Realtek ALC888 recognized as having 2 channels instead of 8
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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alsa-driver (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I cannot see the controls for the 7.1 channels supported by the laptop. I tried to compile a new alsa snapshot just in case it's fixed but I lost the audio device altogether after rebooting. I also tried https:/
which should be the proper way to update alsa in ubuntu but again the audio device disappears altogether.
I tried to use
options snd-hda-intel model=targa-8ch-dig
and though I can see alsa controls now for the surround system but only 1 jack is working and the sound is coming from the wrong jack (rear instead of front/headphone) beside other problems.
I tried to send the bug the proper way but I got a crash like below:
$ ubuntu-bug audio
Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContex
Gtk-Message: (for origin information, set GTK_DEBUG): failed to retrieve property `gtk-enable-
Gtk-Message: (for origin information, set GTK_DEBUG): failed to retrieve property `gtk-enable-
: Fatal IO error: client killed
Attempting to load the system libmoon
So, attached is alsa-info
tags: | added: amd64 audio maverick |
Does your machine physically have 4 output jacks to allow for a 7.1 audio system to be connected? If so, have you selected the correct output profile in the sound preferences? TO select the output profile, click on the speaker icon, and choose "Sound preferences". Once the preferences window has opened, select the hardware tab, then select the audio output profile you want to use. If 7.1 is supported, you should be able to select it from the list of available profiles.
Please report back as to whether this helps solve your issue.
affects ubuntu/alsa-driver
status incomplete