I have the same problem, and it happen to me after i install ia32-libs and all it's releated package. It happened yesterday, i formatted with today ubuntu 13.04 live cd image, all seems to work, after many boot of the system all was working until i decided to do:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs after that immediatly rebooted ad nomore audio control, only alsamixer from terminal emulator! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1089675 Title: sound applet doesn't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1089675/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
