Comment 8 for bug 107232

Dist :

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha5
+ full update as of 2008-09-13 13:00 GMT

2.6.27-3-generic
alsa-base 1.0.17.dfsg-1ubuntu1

The problem is still occurring.

Sound works, but a decent listening volume level means - all controls have to be maximised. But even now, the sound is not loud, just "normal" small quiet room level. I am outputting sound through my stereo (line in) and have the stereo set to a normal volume level (always been perfectly OK).

I currently run Gutsy (I wrongly said Feisty above).
The sound problem was in Hardy when I updated a few months ago, and in Intrepid when I first tested it. I have reverted to Gutsy for now.

Note however - I have purchased a Soundblaster PCI card (which I removed for this re-test) and this works much better. So ... I will just stop using onboard audio and ignore this issue.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tested mp3 on :

Rhythmbox 0.11.6
Audacious 1.5.1

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shuttle SG33G5 2x Q6600 (quad-core2)
Intel ICH9
HDA Intel audio

Volume levels all at 100% (no muting)
 - Master, PCM, Front (tried adding some others)
Gnome Volume Control device set as "HDA Intel (Alsa Mixer)"

System/Preferences/Sound - all "Autodetect" and Test OK.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOTES

Shuttle SG33G5 is on the latest BIOS. However, unless I boot with kernel option "acpi=off", I hang at boot.

dmesg :

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS...

lspci -v :

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer Device 3106
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
 Memory at fdff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
 Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
 Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
 Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel