[Inspiron 5523, IDT 92HD91BXX, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem: sound only works in headphones

[Vyacheslav]

Just bought Dell Inspiron 15z 5523. Sound worked fine in Windows 8.
After installing Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, sound only works through headphones. Built in speakers are silent.
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I checked usual solutions:
alsamixer, audio controls (and pavucontrol)
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tried to add records in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf like:
options snd-hda-intel model=auto
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tried to use following kernel versions:
3.6.0
3.7.0
3.7.9
3.8.0
3.8.0 from daily folder

with some of them interface (and sudo command in terminal) got frozen.
with all of them speakers and wi-fi haven`t worked.
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~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.38~precise1-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vyacheslav 1771 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: vyacheslav 1771 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7e10000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d76e0,1028058f,00100303 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Sat Feb 23 00:21:19 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working
Title: [Inspiron 5523, IDT 92HD91BXX, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A00
dmi.board.name: 0RK83G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd08/20/2012:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5523:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0RK83G:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5523
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2013-02-22T22:46:29.041626

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Simon Schneider (s-schne)]

Hi,

a bios update from A00 to A03 fixed this for me.

[Vyacheslav (madboy)]

Hello,

thanks for a tip. But I won`t risk updating bios, as worst-case scenario is not acceptable.
I`ll be hoping for another solution.

[loblik (lobl-pavel)]

Hi,

updating bios worked for me too. Bios flashed with 5523A05.

[Patrick (psp294)]

Hi,

updating the bios from A00 to A05 worked for me too. Unfortnately I had to boot from a Windows Vista Installation CD to do this (Freedos and ReactOS won't start).

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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