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.
- Error when booting Ubuntu in Virtual PC the first time
- Installing Ubuntu 8.04 On Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
Power up your Ubuntu machine in virtual machine. When you get to Ubuntu GUI, go to Terminal by going to: Applications>Accessories>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:
Press CRTL + O to write, press ENTER to accept it, and press CTRL + X to exit. Reboot Ubuntu. You should get sound now.
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Hey, I am keeping getting the error message: "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found. (I run Ubuntu 8.10 under Microsoft's Virtual PC)
How do I fix it? Send solution to Guthian@gmail.com please.
Pulled my hair out for hours with many reboots before fixing the audio. (Ubuntu 8.10 and MS Virtual PC 2007) Seems that all the posts I was reading forgot to mention that by default audio is not enabled for the user. You have to go to System/Administration/Users and Groups, click Unblock (and authenticate), then click on the user, click Properties. Check the User Priveleges. If Use audio devices is not checked for your user, no devices will be available. Enable the setting, click OK, then reboot.
kmoore – you are perfect! I have been reading all over and you are the first to mention this. You rock!
Thankyou Aseem! That worked, and then after I had to allow sound under users, so thank you to kmoore as well!
Thank you kmoore. ripped out most of my hair, till I found your fix that was missing everywhere else. U rock
kmoore-
+10 karma points for you. I would never, never had thought of this.
Why it's not checked by default I dont know, but you do, in fact, rock.
Great tip for a mbp osx 10.6 host substitute snd-hda-intel in place of snd-sb16.
Peace and love.