No login sound on startup

Question

When I start my Ubuntu 11.10, no login sound is heard. All the settings are the normal and I can hear the audio but no log in sound on startup. What to do?

Answer 1

There are some reasons :

• The sound may be muted or has been set to zero value.

  For this, check the right most corner and click on the sound icon and raise your sound volume.

• The login sound could be disabled from the Startup applications. It can be found in right most corner of your screen from where you logout.

  For this, verify that a check sign is there on Gnome login sound.

• Or if you changed something accidentally and don't know what you changed.

  Then use this method:

  Install dconf-tools from software-center and then open it.

  Go to org/ gnome/desktop/application/sound and then point your cursor to event-sounds. On the bottom of dconf editor, there is to set to default option, click on it and log out and login from your account.

Answer 2

Click the power button at the top-right of the screen and select Startup Applications. Scroll down the list and make sure that GNOME Login Sound is enabled.

That's the method I use to disable the login sound anyway.

Answer 3

Have you tried at the login screen, on the top right corner: is the sound icon on mute? It happened to me that it was on mute and I couldn't hear the welcome sound (or login sound)

Answer 4

Also you can try this. Run this command on terminal:

sudo cp /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/* /usr/share/sounds/