Comment 11 for bug 971224

I will have to check. I expected it to either make the tones or spot
out a result file. I do not think it enabled all the speakers though.
Will have to check.

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On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Robert Schroll <email address hidden> wrote:

> On 04/26/2012 05:19 PM, Joe H. wrote:
>> I do not get any out put with this script.
>
> That's a good sign -- like all well-designed UNIX scripts, it is silent
> on success. The question is, did it enable all four speakers?
>
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> Title:
> [HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Speaker, Internal] No
> bass, only 2/4 speakers working
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6186nr with "Beats Audio" (whatever that
> means). As best I can tell, the notebook has four speakers: two under
> the grill at the base of the screen ("top") and two along the front,
> under the wrist rest ("front"). When playing audio through the
> headphone jack, everything works perfectly (including muting the
> speakers). However, playback through the speakers reveals two
> problems:
>
> 1) There is no bass coming through the speakers. Only midrange and
> treble is produced. This isthe major annoyance.
>
> 2) Sound is only produced from the two top speakers. I don't
> particularly care about this fact, but perhaps it's a clue to what's
> going wrong.
>
> Various online resources have suggested adding options to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. I've tried each of the following individually without effect:
> options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1
> options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5
> options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4
> options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-1
> options snd-hda-intel model=hp
> One option did make a difference: this produced sound only from the front speakers:
> options snd-hda-intel model=ref
>
> In the sound settings "Hardware" tab, I have chosen the "Analog Stereo
> Duplex" profile; none of the digital options work.
>
> I wonder if perhaps alsa thinks there is a subwoofer, and is therefore
> shunting the bass away from the speakers. But this is just a WAG.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
> 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: rschroll 1814 F.... pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc7500000 irq 53'
> Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
> Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c3388,00100105 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
> Controls : 18
> Simple ctrls : 10
> Date: Sun Apr 1 23:23:51 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: alsa-driver
> Symptom: audio
> Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful
> Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA Intel PCH
> Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
> Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
> Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working
> Title: [HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 07/20/2011
> dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.bios.version: F.1A
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> dmi.board.name: 3388
> dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.board.version: 10.31
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.1A:bd07/20/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr058C110000244720001620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3388:rvr10.31:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
> dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
> dmi.product.version: 058C110000244720001620100
> dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2012-02-23T16:04:09.047237
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