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Bug #195605
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Comment 51 for bug 195605

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Michael Doube (michael-doube) wrote on 2009-10-12: Re: [Bug 195605] Re: Sound not configured properly on Sony Vaios using snd_hda_intel

#51

On Karmic, no I didn't have to do anything else. I haven't even
modified the config file as was necessary in Hardy as I think the quirk
has been added into the kernel for my hardware.

Partha wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks for the info. I can't seem to activate the mic doing that. I
> keep switching to microphone 2 and all I get is silence. I think
> Pulseaudio is the culprit here.
>
> My Vaio is vgn-fw139e if that matters. Everything else works fine
> including my internal video camera.
>
> Did you do anything special other than what you mentioned below?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Partha
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Michael Doube <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> Partha
>>
>> I get my internal mic to work by switching to it in the sound
>> preferences -> input dialog (internal is microphone 2), also on Karmic
>> (Vaio SZ650). Right click on the speaker icon. See bug #417633
>>
>> --
>> Sound not configured properly on Sony Vaios using snd_hda_intel
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195605
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in ALSA driver: New
>> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
>> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Recent Sony Vaios use snd_hda_intel for audio, which is generally good and supported by alsa >= 1.0.15, but the Ubuntu installer does not properly detect hardware and configure the driver. The well-known fix to this bug is to install the newest available alsa and add to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base these 3 lines:
>>
>> alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
>> options snd-card-0 index=0
>> options snd-hda-intel model=vaio
>>
>> Then restart ALSA:
>>
>> ]$ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart
>>
>> (In Jaunty, alsa-base has been renamed to alsa-base.conf and you have to restart your machine to effect any change; also see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/195605/comments/37)
>>
>> This enables the headphone jack, speaker muting on headphone insertion, the internal microphone (and I think the mic jack, though I haven't tested it), which otherwise don't work.
>>
>> Andy Whitcroft reckons this can be handled by the kernel's quirk subsystem if appropriate info is provided:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/195605/comments/24
>>
>> So can people please add comments with their model number, the working "model=<something>" string from /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and attach the output of
>>
>> ]$ sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci.txt
>>
>> For VGN-: NR11Z, N31M
>> Use: options snd-hda-intel model=sony-assamd
>>
>> For VGN-: SZ650N, SZ61, FZ11S, FZ15G
>> Use: options snd-hda-intel model=vaio
>>
>> For VGN-: AR51M
>> Use: options snd-hda-intel model=vaio enable=1 index=0 position_fix=1 probe_mask=1
>>
>> For VGN-: FZ140E, FE41E
>> Use: unknown
>>
>>
>
>

On Karmic, no I didn't have to do anything else.  I haven't even 
modified the config file as was necessary in Hardy as I think the quirk 
has been added into the kernel for my hardware.

Partha wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks for the info. I can't seem to activate the mic doing that. I
> keep switching to microphone 2 and all I get is silence. I think
> Pulseaudio is the culprit here.
>
> My Vaio is vgn-fw139e if that matters. Everything else works fine
> including my internal video camera.
>
> Did you do anything special other than what you mentioned below?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Partha
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Michael Doube <michael@doube.net> wrote:
>   
>> Partha
>>
>> I get my internal mic to work by switching to it in the sound
>> preferences -> input dialog (internal is microphone 2), also on Karmic
>> (Vaio SZ650).  Right click on the speaker icon.  See bug #417633
>>
>> --
>> Sound not configured properly on Sony Vaios using snd_hda_intel
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195605
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in ALSA driver: New
>> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
>> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Recent Sony Vaios use snd_hda_intel for audio, which is generally good and supported by alsa >= 1.0.15, but the Ubuntu installer does not properly detect hardware and configure the driver.  The well-known fix to this bug is to install the newest available alsa and add to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base these 3 lines:
>>
>> alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
>> options snd-card-0 index=0
>> options snd-hda-intel model=vaio
>>
>> Then restart ALSA:
>>
>> ]$ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart
>>
>> (In Jaunty, alsa-base has been renamed to alsa-base.conf and you have to restart your machine to effect any change; also see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/195605/comments/37)
>>
>> This enables the headphone jack, speaker muting on headphone insertion, the internal microphone (and I think the mic jack, though I haven't tested it), which otherwise don't work.
>>
>> Andy Whitcroft reckons this can be handled by the kernel's quirk subsystem if appropriate info is provided:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/195605/comments/24
>>
>> So can people please add comments with their model number, the working "model=<something>" string from /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and attach the output of
>>
>> ]$ sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci.txt
>>
>> For VGN-: NR11Z, N31M
>> Use:    options snd-hda-intel model=sony-assamd
>>
>> For VGN-: SZ650N, SZ61, FZ11S, FZ15G
>> Use:    options snd-hda-intel model=vaio
>>
>> For VGN-: AR51M
>> Use:        options snd-hda-intel model=vaio enable=1 index=0 position_fix=1 probe_mask=1
>>
>> For VGN-: FZ140E, FE41E
>> Use: unknown
>>
>>     
>
>