Sound problem with HDA Intel (STAC92XX Analog) on Compaq nt

[cymacyma]

Hello guys, I installed new opensuse with KDE 4.1, I can't get any solution for my Compaq laptop(CQ40 312TU) based on ICH9 family with Celeron.

Everything goes well, but only sound card doesn't. So I added opensuse 'multimedia' sources in my YasT, and installed all kinda 'alsa' related things decribed in this thread.

After this, sounds work 'ANYWAY' but sound repeated like 'Hell, hell, hello, m my na na name is....' in amarok and it was same in Utube, and all kind of 'sound things'.

What I have to do? Now I'm writing this thread on Kubuntu Interpid, and I got same problem on Kubuntu but solved with adding "options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1" in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, It works but not in opensuse.

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by cymacyma

After this, sounds work 'ANYWAY' but sound repeated like 'Hell, hell, hello, m my na na name is....' in amarok and it was same in Utube, and all kind of 'sound things'.

What I have to do? Now I'm writing this thread on Kubuntu Interpid, and I got same problem on Kubuntu but solved with adding "options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1" in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, It works but not in opensuse.

Try adding that line "options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1" to the opensuse file /etc/modprobe.d/sound

Then restart your PC and test your sound.

[cymacyma]

I did. but same problem goes on my laptop. It seems that opensuse can't load valid options for this ICH9.

So, wait for 11.2 or opensuse linux god in my country(because of language) are the best way for me. But Korean opensuse users are so limited... I hope I can meet any GOD for me.

Thx for your advice. Even It doesn't work at all. I need to study about linux more than now.

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by cymacyma

I did. but same problem goes on my laptop. It seems that opensuse can't load valid options for this ICH9..

We could go back to the beginning and try to analyze your computer hardware and software, to see what a solution might be. But in order for us to do that, we need a lot more information about your computer.

Note, when testing your sound, ensure you moved both master and PCM volume controls up in your mixer to 95% when testing sound. After you have confirmed basic sound you can move those down to a lower level to remove distortion.

Please note that to determine if you have sound, please copy and paste the following speaker-test into a Gnome terminal or a kde konsole:

speaker-test -c2 -l5 -twav

You should hear a female voice saying 'FRONT LEFT', 'FRONT RIGHT' five times. If you hear that voice, then you likely have an application or a codec problem. Post if that is the case, and the advice then will be different.

Assuming the above did not help, can you provide more very detailed information so a good recommendation can be given? You can do that, with your PC connected to the internet, by opening a gnome-terminal or a kde konsole and typing with root permissions, the following twice:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

the first time it will update the diagnostic script, and the second time the diagnostic script will post the output (of your PCs hardware/software audio config) to a web site on the Internet. It will give you the URL of the web site. Please post that URL here. Just the URL.

Also, please copy and paste the following commands one line at a time into a gnome-terminal or a konsole and post here the output:

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

We also need that output.

[RoxasRavenswood]

I'm having the same issues with the same card posted above I ran the script you suggested and here is the output URL http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=f6...6786956b744e05 I hope this helps you figure out whats wrong

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by RoxasRavenswood

I'm having the same issues with the same card posted above I ran the script you suggested and here is the output URL http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=f6...6786956b744e05 I hope this helps you figure out whats wrong

I note the script indicates you have an IDT 92HD73C1X5. There are many different STAC92XX implementations, and since user cymacyma did not run the script, I have no idea as to which STAC92xx implementation they have, and hence your solution and their solution could be completely different.

Hence trying to help two of you on the same thread is likely counter productive and could end up in me giving the wrong advice to the wrong person. Can you start a new thread, and in the new thread:
a. provide the URL with the script output (like you did above), and
b. also provide the output of running in a terminal or a konsole:

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

[sendillinux]

I have got a same problem as the above person. and the audio is not working in compaq laptop.
Plz find the details here after running the alsa-info.sh.

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=03...62f644a6bac8c0

Plz help.
Thanks,
Sendillinux

[sendillinux]

PLz find more details regarding audio not working on compaq laptop

linux-6qfw:/home # rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-1.0.18-8.9
alsa-oss-32bit-1.0.17-1.37
alsa-utils-1.0.18-6.4
alsa-devel-1.0.18-8.9
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.18-6.13
alsa-oss-1.0.17-1.43
alsa-plugins-1.0.18-6.13
linux-6qfw:/home # rpm -qa | grep pulse
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.12-9.5
libpulse0-0.9.12-9.5
libpulse-browse0-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.12-9.5
libpulse0-32bit-0.9.12-9.6
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.18-6.13
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.12-9.5
libpulsecore4-0.9.12-9.5
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.12-9.5
linux-6qfw:/home # rpm -q libasound2
libasound2-1.0.18-8.9
linux-6qfw:/home # uname -a
Linux linux-6qfw 2.6.27.7-9-default #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux-6qfw:/home # cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.ymTDDUiFrW9:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
linux-6qfw:/home #
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Thanks in advance,
Sendillinux

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by sendillinux

I have got a same problem as the above person. and the audio is not working in compaq laptop.
Plz find the details here after running the alsa-info.sh.

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=03...62f644a6bac8c0

According to the script, your laptop has an IDT 92HD71B7X hardware audio codec.

My experience with helping users with that Hardware audio codec is typically one needs to do at least one, and possibly two things, to get sound working:

• update to 1.0.19 of alsa (consistent with your kernel version) and
• in addition to the alsa update, possibly implement a hand edit to the /etc/modprobe.d/sound file

We can start with trying an update to alsa to see if that helps, and if not , then with the alsa update in place try some changes to the /etc/modprobe.d/sound file.

To update alsa, I will follow the guide here in my recommendations: Alsa-update - openSUSE

So please open a konsole or a terminal, type "su" (no quotes - enter root password when prompted) and then with your laptop connected to the Internet, copy and paste and execute in sequence, one at a time, the following six zypper commands, which I specifically constructed (based on the guide I noted) for your configuration:

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio/openSUSE_11.1/ multimedia

zypper install alsa alsa-devel alsa-oss alsa-plugins alsa-plugins-pulse alsa-utils alsa-tools alsa-firmware libasound2

zypper rr multimedia

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.1/ multimedia

zypper install alsa-driver-kmp-default

zypper rr multimedia

then restart your PC and test your sound. Please test your sound using the two different speaker tests noted here: SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - speaker-test - openSUSE trying both as a regular user and with root permissions, with headset and without headset.

If that does not work, then advise, and some edits to your /etc/modprobe.d/sound file can be attempted.

What Compaq model laptop do you have?

[sendillinux]

Sound audible both with and without headset.
Thank you so much.
I am using compaq cq40-144tu laptop model.
Now i am tring to install mplayer and other audio codecs.
Thanks again,
-Sendillinux