No Sound with a N10/ICH 7 audio controller

Question

This problem is really stressing me out. No sound at all even when I turn up volume to loudest.On the sound setting the only options are (On Hardware)

• Off
• Analog Stereo Output
• Analog Stereo Input
• Analog Stereo Duplex

Please Help! Thank You

This is what I got with lspci No idea what it means though! (Is this the right thing?)

cheryl@ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
3f:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
cheryl@ubuntu:~$ 

general

Your soundcard should be supported according to the following website

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog/component/pci:27D8:8086-AUDIO

configuration

1. At the first point check if the correct device is chosen. In the following case your are able to determine the correct output device via elimination. To choose one device, you only have to click on it and maybe choose a special connector.

   

2. After that point you are able to choose how your output device should work. In your special case either "Analog Stereo Duplex" or "Analog Stereo Output" should work. Use "Test Speakers" to check if it works.

   

Comments

[Cheryl]

I didnt have sound before. It has never worked at all since I got ubuntu 11.10 =(

[MarkovCh1]

The sound settings window has a tab where you can choose default output. Also keep an eye out for mute buttons (and in particular, unchecking mute buttons).

[wim]

I had this issue and it was due to my user not being a member of the audio group. Check your group membership by entering the terminal command groups.