[HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB, playback] No sound at all

[jcm]

new install Tuesday, with active updates. ubuntu 13.10

Sony vaio vgc-va1.

 all perfect except sound and mic.

used alsamixer from terminal tried all configerations - I think. Mute checked and not selected in any config

could only get very low sound on headphones (l and r ) mic showed response on volume scale. No sound on system built-in speakers

Hope you can help - want this beauty as my default OS

analysis info at

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=04646a2b484c8127bf2e860426fdc9524909c4ea

thanks

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-18.32-generic 3.11.10.4
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg: [ 2596.611321] systemd-hostnamed[2648]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname!
Date: Tue Mar 18 17:57:15 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:SB failed
Symptom_Card: QuickCam Messenger - Camera
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB, playback] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/04/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3003
dmi.board.name: ENLIL
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: RA
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3003:bd04/04/2006:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGC-VA1:pvrC4203HKE:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnENLIL:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrRA:
dmi.product.name: VGC-VA1
dmi.product.version: C4203HKE
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Default sink name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.iec958-stereo
Default source name: alsa_input.usb-046d_Camera-01-Camera.analog-mono

seem conexant modem codec has pin 0x73

and only headphone pin and no speaker pin for stac9872 codec

pulseaudio switch to iec958 when headphone is not plugged as there is no speaker

!Sysfs Files
!!-----------

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/init_pin_configs:
0x73 0x016a0000

13.604914] autoconfig: line_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[ 13.604919] speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 13.604931] hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 13.604934] mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 13.604936] inputs:
[ 13.644249] gspca_main: STV06xx-2.14.0 probing 046d:08f0
[ 13.644259] gspca_stv06xx: st6422 sensor detected
[ 13.685810] autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0xa/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:hp
[ 13.685828] speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 13.685831] hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 13.685834] mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 13.685836] dig-out=0x11/0x0
[ 13.685838] inputs:
[ 13.685841] Mic=0xd
[ 13.685844] Line=0xe
[ 13.685846] Aux=0x14

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c?id=fc268c10cadb4fb171381cd1fe04849877412e40

codec ssid is different from pci ssid

Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:14.2 0403: 1002:437b (rev 01)
 Subsystem: 104d:81f4

Codec: SigmaTel CXD9872RD/K
Address: 3
AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 1)
Vendor Id: 0x83847661
Subsystem Id: 0x104d0a00
Revision Id: 0x104201

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/log/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c?qt=grep&q=9872

try hdajackretask to add back the speaker

[jcm (jomezgomez)]

Many thanks for your response.

I can see I am quickly out of my depth. I tried to 'run those
scripts(?)' in the terminal but got no recognition. No doubt doing it
incorrectly!

Should I now post a request to the community for some hand-held help? I
ask this because the solution seems to be before me but I lack the
familiarity with using the terminal to make use of the fix.

Sorry to be a pest.

Again, thanks,

jcm

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

try specify model=vaio in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

option snd-hda-Intel model=vaio

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=fc268c10cadb4fb171381cd1fe04849877412e40

if it work, send email to the author to add your pci ssid 104d:81f4 to quirk

[jcm (jomezgomez)]

Sir,

  I thank you for your response. However, at the moment I am out of my
depth and need to research the use of terminal in order to understand
your solutions and feel able to try them as I seem to think that I will
need to enter a different level in the process.

This may take me some time and if I do succeed then I will certainly
notify you.

Thank you again,

jcm

On 19/03/14 11:23, Raymond wrote:
> try specify model=vaio in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
>
> option snd-hda-Intel model=vaio
>
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=fc268c10cadb4fb171381cd1fe04849877412e40
>
> if it work, send email to the author to add your pci ssid 104d:81f4 to
> quirk
>

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

using model is the easy way

http://voices.canonical.com/david.henningsson/2011/11/29/turn-your-mic-jack-into-a-headphone-jack/

you need to add back the internal speaker

+static const struct hda_pintbl stac9872_vaio_pin_configs[] = {
+ { 0x0a, 0x03211020 },
+ { 0x0b, 0x411111f0 },
+ { 0x0c, 0x411111f0 },
+ { 0x0d, 0x03a15030 },
+ { 0x0e, 0x411111f0 },
+ { 0x0f, 0x90170110 },
+ { 0x11, 0x411111f0 },
+ { 0x13, 0x411111f0 },
+ { 0x14, 0x90a7013e },
+ {}
 };

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for alsa-driver (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]