Rebooted and checked the BIOS. Couldn't find something specifically related to the options AC97 or :hda, but took a screenshot of the peripheral devices screen (shows "Legacy Front Panel Audio -> <enabled>":
http://ubuntuone.com/3y5DR6FKZdWS3WKU1GgQ73 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1201528 Title: [Realtek ALC889] - Audio Playback Unavailable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1201528/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
