What is wrong with my sound (Ubuntu 10.10)?

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Its a high pitched static/crackling sound that happens on all audio. i checked youtube then i went to my music player and it was just as bad. i plugged in my headphones and there was no change. Also, i would like to know how to switch audio from the stereo to just my headphones. when i use the headphone option from the sound preferences, it doesn't work. i can only use the headphones then its set to speakers.
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Just out of interest, do you have the CD-ROM / DVD drive attached to the sound card / on-board sound (not often used these days, but if it's a laptop or a HP, Dell desktop chances are it will have one). Call up the media player and start playing a regular audio CD.

Why? Because the audio from the CD plays through the connecting wire (typically a three or four wire lead on a four pin connector) in an analogue way, much like line-in / line-out on a HiFi system. This doesn't involve codecs or moving digital data to a sound card, all of which require the CPU to do it. The audio CD signal just flows through without CPU intervention.

If the sound plays perfectly it would indicate a problem with either the drivers for the sound card, something slowing down the CPU causing audio glitches, or some software issue in general.

If the sound plays equally as badly then it's going to be a problem with the hardware, perhaps at the socket connection.

Also worth checking is running "alsamixer" from the console and seeing if there's a loop-back mode on (causing feedback) or mic / line in has a boost mode on. Press "m" up/down arrows to mute / change volume levels. Escape to close.

CAN I GET MY VISTA BACK AFTER UBUNTU 10.10 IS INSTALLED?

Makarand

hello friends
i had Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
160 GB HDD, 1GB RAM,INTEL DUAL CORE
One of my friend told that UBUNTU is also a better OS and is an open source programme and u can use alternately both Ubuntu or VISTA,so i downloaded the disk image for Ubuntu 10.10 and burned it on a CD. i played it first on Windows Vista so it asked some 3 options of that i chose an option which downloaded Ubuntu Cd helper ,then i selected the first option something 'demo and install' it said to reboot the computer i reboooted it by selecting option reboot now and finishing it,after the computer was restarted.it asked me options for selecting Ubuntu or Windows Vista,i selected Ubuntu, i saw ubuntu is started which was the least time i could see a new Os is started, then i tought i should install it ,after selecting install it ,there came an option to drag option window's vertical line to right or left to increase or decrease the partition for ubuntu and on another side where something 'NTFS' was written i thought it must be for windows i dragged Ubuntu to maximum(5.23GB) left 37.3 GB for NTFS dev and i continued forward, left it for some process going on, the ubuntu was installed i think ,it also asked for some softwares to be installed i let them be installed and let all process finish after looking some featuers of Ubuntu ,i wanted to go back to windows vista but when i restarted computer it didnt asked me an option for selecting OS 'Ubuntu' or 'Vista' as it had asked me before. it directly started Ubuntu and asked for same options of software to installed ,i removed th CD and Tried again but still i couldnt see anything for Vista,when i checked properties of 'File System' it was written that 2.3 GB is covered and rest 157 GB is free,i m scared that i have deleted all the data of VIsta and Vista OS too,Can i get my VISTA BACK?,it is ok if i dont get anything of Ubuntu,i had many of important files too in my vista.is really my pc been formatted completely,?
from last week i m searching for its solution on internet i m frustrated a lot, many of the contain particular solution but for before versions of Ubuntu,i just want My vista and vista files back .One of the solutions also contained inserting DVD of vista and some procedure but my DVD player isnt working but CD player is working.i hope some of my inernet friends come to me as a saviour please.
and one note i don't know what is GRUB or all other stuffs as i m knowing very bit of installing OS

Answer
it sounds like you tried to set up for dual boot , if you still have your vista disc , you may need to back up & do a fresh install .

GRUB is the boot up OS for linux

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