I vaguely recall sound didn't work on Cherry Trail systems like this until recently. Could you please try live booting some newer versions of Ubuntu and tell us which versions have working sound?
18.04: http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/ 18.10: http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.10/ 19.04: http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816429 Title: [bytcr-rt5651 - bytcr-rt5651, playback] Pulseaudio fails to detect card To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1816429/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs