[System Product Name, Realtek ALC887-VD, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all

[Darren weslow]

open the rhythmbox interface either from the side bar or the top bar launcher.
Select your music source IE: cd, radio,stream. click play and you get no responce what so ever.
All of the features work and do not cause any problems. with your PC. just no sound.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-27.44-generic 3.0.45
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: darren 1807 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: darren 1807 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe8f4000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887-VD'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,10438445,00100302'
   Controls : 34
   Simple ctrls : 20
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe9bc000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 4
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Fri Nov 23 13:23:55 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:SB successful
Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA ATI SB
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 1807 darren F.... pulseaudio
     PID ACCESS COMMAND
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [System Product Name, Realtek ALC887-VD, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/20/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1002
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M5A78L/USB3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1002:bd02/20/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM5A78L/USB3:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

did your computer chassis have a hda front audio panel which support jack detection ?

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-015851.htm

Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  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 0x0001373e: IN OUT HP EAPD Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
  EAPD 0x0:
  Pin Default 0x02214c20: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=04, enabled=1
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f* 0x26

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A78LUSB3/#specifications

1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git;a=commitdiff;h=cc1c452e509aefc28f7ad2deed75bc69d4f915f7;hp=d94772070acc5a8f312ab4650cbbf5e78ea9dda2

if alc887vd has 5 DAC 10 , the driver can support 7.1 by creating a side playback volume at node 0x05 and headphone playback volume at node 0x25

this mean that automute should be automatcally disabled when switch to 8ch

Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '2ch' '4ch' '6ch'
  Item0: '4ch'

[dino99 (9d9)]

This version is no more supported and is not a 'security' problem; so does not expect a backport