For what it is worth, the exact same problem also surfaces on the Macbook Air 1,1. Everything seems to be working fine; sound card is recognised and alsamixer shows the various channels as active and unmuted. But no sound comes out of the speakers.
The problem for the Macbook Air 1,1 is reported on various sites, among here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2141179 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181828 Title: macbook air 2,1 no sound Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hello, I installed Ubuntu raring 13.04 on a Macbook Air 2,1 and I have no sound. The card is recognized by alsamixer and pulseaudio. I put the volume to the maximum, put all the mixer unmute in alsamixer, no sound at all. Thanks for your help. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: rom1 1493 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDmesg: [ 8.408776] NVRM: GPU at 0000:02:00: GPU-e1116370-0337-a0c6-6dce-80e73ebd884a Date: Sun May 19 20:29:36 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-19 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/14/08 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: MBA21.88Z.0075.B03.0811141325 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag# dmi.board.name: Mac-F42D88C8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag# dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F42D88C8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBA21.88Z.0075.B03.0811141325:bd11/14/08:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookAir2,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F42D88C8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F42D88C8: dmi.product.name: MacBookAir2,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1181828/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp