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Hi I have a Dell Latitude e5410 laptop. Previously I had xubuntu on it, but replaced it with arch linux + xfce. I have very low sound compared to xubuntu. For example at master 30% I stil could hear something relatively well, in Arch I hardly hear something. Everything is un-muted of course.
[skwee@latitude ~]$ lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
[skwee@latitude ~]$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 22092 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 55175 1
snd_hda_intel 22122 2
snd_hda_codec 77927 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6325 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 73888 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 19416 1 snd_pcm
snd 57818 11 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6146 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7121 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
[skwee@latitude ~]$ cat /proc/asound/devices
2: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
4: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
5: [ 0- 3]: hardware dependent
6: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
7: [ 0] : control
33: : timer
[skwee@latitude ~]$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xf7d40000 irq 44
[skwee@latitude ~]$ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec* | grep Codec
Codec: IDT 92HD81B1X5
Codec: Intel IbexPeak HDMI
If there is something else you need, please let me know.
Thank you for helping!
ArchLinux x86_64 on Dell Latitude E5410
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I would look through the Ubuntu-specific patches:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/natty/alsa-driver
http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/natty/alsa-lib
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Did you run plane ALSA in Xubuntu as well? If I run plain ALSA with no modifications compared to using Pulse on top there's a very noticeable difference.
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brebs How/where I can see the ubuntu specific patches?
orschiro Thanks Ill try this!
KimTjik I dont know, I guess its not plain alsa (dont have xubuntu now to compare). I do remember though that in xubuntu mixer (gui xfce mixer) I had more then one "Sound card" to select from, but in arch I have only one "HDA Intel (Alsa Mixer)". I guess the rest were oss emulations.
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The fix in link provided by orschiro Indeed fixes the volume issue, now event at very low levels (10-20% Master) I still can hear hardly something (like it should be I guess) BUT (why there is always a but? ) The sound quality is horrible, dont know how to describe it.. Its just bad. Any suggestions?
Last edited by skwo (2011-09-25 05:57:55)
ArchLinux x86_64 on Dell Latitude E5410
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I'll give you more of a hint: Look at the file downloads section. One of them includes Ubuntu's patches (in the "debian/patches" directory).
Not saying it's easy, but it's likely to be where the real solution to your volume problem is.
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