problem with sound configuration

igb · 10-23-2010, 05:19 PM

I am using slackware-current on my new asus 1215n and i have a silly problem. The sound works when you plug-in a headphone but with speakers i have no sound. I checked it in Win7 and there is no hardware problem and i dont know what to do atm.
Here is the audio device info given by 'lspci -v'

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00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 841c
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
Memory at f5cf8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

zuzoa · 10-23-2010, 05:30 PM

I would suggest running "alsamixer" and making sure the speaker channels are not muted. (Press left and right arrow keys to select different channels, and the "M" key to mute or unmute)

igb · 10-23-2010, 05:44 PM

speakers channels are not muted. Here is the output of amixer

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Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 3 [100%]
Front Right: 3 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 2 [67%]
Front Right: 2 [67%]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 20 [65%] [13.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Capture 20 [65%] [13.50dB] [off]

zuzoa · 10-23-2010, 05:47 PM

Perhaps make sure that the program you are using to test the sound does not have "Headphones" selected as output? Or try another program to test it with, maybe it's just the one program you have trouble with.

igb · 10-23-2010, 05:52 PM

I tried with smplayer, audacios and mpg123 they all do the same thing. Voice is ok with headphone jack but no voice in speakers.

zuzoa · 10-23-2010, 05:57 PM

I don't know what it could be, sorry. The only other thing I could recommend is downloading and updating ALSA from their website here. I know in the past when I had sound problems, that fixed it for me.

allend · 10-23-2010, 07:53 PM

According to this http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...c-start-0.html you need to supply a model option to the snd-hda-intel kernel module.
Create a file snd-hda-intel.conf in /etc/modprobe.d/ that contains the line:

Code:

options snd-hda-intel model=auto

Then either reboot or do 'modprobe -r snd-hda-intel' followed by 'modprobe snd-hda-intel'

igb · 10-23-2010, 08:23 PM

It didnt work

also

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options snd-hda-intel model=asus

and

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options snd-hda-intel model=alc259

didn't work too

I will try removing alsa and compiling it from the source tomorrow.

igb · 10-24-2010, 05:00 AM

Funny...
After I powered my computer on today, speakers are working fine. I dont know what caused it or what fixed it.