I have the same problem, no sound at all on a fresh Kubuntu install. I think this should be fixed right away since I use a package distro and don't tend to mess up my system with installing from source.
2.6.22-14-generic 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) Subsystem: COMPAL Electronics Inc Unknown device 0023 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23 Region 0: Memory at f8500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> ** Changed in: ubuntu Sourcepackagename: linux-source-2.6.22 => None Status: Triaged => Confirmed -- Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) - no sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130559 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs