Ok, I have now modified the comment #30 solution a little, and uploaded the result to ppa:diwic/ppa. Please try the following:
1) Make sure you have a clean Natty (11.04) install without any workarounds installed. 2) Download and install the alsa-lib package from ppa:diwic/ppa (see https://launchpad.net/~diwic/+archive/ppa/+packages ) 3) Reboot your computer and test both playback and capture. 4) Tell me - by reporting back into this bug: - whether playback and capture worked or not - what card you have - and include a PulseAudio log ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log ) Thanks for helping out with resolving this long-standing issue! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178442 Title: Pulseaudio fails to initialize ICE17xx chipsets -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs