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Hello,
My laptop has two speakers beneath the screen and a subwoofer to enhance sound quality. There's a Beats logo on it, but honeslty I think it's nothing more than the subwoofer. My previous HP laptop from 2006 had Altec Lansing speakers with no special software or subwoofer and sound quality was great. I feel like I walked into a trap with this...
My new HP Envy 17t sounds great in Windows, but on Arch, without the Beats software, the subwoofer doesn't turn on and the speakers alone work fine, but they are not not even worth listening to...
I've tried several things to make the subwoofer come up, but none worked, so maybe someone had better luck.
I'll post the relevant configuration here, but if there's any other output that is worth looking at, please let me know and I'll post it.
Here's my hardware:
[leandroaveiro@leandroaveiro ~]$ lspci | grep Audio
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)I've installed alsa and pulseaudio.
Here's my alsa.conf file:
#
# ALSA library configuration file
#
# pre-load the configuration files
@hooks [
{
func load
files [
{
@func concat
strings [
{ @func datadir }
"/alsa.conf.d/"
]
}
"/etc/asound.conf"
"~/.asoundrc"
]
errors false
}
]
# load card-specific configuration files (on request)
cards.@hooks [
{
func load
files [
{
@func concat
strings [
{ @func datadir }
"/cards/aliases.conf"
]
}
]
}
{
func load_for_all_cards
files [
{
@func concat
strings [
{ @func datadir }
"/cards/"
{ @func private_string }
".conf"
]
}
]
errors false
}
]
#
# defaults
#
# show all name hints also for definitions without hint {} section
defaults.namehint.showall off
# show just basic name hints
defaults.namehint.basic on
# show extended name hints
defaults.namehint.extended off
#
defaults.ctl.card 1
defaults.pcm.card 1
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.pcm.subdevice -1
defaults.pcm.nonblock 1
defaults.pcm.compat 0
defaults.pcm.minperiodtime 5000 # in us
defaults.pcm.ipc_key 5678293
defaults.pcm.ipc_gid audio
defaults.pcm.ipc_perm 0660
defaults.pcm.dmix.max_periods 0
defaults.pcm.dmix.rate 48000
defaults.pcm.dmix.format "unchanged"
defaults.pcm.dmix.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.dmix.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.dsnoop.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.dsnoop.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.front.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.front.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.rear.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.rear.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.side.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.side.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround40.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround40.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround41.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround41.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround50.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround50.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround51.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround51.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround71.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround71.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.iec958.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.iec958.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.modem.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.modem.device defaults.pcm.device
# truncate files via file or tee PCM
defaults.pcm.file_format "raw"
defaults.pcm.file_truncate true
defaults.rawmidi.card 0
defaults.rawmidi.device 0
defaults.rawmidi.subdevice -1
defaults.hwdep.card 0
defaults.hwdep.device 0
defaults.timer.class 2
defaults.timer.sclass 0
defaults.timer.card 0
defaults.timer.device 0
defaults.timer.subdevice 0
#
# PCM interface
#
# redirect to load-on-demand extended pcm definitions
pcm.cards cards.pcm
pcm.default cards.pcm.default
pcm.sysdefault cards.pcm.default
pcm.front cards.pcm.front
pcm.rear cards.pcm.rear
pcm.center_lfe cards.pcm.center_lfe
pcm.side cards.pcm.side
pcm.surround40 cards.pcm.surround40
pcm.surround41 cards.pcm.surround41
pcm.surround50 cards.pcm.surround50
pcm.surround51 cards.pcm.surround51
pcm.surround71 cards.pcm.surround71
pcm.iec958 cards.pcm.iec958
pcm.spdif iec958
pcm.hdmi cards.pcm.hdmi
pcm.dmix cards.pcm.dmix
pcm.dsnoop cards.pcm.dsnoop
pcm.modem cards.pcm.modem
pcm.phoneline cards.pcm.phoneline
pcm.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.subdevice
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
hint {
show {
@func refer
name defaults.namehint.extended
}
description "Direct hardware device without any conversions"
}
}
pcm.plughw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.subdevice
}
}
type plug
slave.pcm {
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}
hint {
show {
@func refer
name defaults.namehint.extended
}
description "Hardware device with all software conversions"
}
}
pcm.plug {
@args [ SLAVE ]
@args.SLAVE {
type string
}
type plug
slave.pcm $SLAVE
}
pcm.shm {
@args [ SOCKET PCM ]
@args.SOCKET {
type string
}
@args.PCM {
type string
}
type shm
server $SOCKET
pcm $PCM
}
pcm.tee {
@args [ SLAVE FILE FORMAT ]
@args.SLAVE {
type string
}
@args.FILE {
type string
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.file_format
}
}
type file
slave.pcm $SLAVE
file $FILE
format $FORMAT
truncate {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.file_truncate
}
}
pcm.file {
@args [ FILE FORMAT ]
@args.FILE {
type string
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.file_format
}
}
type file
slave.pcm null
file $FILE
format $FORMAT
truncate {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.file_truncate
}
}
pcm.null {
type null
hint {
show {
@func refer
name defaults.namehint.basic
}
description "Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)"
}
}
#
# Control interface
#
ctl.sysdefault {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_CTL_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
ctl.default ctl.sysdefault
ctl.hw {
@args [ CARD ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_CTL_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
}
ctl.shm {
@args [ SOCKET CTL ]
@args.SOCKET {
type string
}
@args.CTL {
type string
}
type shm
server $SOCKET
ctl $CTL
}
#
# RawMidi interface
#
rawmidi.default {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.card
}
}
device {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.device
}
}
}
rawmidi.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default -1
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
hint {
description "Direct rawmidi driver device"
device $DEV
}
}
rawmidi.virtual {
@args [ MERGE ]
@args.MERGE {
type string
default 1
}
type virtual
merge $MERGE
}
#
# Sequencer interface
#
seq.default {
type hw
}
seq.hw {
type hw
}
#
# HwDep interface
#
hwdep.default {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.card
}
}
device {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.device
}
}
}
hwdep.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.device
}
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
}
#
# Timer interface
#
timer_query.default {
type hw
}
timer_query.hw {
type hw
}
timer.default {
type hw
class {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.class
}
sclass {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.sclass
}
card {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.card
}
device {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.device
}
subdevice {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.subdevice
}
hint.description "Default direct hardware timer device"
}
timer.hw {
@args [ CLASS SCLASS CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CLASS {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.class
}
}
@args.SCLASS {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.sclass
}
}
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.card
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.device
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.subdevice
}
}
type hw
class $CLASS
sclass $SCLASS
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}I had to change the following lines from "0" to "1", otherwise it would default to the sound card controlling HDMI sound and I wouldn't have any sound at all:
defaults.ctl.card 1
defaults.pcm.card 1[leandroaveiro@leandroaveiro ~]$ ls -la /proc/asound
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x 6 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 .
dr-xr-xr-x 195 root root 0 Dec 31 08:09 ..
dr-xr-xr-x 5 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 card0
dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 card1
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 cards
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 devices
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 hwdep
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 31 12:41 MID -> card0
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 modules
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 oss
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 31 12:41 PCH -> card1
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 pcm
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 seq
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 timers
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 12:41 versionAttempt 1 - alsa-base.conf file
Several websites tell you to add one of the following option to your /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file, but they didn't work either:
options snd-hda-intel model=refOr
options snd-hda-intel model=autoInteresting thing is that my installation of alsa did not create a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file. I had to add it manually. I don't know if this could point to something wrong in the installation.
Since it didn't make any difference, I deleted the file.
Attempt 2 - HDA Analyzer
Following the instructions from the Arch wiki here I tried installing the HDA Analyzer. But i couldn't get it to work. I keep getting the following output when running it:
[root@leandroaveiro tmp]# python2 run.py --monitor
Please, install pygtk2 or python-gtk package
Using temporary directory: /dev/shm/hda-analyzer
You may remove this directory when finished or if you like to
download the most recent copy of hda-analyzer tool.
Downloading file hda_analyzer.py
Downloading file hda_guilib.py
Downloading file hda_codec.py
Downloading file hda_proc.py
Downloading file hda_graph.py
Downloading file hda_mixer.py
Downloaded all files, executing hda_analyzer.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/dev/shm/hda-analyzer/hda_analyzer.py", line 33, in <module>
import gtk
ImportError: No module named gtkI did change the python references to python2 and I have the gtk packages installed.
Attempt 3 - hda-jack-retask
This application is also referrenced by several sites, and it seems that many people were successful with it, but I couldn't find any references to its use within Arch. It can be downloaded from the AUR though.
It presents with you a GUI to remap the sound I/Os, and after you're done it attemps to write something to ~/.pulse directory.
This directory was not created by my installation of pulseaudio. This website instructs you to create a symlink from ~/.pulse to ~/.config/pulse.
From there, the application seems to work fine, but after I'm done with it, I look at the dates and times of the files inside this directory and they don't seem to change, except the date on the folder itself. So I possibly whatever I do with this application is not taking effect.
Anyway, I've tried several different combinations with the I/O pins and nothing worked.
I am out of options. Hopefully someone has done better.
Thanks in advance!
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