Realtek ALC877-VD sound card is not supported

[Richard Riley Gress]

Any kernel (including mainline builds) fails to produce working sound. For example, in Kubuntu, there is only a buzzing noise from headphones or speakers plugged in to the front or back and the sound card is not recognized in Phonon. A log is worth a thousand words...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic 3.11.0-15.23
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC2', '/dev/snd/hwC2D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC2D3p', '/dev/snd/controlC1', '/dev/snd/hwC1D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D2c', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
Date: Mon Jan 27 20:23:12 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=05d521ea-3fd9-4ef8-bcae-6c6114e6c26f
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (146 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: MSI MS-7786
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=009f4aa2-4905-433f-8301-793c7955ec9f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-15-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-15-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.116
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: r8712u
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (102 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/13/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: A55M-P25 (MS-7786)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.0:bd02/13/2012:svnMSI:pnMS-7786:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnA55M-P25(MS-7786):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7786
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

[Richard Riley Gress (searchfgold67899)]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68071

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

it is strange that no jack plugged into Line out nor headphone

 control.33 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Line Out Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }
 control.34 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Front Headphone Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Default sink name: auto_null
Default source name: auto_null.monitor

do you mean pulseaudio switch to auto-null when none of the ports are available ?

you have to post pulseaudio verbose log

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

seem you are not belong to audio group

AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC2', '/dev/snd/hwC2D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC2D3p', '/dev/snd/controlC1', '/dev/snd/hwC1D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D2c', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:

[Richard Riley Gress (searchfgold67899)]

Right, forgot the pulseaudio verbose log:

$ pulseaudio -vvvv
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted
D: [pulseaudio] core-rtclock.c: Timer slack is set to 50 us.
D: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: RealtimeKit worked.
I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 4.0
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation host: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -W -Wextra -pipe -Wno-long-long -Wno-overlength-strings -Wunsafe-loop-optimizations -Wundef -Wformat=2 -Wlogical-op -Wsign-compare -Wformat-security -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wformat-nonliteral -Wpointer-arith -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wfloat-equal -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-noreturn -Wshadow -Wendif-labels -Wcast-align -Wstrict-aliasing -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused-parameter -ffast-math -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fno-common -fdiagnostics-show-option
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 3.11.0-15-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 9 18:17:04 UTC 2013
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 2 CPUs.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in VM: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Optimized build: yes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: FASTPATH defined, only fast path asserts disabled.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is fb1f7a50fa35f51686a94d09522640ea.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Session ID is c1.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /run/user/1000/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/richie/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-4.0/modules.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no
E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.

[Richard Riley Gress (searchfgold67899)]

I think I have the latest BIOS that the A4-3400 can handle which is 1.10: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/A55M-P33.html#/?div=CPUSupport

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.13 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.13-trusty/

[Richard Riley Gress (searchfgold67899)]

The BIOS is version 2.0 now and the issue is still present.