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#1 2012-08-17 17:09:25

dkong
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From: California
Registered: 2012-06-24
Posts: 5

Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

My sound works; it just comes out of the wrong places. I have a motherboard with this I/O panel:

http://imgur.com/JVQtE

The green port is the standard line out port, and it works perfectly fine with Windows 7. However, nothing comes out of it when running Arch. I do have sound coming out of the side speaker port (gray), but not the green one. The main issue is that I don't really want to switch audio ports every time I switch between Windows and Arch (plus there's definitely a lack of bass from the side speakers). Here's some details about my system:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3550
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77x-UD5H LGA 1155
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 480

$ lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF100 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC898 Analog [ALC898 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC898 Digital [ALC898 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

It appears that this guy also has the same problem. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Last edited by dkong (2012-08-17 17:09:49)

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#2 2012-08-29 07:19:40

dkong
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From: California
Registered: 2012-06-24
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

The headphones jack also doesn't work. I'll assume that it's related to this.

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#3 2012-11-07 01:47:17

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

i also have the same issue
i have 4.1 speakers and the rear 2 works but the front 2 doesnt

my motherboard is GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB

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#4 2012-11-08 10:07:21

Heema
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Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

this is the same bug as this : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/996245

as a temp solution they said that installing the official driver works but i haven't tried it yet

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dow … Down=false

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#5 2012-11-10 17:57:21

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

i just reported this bug

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32581

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#6 2012-11-24 11:22:04

tuxor
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Registered: 2012-11-23
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

I have the same issue on a laptop Sony  VAIO S1311F3E.

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#7 2012-12-05 08:42:38

Heema
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Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Did any one found a fix yet ?

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#8 2012-12-05 15:43:10

acidrain
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Heema, did you try using the official Realtek drivers?  I've seen on other forums that it works. (See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/996245 comment #30)

I'm waiting for a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H so i'm also worried about this.

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#9 2012-12-06 23:17:19

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

tried installing the realtek driver but it gave me some errors during compiling

In file included from /home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/speakers.c:5:0:
/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/../alsa-kernel/firewire/speakers.c: In function ‘fwspk_card_free’:
/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/../alsa-kernel/firewire/speakers.c:664:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘fw_device_put’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/../alsa-kernel/firewire/speakers.c: In function ‘fwspk_probe’:
/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/../alsa-kernel/firewire/speakers.c:721:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘fw_device_get’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[3]: *** [/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire/speakers.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25/firewire] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/heema/Temp/realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17/src/alsa-driver-1.0.25] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.6.9-1-ARCH'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

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#10 2012-12-07 15:47:15

acidrain
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Try this and it will work:
./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-moddir=updates
make
make install

The param --with-moddir=updates means that your new modules will install in /lib/modules/3.6.9-1-ARCH/updates instead of overwriting your existing drivers.
Once installed, run "depmod -a", then reload your modules (or reboot).

To see if your new modules are loaded:
cat /proc/asound/version

You should see: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25-5.17rc13.

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#11 2012-12-07 23:11:00

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Thanks, i was able to install it successfully but the problem still exists

no sound from the front speakers   sad

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#12 2012-12-10 01:08:12

Heema
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Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

do you have the same problem ?

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#13 2012-12-10 02:31:03

acidrain
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

I'll get the motherboard tomorrow , I'll tell you then.  But I guess it's not going to work for me either.

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#14 2012-12-12 01:02:56

acidrain
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

I got the motherboard yesterday, got everything up and running.  I didn't bother to try the sound before installing the official realtek drivers.
I installed them using the procedure I told a few days ago.  I reboot, checked the version in /proc/asound/version, and try my music player.  And it works!

I get sound from the green jack in the back and the one in the front.  When I plug headphones in the front it mutes my speakers, as expected.
I got curious and tried other version of the realtek drivers: 1.0.25-5.17rc5, 1.0.25-5.17rc8 and 1.0.25-5.17rc13.  I also tried the default version from the 3.6.9 kernel (1.0.25) and it still works (front and back).

My Specs:
  Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H rev 1.1 (written on the bottom left)
  BIOS version F14
  2.0 Speakers plugged in the green jack
  ALSA only, no pulseaudio
  ALSA versions: 1.0.25, 1.0.25-5.17rc5, 1.0.25-5.17rc8, 1.0.25-5.17rc13
  In alsamixer, the selected card is HDA Intel PCH

$ lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Barts HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6800 Series]

$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC898 Analog [ALC898 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC898 Digital [ALC898 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Hope this can help you.

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#15 2012-12-15 15:00:03

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Thanks for posting back, it is strange that it worked

the things that are different in my setup are :
- 4.1 speakers (1 jack plugged in green, 1 plugged in black)
- nvidia 680
- motherboard is rev 1.0


$ lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK104 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC898 Analog [ALC898 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC898 Digital [ALC898 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Last edited by Heema (2012-12-19 16:55:38)

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#16 2012-12-19 16:56:28

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

I think it worked for you because you have rev 1.1 of the motherboard

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#17 2012-12-19 20:49:03

acidrain
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Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

Yeah, that's what they say also on the launchpad forum.

At least new buyers will know the issue is fixed.

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#18 2012-12-20 09:40:42

Heema
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From: Egypt
Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 62

Re: Realtek ALC898 Sound Issues

i hope there will be a fix soon, as it works without a problem in windows

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