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I just installed openSUSE 10.3 and I'm having this quirky KMix problem. The "PC Speaker" control doesn't control the sound output; i.e I can move the slider up or down, or click mute but it doesn't change the sound output. The controls that work are the "Front" and "PCM" sliders. Oh, I also tried plugging the jack into the different female slots from the MB. Any thoughts on how I can get the "PC Speaker" slider to work.
I have the same type of sound card in my laptop, but I have no luck either with opensuse, or ubuntu. I even download and install the alsa-driver, and nothing happened. I am still trying.
So, your having the same problem I'm having then? It might be that they (alsa) do not support the NVidia chipset yet. Can anybody else comment on this?
Last edited by ccin1492; 10-19-2007 at 09:48 AM.
Reason: spelling
I save mine on separate home-partition first (in case of reinstall) to a directory called ~/ALSA/1.0.15rc2 and then I do the following:
Code:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
cd /usr/src/alsa
sudo cp ~/ALSA/1.0.15rc2/* .
sudo tar xjf alsa-driver-1.0.15rc2.tar.bz2
sudo tar xjf alsa-lib-1.0.15rc2.tar.bz2
sudo tar xjf alsa-utils-1.0.15rc1.tar.bz2
Then compile (I'm not sure if the --with-oss=yes is needed):
Code:
cd alsa-driver-1.0.15rc2/
sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-oss=yes
sudo make
sudo make install
cd ../alsa-lib-1.0.15rc2/
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
cd ../alsa-utils-1.0.15rc1/
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
Then edit alsa-base in /etc/modprobe.d:
Code:
sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
And add the following line at the end:
Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
Reboot.
Fantastic my laptop Acer Travelmate 5720 work perfectly with your suggets.
PS: for Acer users, before operate step by step, read the alsa documentation (/usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz) and you can find
the supported options for your model.
I replaced
Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
with
Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=acer
if you have an HP or dell etc. replace toshiba with your own model
have fun
Ok, I've tried loading snd_hda_intel with "6stack-dig" option but the "PC Slider" is still not active. This might be an ALSA bug, but before I submit a case, does anyone have any other thoughts?
Fantastic my laptop Acer Travelmate 5720 work perfectly with your suggets.
So you can use the headphone plug and the microphone too? That'd be great.
Quote:
PS: for Acer users, before operate step by step, read the alsa documentation (/usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz) and you can find
the supported options for your model.
I replaced
Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
with
Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=acer
Well, I did exactly this - no avail. Distri is Gutsy Gibbon Kubuntu.
Though I can hear sound - unless I suspend to something - I cannot use the microphone nor the headphone plug.
Where did you put the option statement to? I did it in /etc/modprobe.p/alsa-base.
I had the same problem. I'm using KDE and my soundcard chip is a Realtek ALC 883. When clicking on the "speaker" icon on the panel (kmix), I was initially unable to control the sound volume. In fact the solution is very simple: right click on that "speaker" icon and you'll see the word "select" followed by a sound channel name. In my case the channel name was "headphone", so I clicked on the "select" thing and choose "Master Channel". Now it works perfectly.
To get recording working, I had to use the 6stack-dig option, then set input source to line (kmix), then set input capture levels to high (kmix), then set audacity input to ALSA: default.
Distribution: Gentoo Hardened using OpenRC not Systemd
Posts: 1,495
Rep:
How can I solve this problem? I compiled alsa-driver, alsa-utils, and alsa-libs. I have the same sound card, but not on a laptop. I have it onboard a desktop motherboard.
Distribution: Gentoo Hardened using OpenRC not Systemd
Posts: 1,495
Rep:
Quote:
Originally Posted by kafnir
if you follow the installation process to install aslsa-driver, alsa-lib, and alsa-util. then blacklist the module in modprobe as this.
step 1: install kernel-devel, kernel-headers, ncurses, or kernel-source
step 2: driver installation:
cd /usr/src/ and create a new dir with mkdir alsa
copy the drivers to /usr/src/alsa
tar xvjf alsa-driver-xxx.bz2
./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-oss=yes
make
make install
tar xvjf alsa-libs-xxx.bz2
./configure
make
make install
tar xvjf alsa-util-xxx.bz2
./configure
make
make install
step 3: gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
enter this in the blank page
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
example: model is the model of your sound card or the computer manufacture.
model=hp or model=dell, model=sony
save the file and reboot your computer
the sound card should be working by now.if it not, open alsamixgui or kmix to uncheck your volume, cdrom etc
good luck
I've done all of this except the add "options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba " to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base part. Is this problem caused by the alsa driver not knowing what model of sound card is being used? I checked and saw that the correct alsa module was loaded, snd-hda-intel. How can I know what model to use? My motherboard is an ECS, not Sony or Toshiba. My computer is not a brand such as Dell, Toshiba, HP, etc. I built it from parts. What is the cause of this problem?
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