No Sound on Pavilion dv6

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Hello people.
Just got the new Hp Pavilion dv5-1155ei.
I have been able to configure everything except the audio.
the results for the different commands are as follows:
lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV730XT Audio device [Radeon HD 4670]

cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel,snd-hda-intel

u1Nb.z8tRXod45gC:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

NXNs.9nhc1z0yZg1:RV730XT Audio device [Radeon HD 4670]

alias snd-card-1 snd-hda-intel

lsmod | grep -i snd
snd_pcm_oss 42472 0
snd_mixer_oss 14840 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 52264 0
snd_seq_device 7336 1 snd_seq
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 3384 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 54316 1
snd_hda_intel 25144 1
snd_hda_codec 74276 3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 7172 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 76840 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 19728 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 62540 13 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6660 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8452 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-firmware-1.0.20-5.1
alsa-tools-1.0.20-4.3
alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.20.20090525_2.6.27.21_0.1-2.1
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.20-4.4
alsa-1.0.18-8.7
alsa-plugins-1.0.20-4.4
alsa-oss-1.0.17-2.6
alsa-utils-1.0.20-5.1

rpm -qa | grep pulse
pulseaudio-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.12-9.6
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.12-9.6
libpulse-browse0-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.12-9.6
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.20-4.4
libpulse0-0.9.12-9.6
libpulsecore4-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.12-9.6

uname -a
Linux SOMEPC 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2009-03-31 14:50:44 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

dmesg | grep “sound” - doesnt have any output.

My ALSA information is at :
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=8eb747e3a9f4ea64a99591772d8a6457932084c3

2

Try adding a line to your /etc/modprobe.d/sound file, such that it looks like this:

options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 enable_msi=1
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel,snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.z8tRXod45gC:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
# NXNs.9nhc1z0yZg1:RV730XT Audio device [Radeon HD 4670]
alias snd-card-1 snd-hda-intel

Save the change, reboot, and test your sound. Note you will need to move your audio up very high (95% or so initially) to get sound. The scale is not linear. Once sound is established, you can back off on the levels.

p.s. Your thread subject stated a “dv6” but in your text you have “dv5”. That confused me initially. :slight_smile:

3

Sorry for the mistake.
Thank you for the advise.
I inserted the lines into my sound file, rebooted and then tested the sound.
It is working fine on the laptop speakers, but there was no output from the audio out.
i then searched the forums and found an advise you had given joshua_dev (No sound on HP dv7-1080ew (Intel 82801I ICH9 Family) - openSUSE Forums) who had the same sound driver (Intel 82801i ich9).
I tried the one for the yast configuration:

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-m4 enable_msi=1
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

This option worked well and i could get output from the laptop speakers and the audio out.
The only issue now is that when i insert the jack into the audio jack, the audio doesnt mute in the laptop speakers. Both of them play. (i.e. The laptop speakers and the speakers connected to the audio out.)

4

before i have no sound at all
but after i have been adviced to add one line
i have sound from the speakers
but from the jack still not working
i hope to find a solution
:’(

5

Its possible the SuSE-GmbH/alsa developer made a mistake. I recommend you write a bug report on this.

There is guidance here for writing bug reports: Submitting Bug Reports - openSUSE

Be certain to classify the bug report for this problem under the component “sound”, as that will get the attention of the SuSE-GmbH alsa packager, who is also an alsa sound developer.

6

Thank you.
I will.

7

dmesg output:

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A → GSI 22 (level, low) → IRQ 22
HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3025: hda_codec: model ‘hp-m4’ is selected
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3845: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0xf/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3849: speaker_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3853: hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3854: mono: mono_out=0x0
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3857: dig-out=0x1e/0x0
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3865: inputs: mic=0xb, fmic=0x0, line=0xe, fline=0x0, cd=0x0, aux=0x0
ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver/pci/hda/…/…/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c:3108: stac92xx: dac_nids=1 (0x10/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9
input: HDA Intel Line In at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input10
input: HDA Intel Mic at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input11
input: HDA Intel Line Out at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input12

Mr oldcpu, i was just going through dmesg and came along the hp_out=0. On other machines, it is on/ or rather set to =1. Is there a way i can enable it since i think it might have an effect on the disabling of the laptop speakers when i put in the jack.

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There probably is, but its above my expertise. Try updating alsa again, as I believe there was a problem with the “20090525” version (I noted others also had problems with that version). There is a new version available. Alsa-update - openSUSE

Also, if you write a bug report, you have a better chance of getting help at this stage: Submitting Bug Reports - openSUSE

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let me try updating alsa first and if it fails then i will file a bug report.
thank you again.
have a nice time.