Thanks, Raymond. I decided to update the alsa driver stack. basd on these instructions
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-audio-dev/+archive/alsa- daily/+packages I am using oem-audio-hda-daily-dkms - 0.201404230703~ubuntu14.04.1 which fixes the problem -- 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/1300844 Title: No sound kernel 3.13 ALC887-VD but kernel 3.14 fixes it Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My sound hardware doesnt seem to be supported on the vanilla ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04. However, the fix seems to be updating the kernel to 3.14. This sound card is integrated in the motherboard and I am using the analog jack. I am not sure whether or not to report it as a bug or something. http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4716#sp 3.14.0-031400-generic aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 lspci -v 00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device a002 Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16 Memory at feb60000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel alsa info under 3.14 kernel http://www.alsa- project.org/db/?f=c76bbb46111cbb9bfcd7a1f1cc5d9abde8f4f6a8 alsa info under vanilla 14.04 kernel http://www.alsa- project.org/db/?f=3219c41b19ff4b97586f2589895b461251e0baec reporting it as a bug as actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) suggestion https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/246337 --- ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: poison 1944 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: poison 1944 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=02989b06-ff3e-4ac9-b73f-a69797aa4933 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-01 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M. Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-19-generic root=UUID=0a2fcf96-eec0-439b-9ae4-c6eb8f897712 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.40-generic 3.13.6 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-19-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-19-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: trusty Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: F5 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: F2A88XM-D3H dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF5:bd01/09/2014:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnF2A88XM-D3H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1300844/+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
