[imedia S3800, Realtek ALC888, SPDIF Out, Internal] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

[Carles Vilà]

Sometimes the sound deamon does not work at all bafetr start up. Other times works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c: carles 1856 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC2: carles 1856 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: carles 1856 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbdf4000 irq 51'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,10250344,00100202'
   Controls : 43
   Simple ctrls : 21
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x8c3'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x8c3 at usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.4, high speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:08c3'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 3072
   Mono: Capture 1536 [50%] [24.00dB] [on]
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfbebc000 irq 52'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card2.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Sun Apr 29 13:10:23 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
Symptom_Jack: SPDIF Out, Internal
Title: [imedia S3800, Realtek ALC888, SPDIF Out, Internal] Pulseaudio fails to detect card
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-B1
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: FIH57
dmi.board.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-B1:bd04/03/2010:svnPackardBell:pnimediaS3800:pvr:rvnPackardBell:rnFIH57:rvr:cvnPackardBell:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: imedia S3800
dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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