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qsami

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Registered: 2009-01-30

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[SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

Installed Archlinux with gnome desktop tried every thing to get the sound working but no luck:(
lspci gives

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)

and lsmod | grep "^snd" gives:

snd_seq_oss            31872  0
snd_seq_midi_event      8192  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                49968  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8204  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            40192  0
snd_mixer_oss          16512  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_intel         412852  4
snd_pcm                70020  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer              21384  3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         10120  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               9092  1 snd_hda_intel
snd                    50852  15 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep

Help please

Last edited by qsami (2009-01-31 04:58:34)

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R00KIE

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Registered: 2008-09-14

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

Try searching here on the forum for common fixes or google a bit
You most probably need to add some modprobe options for the hda module.
Google may be the best place to look as most probably someone had that problem already and fixed it

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qsami

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Registered: 2009-01-30

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

Thanks for the reply
I have done a lot of searching on google and other forms but am not that lucky. anyway waiting for some magic to happen

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basov

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Registered: 2008-07-29

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

I recently got a dv5 aswell

I managed to get sound working using the /etc/modprobe.conf line
after quite some googling and compiling alsa drivers I got it to work

open your /etc/modprobe.conf and add the line
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 enable_msi=1

I found this tip on the alsa website,
however, as I also compiled the latest alsa I can't really tell if you also need the newest drivers
Or if it is just this rule in the modprobe.conf

good luck.

Duologic

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2007-11-11

Posts: 249

Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

Mostly when sound problems (brand specific) occur, it needs the model parameter. I've had some problems on a system with sound cards, it took me a long time before I found that out.

Last edited by Duologic (2009-01-30 13:54:48)

qsami

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Registered: 2009-01-30

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

I recently got a dv5 aswell

open your /etc/modprobe.conf and add the line
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 enable_msi=1

good luck.

THANKS man you solved my problem additionaly i would like u to post here or send me your xorg.conf file if ur system have intel graphic chipset
thanks again for the help.

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basov

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Registered: 2008-07-29

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

I recently got a dv5 aswell

open your /etc/modprobe.conf and add the line
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 enable_msi=1

good luck.

THANKS man you solved my problem additionaly i would like u to post here or send me your xorg.conf file if ur system have intel graphic chipset
thanks again for the help.

I can't help you with that I'm afraid
I'm running radeon RV620

Duologic

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2007-11-11

Posts: 249

Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

qsami & basov, maybe you guys could hook up and build a wiki page on the laptop, so that little things like sound cards an xorg are easily found back.

qsami

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Registered: 2009-01-30

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

qsami & basov, maybe you guys could hook up and build a wiki page on the laptop....

Yes u r right. I my self is thinkin about making a wiki page about the laptop and will try to write something in a couple of days.

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basov

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Registered: 2008-07-29

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

qsami & basov, maybe you guys could hook up and build a wiki page on the laptop....

Yes u r right. I my self is thinkin about making a wiki page about the laptop and will try to write something in a couple of days.

I might look into that when I have some more time at my hands

Good suggestion btw

qsami

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Registered: 2009-01-30

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Re: [SOLVED]HP Pavilion dv5 no sound

I started the wiki article http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HP_Pavilion_dv5
all are invited to see it and help.

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