Internal Mic does not work out of the box with Sony Vaio VGN-FW170J

[shadyzay]

The internal mic dos not work unless the following steps are performed:

install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic
add the line "options snd-hda-intel model=auto" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: shadyzay 2053 F.... knotify4
                      shadyzay 2097 F.... kmix
                      shadyzay 2102 F.... amarok
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd5600000 irq 31'
   Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVCTG'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0262,104d2e00,00100302 HDA:14f12c06,104d1700,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Sun Nov 8 14:08:32 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.20+dfsg-1ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2124): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (npviewer.bin:2259): Gtk-WARNING **: /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libqtcurve.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

Thanks for the information. Just for clarification, is it required that both of the steps be taken? Many users have found it sufficient to install just the package, others have noticed that just the line is enough.

[shadyzay (shadyzay)]

I have uninstalled the package and I confirm that the internal mic works
just by adding "model=auto".

$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
$ uname -a
Linux frodo 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009
x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ tail -n 1 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-hda-intel model=auto

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:07 AM, WeatherGod <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks for the information. Just for clarification, is it required that
> both of the steps be taken? Many users have found it sufficient to
> install just the package, others have noticed that just the line is
> enough.
>
> --
> Internal Mic does not work out of the box with Sony Vaio VGN-FW170J
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478309
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Shady Zayat

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Submitted upstream: http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2009-November/022912.html

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Released in Lucid

[plitter (odnehel)]

This worked for me

[Heimen Stoffels (vistaus)]

The bug is still here on Karmic 9.10 i386 using an Intel AC262 sound card in this laptop (Sony Vaio VGN-NW21MF).

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

Vistaus, can you please give the output of:
cat /proc/asound/version
uname -a
tail -n 1 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Please remember that the default task tracks the current development version
(Lucid) not Karmic. Please nominate for release instead of changing this
status.

On Dec 16, 2009 4:16 PM, "Vistaus" <email address hidden> wrote:

The bug is still here on Karmic 9.10 i386 using an Intel AC262 sound
card in this laptop (Sony Vaio VGN-NW21MF).

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
      Status: Fix Released => Confirmed

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Bug description: The internal mic dos not work unless the following steps
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[Martin Jormedal (okfourme)]

Adding the line "options snd-hda-intel model=auto" to "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf" and switching the capture device from "Front Mic" to "Int Mic" using alsamixer got the internal mic on my new Sony Vaio CW-series working. Annoyingly, every time Pulseaudio is restarted (including reboot of course) the capture device is reset to "Front Mic" and the internal microphone seizes to work until the setting is manually changed to "Int Mic" again.

I did not install the linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic package.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

@Martin Jormedal - Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

[Gizmo (simplysoftware)]

I don't know if this belongs here or not, however......
I have a Sony Vaio PCG-4V1W purchased in NZ
Running Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 10.4

I had the same problem, had to add the line "options snd-hda-intel model=auto" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug.

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