Audio coming from both headphone and laptop speakers

cockoo · January 27, 2010, 3:34am

Thanks again oldcpu. Here is the link for Bug 573313.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=573313#c1

This issue was resolved by setting model=dell-vostro in /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf.( on my HP laptop !!!)

oldcpu · January 27, 2010, 7:26am

Excellent!

After reading your post, I did a search through the HD-Audio-Models.txt file and there is no mention of “dell-vostro”, so that is a very recent fix. Only an alsa developer would know of that and we are very lucky to have one supporting our openSUSE distribution. He is also very good at passing fixes upstream, so its likely he will take what he learned from your case, and update alsa in the future so that a PC like yours is automatically configured.

I summary, for anyone reading this thread, I believe the solution for the HP G60 Notebook PC is to:

(1) update all of one’s alsa apps (only update the ones already installed, do NOT add new ones, include libasound2 in update) to the version on this URL:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/libs/openSUSE_11.2/

Remove the repository after installation complete, then

(2) install the alsa-driver-kmp (only the one applicable to one’s kernel) from this URL for the 2.6.31.5 kernel:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.2/

or if one has the 2.6.31.8 or newer kernel from this URL:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.2_Update/

Remove the repository after installation is complete.

(3) and then add the line to the start of the /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf:

options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro

(4) Then reboot, and test.

Congratulations again on sticking with this to solve the problem!

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 2:58pm

Hi everybody, I have a little problem with my speakers: they don’t mute when I plug my earphones, and since I often share the space with other people, it’s a big problem for me.

I got a Dell Vostro.
I post here the info:

rpm -qa ‘alsa’ #
alsa-utils-1.0.21-3.1.i586
alsa-oss-1.0.17-25.2.i586
alsa-1.0.21-3.2.i586
alsa-plugins-1.0.21-3.3.i586

rpm -qa ‘pulse’ #
libpulse0-0.9.19-2.3.i586
wine-pulseaudio-debuginfo-1.1.37-16.1.i586
libxine1-pulse-1.1.16.1-7.6.i586

rpm -q libasound2 #
libasound2-1.0.21-3.2.i586

** uname -a #**
Linux linux-czc3 2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-12-15 23:55:40 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

** cat /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf #**

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel

u1Nb.19Pc0diTWr1:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

Since in the past, attempting to solve various audio problem on Linux, I only managed to make them worse, before attempting to solve this using what you said about laptop with different settings, I’d like to know what you think.

Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 3:09pm

Please provide the output of running the script:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

and select the SHARE/UPLOAD option. That should give you a URL. Please post here that URL. Just the URL.

Also if that does not give you a URL, then run it with the no-upload option:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh --no-upload

and that will create the file /tmp/alsa-info.txt in which case please open that file with a text editor and copy and paste it to a pastebin site such as PasteBin.be and press dump on that site and post here the URL it provides. Just the URL.

If you had read this thread, you would have read it is SOLVED. Please, next time, start your own thread. I have no idea if I should read the above, thinking it applies to you, or if it does not apply to you, … its simply easier for everyone if you start a new thead next time.

But anyway , please, WELCOME to openSUSE forums !! I hope we can solve your questions.

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 4:02pm

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=aa40e91babf80ea52dd5308707c65001c1ee3f6b

sorry, I didn’t know I was supposed to open a new thread if the old one was solved!
It wont’ happen again!

Thanks!

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 4:07pm

It appears your PC as the same audio hardware as the other person in this thread. The initial identification for both of your hardware is a Conexant 5067.

Please follow the advice in post#22 above here: Audio coming from both headphone and laptop speakers - openSUSE Forums

If you do not understand how to do that, then please advise.

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 4:53pm

Thanks!! wow, lucky me for once!

it looks very easy, just one question:
I don’t know which alsa-driver-kmp download from here: Index of /repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.2/i586

how can find it out?

sorry, I am really new at this

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 5:00pm

Its easy. But first, note I recommend you ADD the URL as a repository. Do you understand what that means?

Reference the rpm to install, you previous provided this:

and the script you ran gave this:

Kernel release:    2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop

hence you need to install an rpm that is consistent with that.

Clearly, for your 2.6.31.8 kernel, none of those are correct, as they are for the 2.6.31.5 kernel.

Instead remove that previous URL as a repository, and instead add this as a repository:
Index of /repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.2_Update

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 5:46pm

I added the urls as repository (first time I did that, I hope I did right, I used the guide from http://en.opensuse.org/Add_package_repositories).and I eliminated them after the installation.
I obviously did that wrong before. Very wrong.
Thanks for underlining that!

I am having problem with the last passage
*(3) and then add the line to the start of the /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf:
code :options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro *

I tried a couple of things, but I get negative responses from my shell.
What am I doing wrong?

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 6:08pm

Unfortunately I’m having problems of my own … my 26" monitor just died. I’m typing this from the small screen of our family laptop.

If you are using

gnome type: gnomesu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf
kde type: kdesu ‘kwrite /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf’
and enter root password when prompted. Then add the line

options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro

and then restart your PC and test the audio.

If “dell-vostro” does not work, try replace “dell-vostro” with “dell-laptop” in the file (and restart and test).

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 9:32pm

the first try didn’t work, but I am positive it’s my fault!
I will try again, then I will let you know!
Thanks anyway, you are very kind!
And I am sorry for your monitor…

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 9:39pm

Note the line you add should be the 1st line in the file.

giulia86jules · January 30, 2010, 10:53pm

it worked!

Thanks for your help, I think because of you this is the best support forum I’ve ever seen in my young life!
Everything is perfect now, thanks again!!

oldcpu · January 30, 2010, 11:07pm

Great ! Congratulations !

Please, out of curiousity, what option did you use? “dell-vostro” or “dell-laptop” ?

giulia86jules · January 31, 2010, 12:15am

I used dell-vostro!

giulia86jules · February 11, 2010, 12:43pm

Good morning or evening to everybody,
I am still having the same problem with my speakers, suddenly they don’t mute anymore!

Everything worked just fine after I followed the board’s advices, but then last night I noticed I have the same old problem now!
I don’t know how this happened (I think after some automatic updates), but now I don’t know what to do!
I followed step by step the topic again, but no result now.

(I didn’t open a new topic since it’s the same old problem I had and that I didn’t resolve after all, I hope I did ok this time)

user · February 11, 2010, 1:27pm

hang on…don’t fiddle with it a lot!

you probably installed a new kernel and need to be a little patient,
waiting for a fix…and, enter a bug soon: see

http://en.opensuse.org/Submitting_Bug_Reports

where the first step is to see if the bug has already been reported…

–
palladium

oldcpu · February 15, 2010, 2:32pm

I just got back from a business trip followed by vacation (been away for over 10 days). Please provide the information recommended to be provided in our multimedia stickie … ie : Welcome to multimedia sub-area - openSUSE Forums

I’ll copy and paste it here to make it easier for you:

… please post in this “multimedia” sub-forum, providing in your post the following information:

provide the URLs (of a summary webpage) that are created by running the diagnostic script noted here:
SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE - Script to run to obtain detailed information. On openSUSE-11.1 and newer that will ask you to run the script /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh and after the script finishes it will give you a URL to pass to the support personnel. Please post here the output URL. Just the URL. You may need to run that script twice (the first time with root permissions to update in the /usr/sbin directory, and the second time to get the URL).

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -qa ‘alsa’ #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -qa ‘pulse’ #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -q libasound2 #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: uname -a #and post output here

for openSUSE-11.1 or earlier, in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound #and post output here

for openSUSE-11.2 or later, in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: cat /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf #and post output here

I know the above is a pain to run, but its the only way that I can see what is happening on your PC.

Sproid · May 28, 2010, 6:06pm

Hi all. I have the same problem. First time changing dell vostro work, now, after many updates the problem came back. i check dell-vostro and is intact, I change to dell-laptop and nothing happened. Any help much appreciated.

oldcpu · May 28, 2010, 6:12pm

Please provide the information recommended to be provided in our multimedia stickie … ie : Welcome to multimedia sub-area - openSUSE Forums

I’ll copy and paste it here to make it easier for you:

… please post in this “multimedia” sub-forum, providing in your post the following information:

provide the URLs (of a summary webpage) that are created by running the diagnostic script noted here:
SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE - Script to run to obtain detailed information. On openSUSE-11.1 and newer that will ask you to run the script /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh and after the script finishes it will give you a URL to pass to the support personnel. Please post here the output URL. Just the URL. You may need to run that script twice (the first time with root permissions to update in the /usr/sbin directory, and the second time to get the URL).

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -qa ‘alsa’ #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -qa ‘pulse’ #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: rpm -q libasound2 #and post output here

in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: uname -a #and post output here

for openSUSE-11.1 or earlier, in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound #and post output here

for openSUSE-11.2 or later, in a terminal, or xterm, or konsole, type: cat /etc/modprobe.d/50-sound.conf #and post output here

I know the above is a pain to run, but its the only way that I can see what is happening on your PC.