hda-intel: spurious response and no sound in Ubuntu 12.04. Worked in 10.10

[Brett Alton]

"Dummy output" is the name of my card. It obviously doesn't work.

I was finally able to fix the issue (temporarily), but trying these solutions I found online.

(0) updated first
$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
# rebooted

(1) Didn't work
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge alsa-base
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio
$ sudo apt-get install alsa-base
$ sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
$ sudo alsa force-reload

(2) PPC fix? I have some custom built PC, not PPC, but I thought I'd try it
$ gksu gedit /etc/modules
# added:
# snd_aoa_i2sbus
# snd_aoa_fabric_layout
# snd_aoa_codec_tas
# snd_aoa_codec_onyx

(3)
$ sudo killall pulseaudio; rm -r ~/.pulse*
# rebooted

(4)
$ aplay -l **
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

(5)
$ gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
# added:
# options snd-hda-intel model=auto
# options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5
# options snd_hda_intel model=hp-dv5
# rebooted

(6)
$ alsamixer
cannot load mixer controls: Invalid argument

(7)
$ pulseaudio -k

(8)
$ sudo alsa force-reload
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-timer snd-page-alloc).
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.

(9) here are my devices
$ aplay -l **
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

So I think added the lines to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf helped?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0', 'info'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer load hw:0 error: Invalid argument
 Card hw:0 'VT82xx'/'HDA VIA VT82xx at 0xfbffc000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC662 rev1'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0662,10438290,00100101'
   Controls : 8
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer hw:0 load error: Invalid argument
Date: Fri May 4 13:55:55 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423.2)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/20/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0507
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5VD2-VM SE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0507:bd02/20/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5VD2-VMSE:rvrRevx.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[nic777 (nicolau-branco)]

Did you do a new install or an upgrade?

I did an upragde 2 weeks ago (from 10.10) and sound has been working since but today all of a sudden it did not work and sound device was represented by a Dummy Device.

'pulseaudio -k' restored sound and I will see if the problem comes back.

[Grecu Ionut Florin (protos87)]

Try this in terminal: apt-get purge alsa-dha-dkms
Restart.

Any change?

[Dilip Shukla (idjshukla)]

Thanks for sharing the problem, Brett. I tried solution no. 5, it worked for me and solved my problem!

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

do you mean this bug is due to alsa-driver 1.0.24 ?

17.432571] snd_hda_intel 0000:80:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 17.432636] snd_hda_intel 0000:80:01.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 17.432641] snd_hda_intel 0000:80:01.0: PCI: Disallowing DAC for device
[ 17.786106] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 1b[1]:0
[ 17.786164] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 1a[0]:f00000
[ 17.786266] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 8[0]:f00000
[ 17.786311] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 9[3]:0
[ 17.786392] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x1ef0200
[ 17.786416] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x1ef0200
[ 17.786474] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x1ef0200
[ 17.786477] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x1ef0200
[ 17.786480] hda-intel: spurious response 0x40018d:0x0, last cmd=0x1ef0200
[ 17.786486] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 1e[0]:f00000
[ 17.786599] hda-intel: spurious response 0x40018d:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786619] hda-intel: spurious response 0x40018f:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786641] hda-intel: spurious response 0x400001:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786661] hda-intel: spurious response 0x400000:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786683] hda-intel: spurious response 0x400300:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786704] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786723] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00040:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786745] hda-intel: spurious response 0xf00000:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786765] hda-intel: spurious response 0x20010b:0x0, last cmd=0x8f000b
[ 17.786813] hda-codec: out of range cmd 0:0:20:400:f00000

[David R. Wilson (david-9ei9nyjpwdexk1if796soz1u44j)]

I am using an HP DV7 laptop (i7-2860QM)

in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-conf:

I commented out:
# options snd-hda-intel model=auto
(# added)
Then added:

options snd_hda_intel model=hp-dv7

Then closed the file and did:

 sudo alsa force-reload

It came up running.

The sound settings indicator applet now shows :
Built in Audio Analog Surround Sound 4.0
for the output device.
For the input device it shows:
Built in Analog Audio Stereo (Internal Microphone)

Audio is working now

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[slashru (slashru)]

Adding of "options snd-hda-intel model=generic" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf fixed the same problem for me. Before I had "options snd-hda-intel probe_mask=1 model=auto" there. Now sound in 12.04 works fine.

During problem investigation I found following: I have Ubuntu 8.04 installed on my PC. When I reboot to 8.04 -- sound works fine in it. Then I reboot to 12.04 and sound continuing working there too. But when I switch off PC and boot directly to 12.04 -- "Dummy output" problem appears. Seems like it is some sound card initiation (or auto detection) problem..