Fix for No sound (Sound Blaster Audigy) after upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10

37 Comments to “Fix for No sound (Sound Blaster Audigy) after upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10”

1. jordanwb says:

   November 3, 2009 at 2:33 pm

   I had this problem like 2 years ago. I ended up recompiling alsa, then someone posted the same fix as you but using the Sound control window and going to the “Switched” tab.

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2. eco2geek says:

   November 3, 2009 at 3:31 pm

   Turn on “Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack”

   should read

   Turn OFF “Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack”

   (i.e. make sure its checkbox isn’t checked).

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3. Siarhei says:

   November 5, 2009 at 7:01 pm

   priceless!

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4. kaya says:

   November 7, 2009 at 8:26 pm

   I did all the steps, but the very last one I couldn’t do it, because I do not have this option:
   “Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack”
   my case was rather strange, I did the upgrade and the sounds was working just fine (no mic tho), and yesterday while I was listening music, the sound suddenly stopped, so I do not know, what my situation could be.

   saludos

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5. ATOzTOA says:

   November 9, 2009 at 6:32 am

   How do I change the default Audio Card used by Ubuntu Karmic.

   I have onboard soundcard and Sound Blaster card seperate…

   _ATOzTOA

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6. thongkh says:

   November 12, 2009 at 2:19 pm

   i just installed alsamixer, after that, what my audigy detected is ‘TriTech TR28602′ and since i use analog output, i dont have to uncheck the checkbox. but unfortunately, skype still unable to hear my own voice during test call

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7. Damian says:

   November 13, 2009 at 4:57 pm

   Hi there

   This is my post on Ubuntu forum
   http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1317981
   maybe here Ill find someone able to help me:/

   Regards
   Damian

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8. andrei says:

   November 15, 2009 at 7:16 pm

   hi,
   i have the same problem on an eeepc 901 – no sound at all. at the begining it worked but only with the local speakers, no output line. i tried the suggestions in the forum but couldn’t make it work. when i start the gnome alsa mixer i get an empty window and when i try to access the ‘sound card properties’ from the edit menu the application crashes immediately .. any idea on that one.
   thanks,
   andrei

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9. dan says:

   November 17, 2009 at 9:08 pm

   worked for me, thanks!

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10. Sven says:

    November 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Thanks, works!

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11. John Headstrong says:

    November 25, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    worked for me

    nice one, thank you !!

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12. andrei says:

    December 2, 2009 at 1:07 am

    i fixed it in the end. there was a kernel conflict. the update didn’t change to the new one on my eee. finally found a solution here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1317981&page=3

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13. mattlin says:

    December 16, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for this post… This fixed my problem very quickly…

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14. timekilla says:

    January 20, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    thanks a lot for the post. helped solve the problem.

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15. Aaron says:

    March 30, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Thanks!! Solved my problem w/ Audigy 2.

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16. nookkin says:

    April 24, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    Thanks, it helped me out with my Audigy 4. It would play the sound very quietly and with terrible distortion before I did this.

    @eco2geek: I actually had to turn ON the “Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack” option.

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17. Donal-T1892 says:

    May 3, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks worked a charm, only my second day using Ubuntu.. Loving it!!

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18. Hasser says:

    May 7, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Now if only we could get the front panel headphone & mic working that would be great. I would dissect the code, but I’m not that smart.

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19. raj says:

    June 3, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    Excellent. Was having problems with audigy live card. By following your instructions finally I have sound with Ubuntu 10.04

    Thanks buddy

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20. hsdb says:

    June 4, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    Everything works great…i had the same problem on ubuntu 10.04 with an audigy 4

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21. Weez says:

    June 9, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    I could kiss you – thank you so much!

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22. KCH says:

    June 11, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Turning on the Sigma-tel in Alsa mixerthis worked fine after upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 and no sound!
    Brilliant thanks mate I owe you a pint!

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23. k says:

    August 9, 2010 at 3:04 am

    thanks for the rec, works a merveille!

    Bonne journee depuis les Etats unis!!

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24. Cheryl says:

    August 12, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    I’m having the same problem as Andrei. I get and empty window when starting the program. Any suggestions?

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25. Sebadamus says:

    August 29, 2010 at 8:21 am

    Thanks, installing gnome alsa mixer solve me the problem!

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26. Vadim.M. says:

    October 8, 2010 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks for the post. It’s helped solve the problem with Audigy 2 in Mint 9.

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27. NeuralNET says:

    December 16, 2010 at 9:33 am

    Sorted my install of Ubuntu 10.10. Installed OS from scratch, but sound wouldn’t work for my Creative Audigy Ex Pro. Installed gnome-alsamixer, ticked and then unticked ‘Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack’ in the appropriate device, and BLAM it WORKS! Lovely.

    Thanks!

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28. dwinfield10 says:

    December 23, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks for the tip, this worked for me on Lucid as well

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29. Keith Murphy says:

    April 7, 2011 at 12:43 am

    Thanks, that solved my problem as well.

    You can also turn off the same setting in Alsamixergui.

    Don’t know if I would have ever found it without this post, though.

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30. Alan says:

    April 20, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Cheers! Also works for MythBuntu 10.10
    After install, the menu path is
    Applications > Multimedia > Gnome ALSA mixer

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