If you have installed Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC probably you have noticed that the audio in Ubuntu is not working. We need to modify a line of code to make it work. Read about our previous posts from the links below.

Power up your Ubuntu machine in virtual machine. When you get to Ubuntu GUI, go to Terminal by going to: Applications>Accessories>Terminal:

Ubuntu Terminal

On terminal type: sudo nano /etc/rc.local enter your password when asked.

When you get to the text menu, at the bottom BEFORE the EXIT 0 line, type this text: “modprobe snd-sb16“ the whole text should look like this:

Ubuntu Audio Modification

Press CRTL + O to write, press ENTER to accept it, and press CTRL + X to exit. Reboot Ubuntu. You should get sound now.