[Realtek ALC888] No sound from laptop speakers - EAPD not enabled

[nowatson]

Sound can be made to work by using the HDAAnalyzer tool by enable EAPD on Node[0x14] or Node[0x15]

See diff below on the alsa-info output before and after fix is in place

diff alsa-info.txt alsa-info-fixed.txt 6c6
< !!Script ran on: Wed Nov 17 23:01:54 UTC 2010
---
> !!Script ran on: Wed Nov 17 23:03:22 UTC 2010
313c313
< EAPD 0x0:
---
> EAPD 0x2: EAPD
330c330
< EAPD 0x0:
---
> EAPD 0x2: EAPD

Laptop is a Novatech X65 aka FIC PMN70D (http://www.fic.com.tw/product/pmn70d.aspx)

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic-pae 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nowatson 1708 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf3400000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,1509300e,00100202'
   Controls : 21
   Simple ctrls : 12
Date: Wed Nov 17 23:07:08 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SelectedCard: 0 Intel HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: [Realtek ALC888] ALSA test tone not correctly played back
dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 1.0A-0004-0022
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Montevina CRB
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr1.0A-0004-0022:bd05/21/2009:svnIntelCorporation:pnCantiga&ICH9MChipset:pvrNotApplicable:rvnIntelCorporation:rnMontevinaCRB:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Cantiga & ICH9M Chipset
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Intel Corporation

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Official support for Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" has ended. If this bug is still occurring on Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" please run ubuntu-bug to file a new bug report.

In addition please test the 3.18.1 mainline kernel on Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" and an update to your new bug report. The 3.18.1 mainline kernel is available at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ and instructions on how to install and uninstall it are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds

[madbiologist (me-again)]

sorry - "and _add_ an update to your new bug report."