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strike_anywhere

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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snd-hda-intel: no sound

hi to all

i've been working on this problem for a week now, and still nothing.
i've got an audio problem with my notebook acer aspire 1640 wlmi
i have configured my card (an HDA Intel card with Realtek ALC260 chip) with alsaconf (recognized as hda-intel card), after that i've setting up volumes with alsamixer command (and saved by alsactl store) but when i try to launch any audio player (mpg321, xmms, vlc) i see the song's playing, but hear no sounds.

i try to apply some solutions appears on this (but not also) forum (per example adding parameter model=xxx to modprobe command), but with no success.

some info and outputs:

[root@crackdown ~]# cat /etc/arch-release
Arch Linux 0.7.1 (Noodle)

[root@crackdown ~]# uname -r
2.6.14-archck5

[root@crackdown ~]# lspci -vv|grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
(ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)

[root@crackdown ~]# lsmod|grep snd
snd_hda_intel          14544  1
snd_hda_codec       87936  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm                  83336  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer                 22212  1 snd_pcm
snd                           50020  6
snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore               8032  1 snd
snd_page_alloc       8456  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

[root@crackdown ~]# cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                     HDA Intel at 0xd000c000 irq 10

[root@crackdown ~]# cat /proc/asound/devices
16: [0- 0]: digital audio playback
24: [0- 0]: digital audio capture
  0:  [0- 0]: ctl
33:       : timer

/ with alsa-driver compiled in kernel /
[root@crackdown ~]# cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10.
Compiled on Dec 22 2005 for kernel 2.6.14-archck5.

/ with alsa-driver compiled separately /
[paint_it_black@crackdown ~]$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1
(Mon Sep 12 08:13:09 2005 UTC).

after loading of snd-hda-intel module:
[root@crackdown ~]# dmesg
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 10 (level,low) -> IRQ 10

i've tried to compile alsa drivers in the kernel (as built-in or modules) and also tried to compiling alsa-driver source separately, but things remains the same.
ah, and also added my user to the audio group

i really appreciate anyone who will give me any suggestions about this.

thanks to all

nirvanix

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From: Saskatoon

Registered: 2005-01-31

Posts: 193

Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

Hi there, well I had a similar problem, so maybe I can help. I just bought a new motherboard with a Realtek ALC880 that also has HD audio. With alsa 1.0.10 I couldn't get any sound, even though I could load all the sound modules as you have. What I did was go to the alsa website and download the sourcecode for alsa-lib and alsa-drivers for release 1.0.11rc1 (release candidate 1). You have to compile and install them - really easy read the INSTALL files in each one.
Now the HD audio works really well. I did remove the Arch package alsa 1.0.10 first, but I'm not sure if I had to or not. If you read the changelog for the alsa 1.0.11 files, you will see that they added autoprobe support for your card so this might do it.

good luck

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timmy

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From: Christiansfeld - Denmark

Registered: 2005-01-25

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

Try to see this link, I'm strugling with the same problem on a TravelMate 4064WLMi, and nirvanixs solution didn't work for me.

https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa- … hp?id=1618

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Pierluigi

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Registered: 2004-04-10

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

I use this driver: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dla … tware=Truehttp://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True[/url]
on my asus laptop.

strike_anywhere

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Registered: 2005-12-24

Posts: 9

Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

thanks to nirvanix, timmy and pierluigi for reply
i'll try to install alsa-driver and alsa-lib development's version, like proposed by nirvanix

to pierluigi: realtek drivers don't works for me, and that release is only for ICH southbridge AC97 audio, not useful for me 

Pierluigi

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Registered: 2004-04-10

Posts: 90

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

The source code copy from www.alsa-project.org.      ver:3.3-4
Linux Source Code for ALC audio codec
Support Codec list:
====AC97 Codec=====
ALC100,100P
ALC200,200P
ALC650D
ALC650E
ALC650F
ALC650
ALC655
ALC653
ALC658
ALC658D
ALC850
ALC101
ALC202
ALC250
ALC203

====HD Audio codec ====
ALC260
ALC262
ALC880
ALC882
ALC883

the realtek driver supports also HD Audio devices.

strike_anywhere

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

that realtek driver you suggest simply contains alsa-driver, alsa-lib ad alsa-utils (version is 1.0.9b, so not so up to date), plus an install script that automatically decompress and installs all.
i've already tried these drivers (and also latest development version, 1.0.11rc1, like suggested by nirvanix) but with no results, things remain exactly the same

strike_anywhere

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

hi
now i can hear sound from jack line only (with headphones), after editing file patch_realtek.c in alsa-driver 1.0.11rc2 sources
i follow this report on alsa-bug:
https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa- … ug_id=1618
i hope this can help somebody
bye

strike_anywhere

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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Re: snd-hda-intel: no sound

now in CVS this problem was fixed:
[link] https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa- … ug_id=1618