Found a workaround as per: http://www.shareconnector.com/no-sound-issue- sb-audigy-in-ubuntu-10-10-11-04/
from cmd: alsamixer press the letter m quit alsamixer Sound works! The alsamixer interface does not look correct, binary characters are showing up in the interface. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982890 Title: Constant Audio Hiss - driving me out of my mind To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/982890/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
