -Dplug:front and aplay -Dplug:front $(locate Noise.wav) work with or without comment #33 packages.
Changing /etc/pulse/ default. pa per comment #7 fixes output at least.
###fix### #7 https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ pulseaudio/ +bug/178442 map=left, right,aux0, aux1,aux2, aux3,aux4, aux5,aux6, aux7 name=M2496_ in device=hw:M2496 format=s32le channels=12 channel_ map=left, right,aux0, aux1,aux2, aux3,aux4, aux5,aux6, aux7,aux8, aux9
load-module module-alsa-sink sink_name=M2496_out device=hw:M2496 format=s32le channels=10 channel_
load-module module-alsa-source source_
###fix### ### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available udev-detect. so
###fix### .ifexists module-
###fix### load-module module-udev-detect
###fix### .else
###fix### ### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that
###fix### ### lack udev support)
###fix### load-module module-detect
###fix### .endif
What a nightmare for someone desiring sound to work out of the box.