[X38-DQ6, Realtek ALC889A, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all

[Chris Cyster]

No sound

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: chris 1858 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: chris 1858 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: chris 1858 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfc200000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC889A'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
   Controls : 51
   Simple ctrls : 24
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf7000000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 15 HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de0015,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 4
Date: Sat Jul 7 10:13:16 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Intel failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 1858 1858 1858 chris F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: chris F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: chris F...m pulseaudio
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [X38-DQ6, Realtek ALC889A, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F9I
dmi.board.name: X38-DQ6
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF9I:bd04/24/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX38-DQ6:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX38-DQ6:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: X38-DQ6
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

did the jack sense of rear green jack work ?

does pulseaudio check the status of "line out front jack"?

ports:
  analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, available: unknown)
   properties:

  analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, available: unknown)
   properties:

Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Control: name="Front Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
  Control: name="Line Out Front Jack", index=0, device=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000373c: IN OUT HP Detect
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
  Pin Default 0x01014410: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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