Would creating a Q&A question to cover specific 14.04 sound issues be okay here?

Question

I was looking at the numerous cases in a search of people having sound issues, especially with 14.04, and I was wondering if I could create a little Q&A FAQ (community wiki) about it?

Many of these questions happens to be variations of a common complaint about an ALSA bug I've filed, where these are the symptoms:

1. Speakers intermittently work, with no apparent pattern.
2. Headphones always work.
3. Re-installing anything has no effect.
4. Re-configuring PulseAudio has no effect, regardless of configuration.

Another common one is broken sound under Realtek cards, where this is a known bug with a known workaround (link will be found).

I have a few lists of question links that I will point to this Q&A, followed by others as I find them.

List of possible bug issues so far:

• https://askubuntu.com/q/466627 (I already have a pointer to the relevant bug)
  • https://askubuntu.com/a/466627/258567 (accepted answer of mine, helpful addition)
• audio driver not supported in linux 14.04
• lost sound ubuntu 14.04, tried everything
• No sound devices or input devices (Ubuntu 14)

Realtek hardware issue:

• No sound, dummy output, realtek ac880, ubuntu 14.04
• Lubuntu 14.04 - No soundcard detected HDA Intel Realtek ALC880

Answer 1

Broad general sound issues Q&A? Don't see it as a good thing.

Normally attempts for that just result in big fails that are not maintained or do not reflect current status of the situation when evaluated after some time.

If you are simply going to describe a bug then just leave it and point the question you see relevant to its launchpad page.

If its a specific matter or issue that you can cover as a "how to" that will not change next week then you are more than welcomed to do so.

Answer 2

That's why tags were invented. Let's use it wisely!