[SOLVED] Intel HD Audio -- Sound not working

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jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:18 am

I'm can't get my sound working.

I have an Intel HDA card that I want to use, and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 card that I don't want to use. 'lspci -k' is showing both of them, and saying that they are both using the snd-hda-intel kernel module:

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00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
        Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
        Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV630/M76 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
        Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
        Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

I have run alsaconf and unmuted everything in alsamixer, turned up the volume all the way, and have checked to make sure that my keyboard mute switch is not on. I have tried restarting the alsasound init service already, and it is in the 'boot' runlevel.

I've checked /var/log/messages and dmesg and no errors are showing up there when I restart the alsasound init script.

The hardware is not damaged -- it works fine from Windows.

I've tried rmmod'ing all of the kernel modules and reloading them, which doesn't help either.

The following kernel modules are enabled:

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1539:CONFIG_SND=m
1540:CONFIG_SND_TIMER=m
1541:CONFIG_SND_PCM=m
1542:CONFIG_SND_JACK=y
1543:CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m
1545:CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
1546:CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m
1547:CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
1548:CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y
1549:CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
1550:CONFIG_SND_HRTIMER=m
1551:CONFIG_SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT=y
1553:CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API=y
1557:CONFIG_SND_VMASTER=y
1559:CONFIG_SND_PCI=y
1599:CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
1600:# CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP is not set
1601:CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP=y
1606:# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI is not set
1608:# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI is not set
1612:CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y
1613:CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE=y
1614:CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=0

Here is the output from cat /proc/asound/cards:

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 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xf3300000 irq 22
 1 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
                      HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf3010000 irq 17

Here is /proc/asound/devices:

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  0: [ 0]   : control
  1:        : sequencer
 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
 32: [ 1]   : control
 33:        : timer

Any help would be appreciated.

--jrtayloriv

DaggyStyle · Post by **DaggyStyle** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:37 am

check if your analog loopback is muted, it should be. also, enable atihdmi in the kernel

jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:19 pm

daggystyle --

I do not have analog loopback option in alsamixer. The only two I have are "PCM" and "Master". I had tried enabling ati-hdmi in the kernel before, but the ATI card only uses the snd-hda-intel driver.

By the way, take a look at this (generated by the info script from official ALSA site): http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=b7416 ... a636c6aef5

DaggyStyle · Post by **DaggyStyle** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:30 am

jrtayloriv wrote:daggystyle --

I do not have analog loopback option in alsamixer. The only two I have are "PCM" and "Master". I had tried enabling ati-hdmi in the kernel before, but the ATI card only uses the snd-hda-intel driver.

By the way, take a look at this (generated by the info script from official ALSA site): http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=b7416 ... a636c6aef5

what is the output of

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cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 | grep Codec

?

greggel · Post by **greggel** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:47 am

as daggy said:

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head -n1 /proc/asound/card1/codec#0

should show your codec. use this information to select your kernel-module.

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grep HDA /usr/src/linux/.config

should give you this output:

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# CONFIG_SENSORS_HDAPS is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_NVHDMI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054 is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=0

since restarting alsasound doesn't reload the modules, rmmod them by hand or do it window$-style and reboot

ozyrus · Post by **ozyrus** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:37 am

I have the same problem with my sound card. I set proper modules in Kernel, compiled. Modules are loaded. But when I try to listen music I can't heard anything. Volume is set to 100. Btw I also have ATI HDMI input.
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 | grep Codec

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Codec: SigmaTel STAC9205

grep HDA /usr/src/linux/.config

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# CONFIG_SENSORS_HDAPS is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_NVHDMI=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_ELD=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE is not set

lsmod

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Module                  Size  Used by
radeon                332564  1
drm                   117556  2 radeon
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi     3020  1
snd_hda_codec_idt      49176  1
snd_hda_intel          22056  9
snd_hda_codec          48656  3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               6132  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                57804  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              16480  3 snd_pcm
snd                    45524  20 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          7392  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

DooBeDooBeDo · Post by **DooBeDooBeDo** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:30 am

HD Audio often needs a model option passed to it based on the codec see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt to see what the model should be.

DaggyStyle · Post by **DaggyStyle** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:33 am

check that the speaker isn't muted (happened to me more than once...)

ozyrus · Post by **ozyrus** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:27 am

Speakers aren't muted. I want to add "snd-hda-intel model=eapd" but I don't have alsa-base in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.
When I added to /etc/conf.d/modules lines:
modules_2_6="snd-hda-intel"
module_snd-hda-intel_args_2_6="model=eapd" I got an error something like"no command found".
Where I have to add line with model?

jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:16 pm

greggel wrote:as daggy said:
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head -n1 /proc/asound/card1/codec#0
should show your codec. use this information to select your kernel-module.

It says that my codec is: SigmaTel ID 76a0

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grep HDA /usr/src/linux/.config

should give you this output:

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# CONFIG_SENSORS_HDAPS is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=y
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_NVHDMI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054 is not set
CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=0

since restarting alsasound doesn't reload the modules, rmmod them by hand or do it window$-style and reboot

I don't think I should have ATI_HDMI enabled. I tried it, and it still wants to use the snd-hda-intel driver. I also check here with my lspci -n output, and it said that the ATI device I have uses snd-hda-intel

doobedoobedoo wrote:HD Audio often needs a model option passed to it based on the codec see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt to see what the model should be.

Thanks for pointing that out -- I definitely *didn't* have a model= option set for my card. I am not finding the Sigmatel card I have, nor the laptop I have listed in that file. Is there anything I could use to determine which model= option I should use for my card, or do I just have to guess and check repeatedly?

Thanks to you all for your help,
jrtayloriv

DooBeDooBeDo · Post by **DooBeDooBeDo** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:58 pm

ozyrus wrote:Speakers aren't muted. I want to add "snd-hda-intel model=eapd" but I don't have alsa-base in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.
When I added to /etc/conf.d/modules lines:
modules_2_6="snd-hda-intel"
module_snd-hda-intel_args_2_6="model=eapd" I got an error something like"no command found".
Where I have to add line with model?

The model line goes in /etc/modprobe.conf

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options snd-hda-intel model="6stack-dig"

ozyrus · Post by **ozyrus** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:29 pm

I tried with all Gateway (I have M6862 Gateway laptop) models, but still I can't heard any sound. Any other solution how to detect what model I have to use or maybe something else than mixer mute speakers.

ozyrus · Post by **ozyrus** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:59 am

I just simply typed in terminal amixer set Speaker unmute I also tried with alsamixer but it's seems not working.

Thank you all for support.

jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:05 pm

(bump)

Still haven't gotten this figured out ... any other ideas? Anyone know what I should pass as model= ? Or anything else I could try?

Thanks,
jrtayloriv

jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:41 pm

(bump)

jrtayloriv · Post by **jrtayloriv** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:04 pm

Thanks to some folks on the gentoo-users mailing list, I've got sound fixed now: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.ge ... 74a3a35798#

Basically, I:

1) enabled SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT, SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL, and SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK in my kernel config
2) added the appropriate modules (snd_hda_codec_conexant, snd_hda_codec_idt, snd_hda_codec_realtek) to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
3) rebooted
4) reran alsaconf
5) set alsamixer settings

... and sound worked properly after that. I'm not sure which of the kernel modules actually fixed the issue, but enabling these three doesn't seem to break anything.

Marking this thread as "[SOLVED]"

--Jesse Taylor