Mark Rijckenberg's solution from Question 68564 is to comment out line 372 (approx) in the /etc/init.d/alsa-utils file:
# mute_and_zero_levels "$TARGET_CARD" || EXITSTATUS=1 -- [Jaunty] Sound card outputs start muted after recent updates to use pulseaudio https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315809 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs