New laptop = MUTE laptop

[baldsue]

I've had my shiny new laptop for two weeks now and I've tried every sound tip on the Ubuntu forums and the Kubuntu forums that I could find. However, my laptop is still mute. There are others who have the same sound card as what is in this laptop,

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: STAC92xx Digital [STAC92xx Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 30f4
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at df000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

I've loaded and reloaded and reloaded and reloaded Kubuntu 8.10 so many times now that I've lost track. Each time after a fresh load, I have sound. But it's terribly distorted, like d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d. At least after a fresh install I HEAR something.

And I've loaded and reloaded and reloaded and reloaded the latest ALSA version but my laptop was muted. No sound whatsoever after doing so.

A few people have shown me links to follow and I've followed them-to the letter-- but my laptop is still MUTE.

Is there anyone out there who can help me get sound, real sound like Hulu or TED video sound on my laptop?

Can anyone HEAR my cry for help? Is there anyone out there who can HELP my laptop spew sound?

[baldsue]

Re: New laptop = MUTE laptop

Never mind. I loaded Fedora 10 and I can hear.

Goodbye Canonical. Goodbye Kubuntu.