I have an iMac 9,1 with the same problem: no audio from internal speakers or headphone jack. The solution did not fix my problem, and I think you mean "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf"
$ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC885 Analog [ALC885 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC885 Digital [ALC885 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 -- no sound after update with hda intel alc883 alsa solution included https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/323116 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in ALSA driver: New Status in Mactel Support: New Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Summary ======= After installing todays updates (using Update Manager) 30 Jan 2009, required reboot, all sound stopped working on my Acer Aspire 5630 (5633wmli) with ALC883 sound card. Tinkering with alsa config (+reboot) made work again (see below). Command line output ============= $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 $ uname -a Linux david-laptop 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 $ apt-cache policy alsa-base alsa-base: Installed: 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.sunet.se intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Solution ======= Adding options snd-hda-intel model=auto to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and rebooting solved the problem. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

