I had the same problem with my laptop Acer Aspire 5100 solution:
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec you will see your sound card model, in my case output was Codec: Realtek ALC883 open file: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf modify line which starts with options snd-hda-intel xxx in that way that you will add your sound card model model=your_model in my case I did this: options snd-hda-intel xxx bacame options snd-hda-intel xxx model=ALC883 save and reboot it should work Note: xxx means other settings :) just in case -- Sound capture (microphone) works on LiveCD, but don't work after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460351 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs