[HDA-Intel - HDA Intel, playback] G51Vx No sound after 11.10 install (Fix inside)

[VTWoods]

Everytime I have installed ubuntu on my Asus G51Vx, I have had no sound at first. Previously, I added 'options snd-hda-intel model=asus-mode3' to my /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. However, with 11.10 this did not work. When speakers were plugged in, sound was still produced by the internal laptop speakers. After some research, I found that 'options snd-hda-intel model=auto' fixed my problem. I wanted to share so that others in my situation could get their sound card working.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mjw87 1538 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf9ff8000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC663'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0663,104319a3,00100001'
   Controls : 29
   Simple ctrls : 17
Date: Wed Oct 12 20:29:35 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Intel failed
Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [HDA-Intel - HDA Intel, playback] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 205
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: G60VX
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON Corp.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: PEGATRON Corp.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr205:bd08/27/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnG60VX:pvr1.0:rvnPEGATRONCorp.:rnG60VX:rvr1.0:cvnPEGATRONCorp.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: G60VX
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2011-10-12T20:14:26.733196

[Isak Frants (isakfrants)]

Awesome. Thanks! I'm on an Asus N71JA and had never had any problems but after fresh install of 11.10 this didn't work correctly anymore.

It doesn't however work 100% correctly: If I plug in my headset the speaker gets muted, but pulling them out and putting them back again mutes Speaker channel and I'm left without any sound at all. But it does mute the physical speaker correctly though.

This solution is a bit weird; "auto" should according to documentation be the default value.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Isak Frants (isakfrants)]

...and I see now that I had a different problem. My bad, but the only problem I had was that internal speaker didn't mute when headset is plugged in. It works OK now though :)

[David Henningsson (diwic)]

Hi and thanks for the investigation!

It looks like this fix is already implemented upstream and will be supported correctly in the next Ubuntu release. You can verify this by using the procedure here: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS

(To support it in the current release, 11.10, we need to send a patch to the ubuntu kernel-team mailinglist with a specific format.)

[David Henningsson (diwic)]

If I send such an email, will you be available to test the fix once the next kernel is uploaded?

[VTWoods (vtwoods)]

Yea sure. If you tell me what to do, i will give it my best shot.

[Hawk (hambone-bh)]

All around need a complete debugging of my whole system.