[842GM, Realtek ALC880, Line Out, N/A] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

[knate1981]

There is no audio coming from speakers. Typed aplay -l and showed no soundcard.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu11.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-53.89-generic 3.13.11-ckt19
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-53-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D2', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun 10 17:32:26 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-19 (326 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
Symptom_Jack: Line Out, N/A
Title: [842GM, Realtek ALC880, Line Out, N/A] Pulseaudio fails to detect card
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/14/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: AG91510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: D915GAG
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAC77881-306
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrAG91510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818:bd02/14/2005:svnGateway:pn842GM:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD915GAG:rvrAAC77881-306:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: 842GM
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

ysfs Files
!!-----------

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D2/init_pin_configs:
0x14 0x00000000
0x15 0x00000000
0x16 0x00000000
0x17 0x00000000
0x18 0x00000000
0x19 0x00000000
0x1a 0x00000000
0x1b 0x00000000
0x1c 0x00000000
0x1d 0x00000000
0x1e 0x00000000
0x1f 0x00000000

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D2/driver_pin_configs:

you must specify model since bios did not set up pin default

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/tree/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt

ALC880
======
  3stack 3-jack in back and a headphone out
  3stack-digout 3-jack in back, a HP out and a SPDIF out
  5stack 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front
  5stack-digout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out
  6stack 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front
  6stack-digout 6-jack with a SPDIF out

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:1b.0 0403: 8086:2668 (rev 03)
 Subsystem: 107b:4037

send email to the author if you find out which model fit your motherboard

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