Public bug reported: I found by chance that output sound does not work UNLESS I Resume the laptop from a previous Suspend. That seems nothing to do with graphical system as I reproduced the same problem by stopping lightdm. That is, booting the laptop into terminal black screen
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-66.87-generic 4.4.44 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: claraa 1854 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Mar 9 16:35:11 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-05 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: None of the above Title: [SVS15112C5E, Realtek ALC275, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/13/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: R1021C8 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrR1021C8:bd03/13/2013:svnSonyCorporation:pnSVS15112C5E:pvrC60BNM15:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: SVS15112C5E dmi.product.version: C60BNM15 dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1671530 Title: Playback sound ONLY works after Resume from a Suspend To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1671530/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs