I think the last error messages relate to some japanese gettext tools.
Install the package ja-trans. BTW, I have built the Aug 31 RC1 from
alsaproject.org and it works fine under Ubuntu 7.04, resolving the
headphone issue.
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No audio INTEL HD audio - Realtek ALC268 codec - Toshiba A205-S4577
Thank you very much Chris et al!
I applied the patch and succeeded in getting sound with the ALC268 codec
. It seems that the presence of headphones does not mute the speakers,
I may have applied the patch incorrectly or consider this a tangential
bug report. To the extent it may be useful to