Same problem on lubuntu 13.04:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Attempting to play through alsa:
aplay -D plughw:0,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav aplay: main:682: audio open error: No such device
Upgraded kernel from 3.8 to v3.9-rc8-raring and can confirm that the problem is fixed.
Same problem on lubuntu 13.04:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Attempting to play through alsa:
aplay -D plughw:0,3 /usr/share/ sounds/ alsa/Front_ Center. wav
aplay: main:682: audio open error: No such device
Upgraded kernel from 3.8 to v3.9-rc8-raring and can confirm that the problem is fixed.