[ALSA - driver 0001162]: no sound on speakers, low volume on the headphones

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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1162> 
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Reported By:                Gildoniel
Assigned To:                tiwai
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Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   1162
Category:                   PCI - atiixp
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Distribution:               SuSe Linux 9.3 Professional
Kernel Version:             2.6.11.4.20a
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Date Submitted:             06-06-2005 18:54 CEST
Last Modified:              06-08-2005 17:03 CEST
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Summary:                    no sound on speakers, low volume on the headphones
Description: 
Problem diagnosis:
 
* Sound card is detected and automatically configured, but no sound can be
heard.
* It is possible to hear _faint_ sound (very low volume) through
headphones.
* Headphone volume is 0 and I can still hear low volume sound (maybe
master/headphone switched?)
* It seems to be possible to record voice on the microphone (I see the
amplitude when talking into the mic)
 
Solution attempts so far:
 
* used alsamixer to turn up and unmute all channels (failed: no sound on
speakers, very low volume on headphones)
* use the "quirk" option of the driver -1 through 7 (failed - no bettering
and error messages with certain settings)
* tried other sounddrivers (intel, via and others - didn't try them all)
(failed - error loading modules on those I tried)
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 pzad - 06-08-05 16:57 
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_err:
       /* clear the cold-reset bit for the next chance */
       if (chip->device_type != DEVICE_ALI)
              iputdword(chip, ICHREG(GLOB_CNT), igetdword(chip,
ICHREG(GLOB_CNT)) & ~ICH_AC97COLD);
       return err;

Maybe this is not related to this bug. But these few rows from intel modem
driver made audio part not working for me, and I think, they are still
there.

What I would try is to remove snd-atiixp-modem module completly (pysically
from disk) and try to reboot.

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 tiwai - 06-08-05 17:03 
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I feel the problem is a bit different in this case.  Since the sound comes
out in a lowlevel but not silent, I suspect now somewhere in the power
management in ac97_codec.c.
Peter, do you get _any_ sound in your case?

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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06-06-05 18:54 Gildoniel      New Issue                                    
06-06-05 18:54 Gildoniel      File Added: qta0733a.inf                     
06-06-05 18:54 Gildoniel      Distribution              => SuSe Linux 9.3
Professional
06-06-05 18:54 Gildoniel      Kernel Version            => 2.6.11.4.20a    
06-07-05 17:52 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004913                          
06-08-05 14:35 tiwai          Note Added: 0004922                          
06-08-05 14:43 Gildoniel      File Added: asound.state                     
06-08-05 14:50 Gildoniel      File Added: proc-asound-card-codec97.txt          
         
06-08-05 14:52 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004924                          
06-08-05 14:59 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004927                          
06-08-05 15:08 tiwai          Note Added: 0004929                          
06-08-05 15:29 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004933                          
06-08-05 15:31 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004934                          
06-08-05 15:36 pzad           Note Added: 0004935                          
06-08-05 16:13 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004948                          
06-08-05 16:21 pzad           Note Added: 0004949                          
06-08-05 16:39 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004954                          
06-08-05 16:41 tiwai          Note Added: 0004955                          
06-08-05 16:42 pzad           Note Added: 0004956                          
06-08-05 16:43 tiwai          Note Added: 0004957                          
06-08-05 16:45 pzad           Note Added: 0004958                          
06-08-05 16:52 Gildoniel      Note Added: 0004959                          
06-08-05 16:57 pzad           Note Added: 0004960                          
06-08-05 17:03 tiwai          Note Added: 0004961                          
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