sound output both in Loudspeaker and headphone - natty

[Christophe C]

In a fresh install of Natty 32 bits, the sound is produce both by Loudspeakers and headphone. No possibility to switch with the sound preference menu. The choice of Loudspeakers and headphone doesn't change anything.

Same problem with unity or classic gnome-panel environnement. No problem in my former maverick installation.

Desktop PC + nvidia card + driver nvidia 173 (the last version bug) + motherboard M2N-VM (vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. - version: Rev x.xx - serial: MS1C85S22B03324 - slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.).
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: chris 1419 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xdfff8000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC662 rev1'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0662,10438328,00100101'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 14
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: alsa-driver (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
Tags: natty running-unity
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin nopasswdlogin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 03/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0010
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M2N-VM
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.:bvr0010:bd03/25/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-VM:rvrRevx.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Colin (tekash)]

I have this bug as well on my notebook with a fresh install of Natty w/ Unity & Caompiz.
The audio menu in Natty says I have 1 input/ 1 output.

HP/Compaq nw8240 notebook.
ADI Soundmax Integrated audio.

[Colin (tekash)]

As an update, I tried the following to no avail, but may help others that have this issue:

Ubuntu sound troubleshooting:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

And updating to the latest alsa-drivers though Natty is new:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/InstallingLinuxAlsaDriverModules

Alsa documentaion on the driver it loaded on my system:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-kmirror.git;a=blob_plain;f=Documentation/ALSA-Configuration.txt;hb=e539e2d8569a3f7725bef60342fd06ff7eaeb9d5

As seen on doing link #1, alsa is detecting my system with:

!!Loaded sound module options
!!--------------------------

!!Module: snd_intel8x0
 ac97_clock : 0
 ac97_quirk : (null)
 buggy_irq : N
 buggy_semaphore : N
 enable : N
 id : (null)
 index : -1
 joystick : 0
 spdif_aclink : 0
 xbox : N

!!AC97 Codec information
!!---------------------------
--startcollapse--

0-0/0: Analog Devices AD1981B

PCI Subsys Vendor: 0x103c
PCI Subsys Device: 0x0934

Flags: 10
Capabilities : -headphone out-
DAC resolution : 20-bit
ADC resolution : 16-bit
3D enhancement : No 3D Stereo Enhancement

Current setup
Mic gain : 0dB [ 0dB]
POP path : pre 3D
Sim. stereo : off
3D enhancement : off
Loudness : off
Mono output : MIX
Mic select : Mic1
ADC/DAC loopback : off
Extended ID : codec=0 rev=1 AMAP DSA=0 VRA
Extended status : VRA
PCM front DAC : 44100Hz
PCM ADC : 44100Hz

As seen above, the ac97_quirk is (null) which the alsa documentation does not show as a valid option. I have not tried changing that to default etc. I am maybe just beyond being a linux newbie, so need to look up everything etc... My sound preferences does not have a separate selection for internal speakers vs. headphone. As seen from the output the headphone is detected.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Assigning package.

[Colin (tekash)]

All I did to fix the issue was install gnome-alsamixer and x the box for headphone sense...now to figure out why the alsa equalizer plug-in doesn't appear.

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

Thanks for your bug report. So we can get some more information about your system, please run the following command in a terminal: apport-collect 778892

Thanks.

[Christophe C (batra3)]

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[Christophe C (batra3)]

I've the same problem in a fresh install of oneiric : the sound is play on both headphones and Loudspeakers.
No possibility to switch.

Like Colin, i install gnome-alsamixer. The box for headphone sense was already active. If i blank it : no sound at all on both headphones and Loudspeakers.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Christophe C (batra3)]

why it is Incomplete ? Luke Yelavich (themuso) ask in may an action. I did it. What more ? The bug is still active.

[Édouard Lopez (edouard-lopez)]

Also got the problem as Christophe, since my install of Kubuntu Oneiric: sound come out through speakers and headphones. Never had problem on previous release.