Realtek HD Sound Driver Install

10milaan · #1 (**permalink**) 16-Nov-2008, 13:34

I have no Sound. (no proper driver)
The onboard SoundCard = HD Audio Codec from Realtek.
I have Downloaded the Linux drivers.
But there is no installing instruction on the Site.
And my experiments are not a succes.

Ideas. Pleas.

Gr.

oldcpu · #2 (**permalink**) 16-Nov-2008, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10milaan

I have no Sound. (no proper driver)
The onboard SoundCard = HD Audio Codec from Realtek.
I have Downloaded the Linux drivers.
But there is no installing instruction on the Site.
And my experiments are not a succes.

No need typically to download linux drivers. Your openSUSE comes with alsa sound drivers, and typically all that is needed is to configure those.

Try working your way through the openSUSE audio troubleshooting guide: SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE

To test if your sound is working, I recommend you try copy and pasting the following into a gnome-terminal or a kde konsole:

speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav

you should hear a lady's voice saying "front-left", "front-right" five times.

If that does not work, then to provide more information, with your PC connected to the internet copy and paste the following into a gnome-terminal or konsole:

Code:

wget -O alsa-info.sh http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

When the script completes it will pass you a URL. Please post that URL here.

Also, please copy and paste the following into a gnome-terminal or konsole and post the output here.

rpm -qa | grep alsa
rpm -qa | grep pulse
rpm -q libasound2
uname -a
cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

Once I have that information, I believe I may be able to provide helpful recommendation(s).

10milaan · #3 (**permalink**) 17-Nov-2008, 07:54

Here the link

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be03e202d6 af0bcbd353bdb63f312b31c76cabf2

I Hope its helps

Gr.

10milaan · #4 (**permalink**) 17-Nov-2008, 08:47

Part 2

linux-l0le:~ # rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-oss-1.0.15-48.1
alsa-firmware-1.0.16-24.1
alsa-oss-32bit-1.0.15-48.1
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-plugins-1.0.16-57.1
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
linux-l0le:~ #
linux-l0le:~ # rpm -qa | grep pulse
linux-l0le:~ # rpm -q libasound2
libasound2-1.0.16-39.1
linux-l0le:~ # uname -a
Linux linux-l0le 2.6.25.18-0.2-default #1 SMP 2008-10-21 16:30:26 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux-l0le:~ # cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

gr.

oldcpu · #5 (**permalink**) 17-Nov-2008, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10milaan

Here the link

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be...312b31c76cabf2

Thanks. That shows your video card is not recognized.
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be...312b31c76cabf2

Could you copy and pasting the following to a kde konsole or a gnome-terminal:
dmesg > dmesg.txt && curl -F file=@dmesg.txt nopaste.com/a
That will give you a URL. Please post the output URL here.

Then after that, try updating your alsa. Please with your PC connected to the internet, open a gnome-terminal or kde konsole, and type "su" (no quotes - enter root password when prompted for a password), and then copy and paste into that terminal the following commands, one line at a time:

Code:

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio/openSUSE_11.0/ multimedia

Code:

zypper install alsa alsa-oss alsa-oss-32bit alsa-plugins alsa-utils alsa-tools alsa-firmware libasound2

Code:

zypper rr multimedia

Code:

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.0_Update/ multimedia

Code:

zypper install alsa-driver-kmp-default

Code:

zypper rr multimedia

Then reboot your PC, and test your sound. Check your mixer.

If sound is still not working, please post run the diagnostic script again.

Please also confirm you have sound switched ON in your PC's BIOS.

10milaan · #6 (**permalink**) 18-Nov-2008, 12:20

The Bios was oke, It would surprise me because Vista has no problem with the card

linux-l0le:~ # dmesg > dmesg.txt && curl -F file=@dmesg.txt nopaste.com/a
dmesg.txt - nopaste.com (beta)

After the Reboot I had some welcome Sound but the systen is still thinking there is no Sound.

linux-l0le:~ # speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav

speaker-test 1.0.18

Playback device is plug:front
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
WAV file(s)
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 64 to 16384
Period size range from 32 to 8192
Using max buffer size 16384
Periods = 4
was set period_size = 4096
was set buffer_size = 16384
0 - Front Leftlinux-l0le:~ # speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav

After this command the Console crashed. (strange)

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=33...186886caa0bd5d

linux-l0le:~ # rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-firmware-1.0.17.git20080617-2.1
alsa-tools-1.0.18.git20081114-1.1
alsa-driver-kmp-default-1.0.18.20081118_2.6.25.18_0.2-6.1
alsa-plugins-1.0.18.git20081114-1.2
alsa-1.0.18.git20081030-3.1
alsa-oss-1.0.17.git20080715-2.20
alsa-oss-32bit-1.0.17.git20080715-2.21
alsa-utils-1.0.18.git20081114-1.1

linux-l0le:~ # rpm -qa | grep pulse
linux-l0le:~ #

linux-l0le:~ # uname -a
Linux linux-l0le 2.6.25.18-0.2-default #1 SMP 2008-10-21 16:30:26 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

linux-l0le:~ # cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

linux-l0le:~ #

Yes there was some sound but there is none starnge..

Gr.

oldcpu · #7 (**permalink**) 18-Nov-2008, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10milaan

After the Reboot I had some welcome Sound but the systen is still thinking there is no Sound.

linux-l0le:~ # speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav

ok ... try this instead:
speaker-test -c2 -l5 -twav

oldcpu · #8 (**permalink**) 18-Nov-2008, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10milaan

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=33...186886caa0bd5d

This is good. ... Your sound card is now recognized.

I can see your sound hardware audio codec is identified as an ALC883.

I also note you have your surround and center controls off in your mixer. I don't know if that matters but it is something to consider.

I recommend you run "alsaconf" with root permissions, then test your soudn again. If that fails, then please post here output of