Bojan, as per http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=4145326&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=4145198&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4059#120 an update is available for your BIOS (F.21). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f.21 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - No Sound, mute on HP ProBook 4520s + [HP ProBook 4520s] No Sound, mute on -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072039 Title: [HP ProBook 4520s] No Sound, mute on Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Audio volume crush, sound card blocked ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Sat Oct 27 12:45:12 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Robson CE [AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series] [1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1411] MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 4520s MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=unknown PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=01CDB40886C5CB20 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68AZZ Ver. F.0F dmi.board.name: 1411 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 57.34 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68AZZVer.F.0F:bd02/18/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4520s:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1411:rvrKBCVersion57.34:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4520s dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1072039/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp