It seems that for some Dell hardware, snd-hda-intel.ko is modified to accomodate hsfmodem. This broke sound for me on an Inspiron 1525 for the Intel soundcard.
If you have the following file "/lib/modules/2.6.24-XX- generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda- intel.ko.REPLACEDBYhsfmodem" AND suffer from this problem, go to the following page http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_8.04/Issues/No_Sound_After_Distribution_Or_Kernel_Upgrade This solved my sound problem on recent kernels. -- no sound hardy kernel 2.6.24-12 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200338 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