no need to specify any model if it is a desktop with 5 audion jacks at read panel
post the pulseaudio log, you need to find out why the priority of spdif port change to zero Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Device: name="ALC888 Digital", type="SPDIF", device=1 Converter: stream=8, channel=0 Digital: Digital category: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400780: Mono Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x01451140: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Conn = Optical, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x10 profiles: output:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Output (priority 6000) output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Duplex (priority 6060) output:analog-surround-40: Analogue Surround 4.0 Output (priority 700) output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Surround 4.0 Output + Analogue Stereo Input (priority 760) output:analog-surround-41: Analogue Surround 4.1 Output (priority 800) output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Surround 4.1 Output + Analogue Stereo Input (priority 860) output:analog-surround-50: Analogue Surround 5.0 Output (priority 700) output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Surround 5.0 Output + Analogue Stereo Input (priority 760) output:analog-surround-51: Analogue Surround 5.1 Output (priority 800) output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Surround 5.1 Output + Analogue Stereo Input (priority 860) output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500) output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (priority 5560) input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Input (priority 60) off: Off (priority 0) active profile: <output:analog-stereo> sinks: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_09.0.analog-stereo/#3: Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo sources: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_09.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#4: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo ports: analog-output: Analogue Output (priority 9900, available: unknown) properties: analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, available: no) properties: analog-input-microphone-front: Front Microphone (priority 8500, available: yes) properties: analog-input-microphone-rear: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, available: no) properties: analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, available: no) properties: iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, available: unknown) properties: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1104042 Title: [Aspire X1800, Realtek ALC888, Black Digital Out, HDMI] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1104042/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs