I have an Inspiron 6000 wiuth a dual partition--one for Windows XP and the other for Ubuntu.  The sound in Ubuntu (the latest version, I think it is Feisty Fawn) is extremely low and there is nothing I can do to make it louder.  The Windows sound is fine.  I have used other versions of Linux, such as Xandros and Mepis on this computer, and I never had the sound problem.

 

I have the same dual partition on a non-Dell desktop, and the Ubuntu sound is fine with my external speaker system, but for some reason that system will not work on my Dell computer.

 

How can I get the sound to get louder in Ubuntu? 

 

Keith