Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

josephg · 2009-10-02 18:35:02

Hi there!

I installed my arch linux a few days ago and I wasn't able to make the sound work. I notice it is very low, even though that Gnome's volume control reports the main level in max and my headphone snd level is also in max.
I notice a lot of forum topics about this, but I wasn't able to solve using their advices. Maybe I didn't set the correct model for my snd device?

My sound device is onboard on ASUS P5K SE (See specifications here: http://asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=I2f2e … ifications), with chipset ICH9. According to the aforementioned link, my sound device is ALC883 (models here: http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation … odels.txt)

Any idea of how I can fix this?

Thanks ind advance!

$ lspci -vvs 00:1b.0

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 829f
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 29
    Region 0: Memory at f9ff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
    Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf

#
# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#

options snd-hda-intel model=alc883-6stack-dig
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1
options snd-hda-intel single_cmd=1

lsmod | grep '^snd'

snd_seq_dummy           3540  0 
snd_seq_oss            36224  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      8592  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                64640  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8324  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            47328  0 
snd_mixer_oss          20976  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_codec_realtek   278228  1 
snd_hda_intel          31208  1 
snd_hda_codec          82096  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               9976  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                90776  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              25344  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    76744  13 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc         10784  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

Last edited by josephg (2009-10-02 23:12:14)

clementis · 2009-10-02 18:47:36

Hi,

I'm not quiet sure but did you check alsamixer in the terminal?
Look if one of the volume controls is low or muted (Master, PCM, Front).

$alsamixer

clementis

*david_a* · 2009-10-02 18:50:50

For more instructions on alsamixer, look in the beginner manual, which is on the wiki.
(I had the same problem one time, and playing with alsamixer fixed it.)

josephg · 2009-10-02 19:01:22

clementis wrote:

I'm not quiet sure but did you check alsamixer in the terminal?
Look if one of the volume controls is low or muted (Master, PCM, Front).

I believe it's fine (not low nor muted). Take a look yourself the screenshot below (click for larger picture):

Does my alsamixer look fine or I misconfigured something?

josephg · 2009-10-02 23:11:47

*david_a* wrote:

For more instructions on alsamixer, look in the beginner manual, which is on the wiki.
(I had the same problem one time, and playing with alsamixer fixed it.)

Strike! I followed your advice, re-read the Beginners Guide and I notice alsa-utils and alsa-oss packages were already set, BUT I don't remember running the command below:

$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav

It turned that the command above set the needed configurations and now it works.

Thanks a lot for all!

Arch Linux

#1 2009-10-02 18:35:02

Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

#2 2009-10-02 18:47:36

Re: Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

#3 2009-10-02 18:50:50

Re: Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

#4 2009-10-02 19:01:22

Re: Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

#5 2009-10-02 23:11:47

Re: Sound level is too much low [SOLVED]

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