From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tobin Davis Subject: Re: Problems with hda-intel driver Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:29:02 -0800 Message-ID: <1166567342.25873.140.camel@razman> References: <1166566334.2082.15.camel@knc-se-lap0001.knorca.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1812532694==" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1166566334.2082.15.camel@knc-se-lap0001.knorca.se> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Mathias Friman Cc: alsa-devel List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org --===============1812532694== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-ORLVZpom3FTR4vjoQM43" --=-ORLVZpom3FTR4vjoQM43 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Need a little more information on this to proceed. Could you send the output from the following commands: lspci -s 0:14.2 -vn cat /proc/asound/version cat /proc/asound/card0/codec* These will give us more information to go on. It's also possible that a newer version of alsa will fix your problems. Try downloading alsa-driver-1.0.14rc1.tar.bz2 from the alsa-progject.org web site. Tobin On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 23:12 +0100, Mathias Friman wrote: > Hi list. > > A friend of mine has an Acer 5100 Laptop which > has a hda-intel driver sound card. He cannot start > alsamixer, it errors out with: > > alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument > > When the alsa-packages are reinstalled in Kubuntu, the > alsamixer works, but after a reboot it does not anymore. > The mic input is muted, or volume set to zero. The output > works though, but no levels can be adjusted due to the > alsamixer error. > > We've tried with: > > options snd_hda_intel model=acer position_fix=1 > > in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base but that does not fix the > problem. > > I haven't got enough knowledge about ALSA to take > this further, so I put my hope to you guys. Below are > some outputs that might be useful: > > > > # cat /proc/asound/cards > 0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB > HDA ATI SB at 0xd0000000 irq 209 > > # lspci > 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 437b (rev 01) > > # amixer contents > numid=11,iface=MIXER,name='Headphone Playback Switch' > ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw---,values=2 > : values=on,on > numid=29,iface=MIXER,name='PCM Playback Volume' > ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---,values=2,min=0,max=255,step=0 > : values=160,160 > numid=4,iface=MIXER,name='Surround Playback Switch' > ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw---,values=2 > : values=off,off > amixer: Control default snd_hctl_elem_info error: Invalid argument > > # alsactl store > alsactl: get_control:149: Cannot read control info '2,0,0,Capture Volume,1': Invalid argument > > > > Hope this pins down the matter in some respect. :) > > Regards, > Mathias > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-devel mailing list > Alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel -- Tobin Davis --=-ORLVZpom3FTR4vjoQM43 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Need a little more information on this to proceed.  Could you send the output from the following commands:
lspci -s 0:14.2 -vn
cat /proc/asound/version
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec*

These will give us more information to go on.

It's also possible that a newer version of alsa will fix your problems.  Try downloading alsa-driver-1.0.14rc1.tar.bz2 from the alsa-progject.org web site.

Tobin


On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 23:12 +0100, Mathias Friman wrote: 
Hi list.

A friend of mine has an Acer 5100 Laptop which
has a hda-intel driver sound card. He cannot start
alsamixer, it errors out with:

alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument

When the alsa-packages are reinstalled in Kubuntu, the
alsamixer works, but after a reboot it does not anymore.
The mic input is muted, or volume set to zero. The output
works though, but no levels can be adjusted due to the
alsamixer error.

We've tried with:

options snd_hda_intel model=acer position_fix=1

in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base but that does not fix the
problem. 

I haven't got enough knowledge about ALSA to take
this further, so I put my hope to you guys. Below are
some outputs that might be useful:



# cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [SB             ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
                      HDA ATI SB at 0xd0000000 irq 209

# lspci
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 437b (rev 01)

# amixer contents
numid=11,iface=MIXER,name='Headphone Playback Switch'
  ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw---,values=2
  : values=on,on
numid=29,iface=MIXER,name='PCM Playback Volume'
  ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---,values=2,min=0,max=255,step=0
  : values=160,160
numid=4,iface=MIXER,name='Surround Playback Switch'
  ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw---,values=2
  : values=off,off
amixer: Control default snd_hctl_elem_info error: Invalid argument

# alsactl store
alsactl: get_control:149: Cannot read control info '2,0,0,Capture Volume,1': Invalid argument



Hope this pins down the matter in some respect. :)

Regards,
Mathias


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