I own a notebook with ALC260 sound card and I noticed that when using 3.13.0-32-generic kernel I have sound. I'm really happy because the last kernel which supported my sound card was Linux 3.2 on Ubuntu 12.04.
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1330253 Title: [HP Compaq dc5700 Small Form Factor, Realtek ALC260, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: No output sound from speakers or headphones. Online Playback devices stops after two seconds without any sound ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sun Jun 15 21:57:48 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-25 (505 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Intel failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [HP Compaq dc5700 Small Form Factor, Realtek ALC260, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-14 (32 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/13/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 786E2 v02.04 dmi.board.name: 0A60h dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC8080QWX dmi.chassis.type: 4 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786E2v02.04:bd04/13/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc5700SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0A60h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc5700 Small Form Factor dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1330253/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp