[System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all

[Nimesh]

Audio is working fine on the rear connector, but the front head phones does not produce any sound.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: nimesh 6246 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nimesh 6246 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: nimesh 6246 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf7cf8000 irq 47'
   Mixer name : 'VIA VT1828S'
   Components : 'HDA:11064441,104383d0,00100100'
   Controls : 36
   Simple ctrls : 21
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xf7dfc000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 4
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'HD5000'/'Microsoft Microsoft® LifeCam HD-5000 at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.3, high speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB045e:076d'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card2.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 56
   Mono: Capture 54 [96%] [34.00dB] [on]
Date: Sat Jun 4 01:06:45 2011
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 LANG=en_IN
 LC_MESSAGES=en_IN.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_DevicesInUse: 6246 6246 6246
Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/14/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2003
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P7P55D
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.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.:bvr2003:bd12/14/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Nimesh (mnimeshin)]

I have found a work around for the issue. run "alsamixer" from a terminal, scroll all the way to the right using right arrow key until I come to the Independent Headphones option and switch it off. Now headphone provides audio output.

[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)]

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