No audio in Ubuntu Gnome

[Luke Yelavich]

On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 12:34:51AM AEST, Lenny wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> After having total audio problems with Ubuntu Mate, I tried installing 
> Ubuntu Gnome on this laptop, a Compaq Presario 2500, with a GB of RAM.
> I had audio through the installation with the live DVD.
> When I booted up and came to the log in screen, I did Super-S and control + 
> S, and then had audio,
> but it was very slow and choppy.
> After booting in, there was no audio, I could not get Orca to run, or it was 
> running with no audio.

Did that machine previously have a Linux install of any kind present on the HD? If so, did you completely format the hard drive before installing?

I've seen weird problems where audio wouldn't work properly in some instances when overriding a previous installation that was not completely formatted.

Luke