[ALSA - driver 0002221]: Volume entirely too faint on 82801g ich7

[bugtrack@alsa-project.org]

A NOTE has been added to this issue.
======================================================================
<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=2221> 
======================================================================
Reported By:                mlfarrell
Assigned To:                tiwai
======================================================================
Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   2221
Category:                   PCI - hda-intel
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Distribution:               Suse 10.1
Kernel Version:             2.6.16.13-4-smp
======================================================================
Date Submitted:             06-19-2006 02:19 CEST
Last Modified:              06-21-2006 00:58 CEST
======================================================================
Summary:                    Volume entirely too faint on 82801g ich7
Description: 
I've seen this bug online many times with a resolution of upgrading to alsa
1.0.11, but I upgaded and am still having the issue.

I'm using an hp pavilion dv8000 laptop with built-in altec lansing
speakers.

Windows reports the soundcard as conexant high definition audio, linux as
82801g (ich7).  I've tried setting every model I know in the
/etc/modprobe.d/sound file for the hda-intel driver and am still having a
lack of useful volume sliders.  The key ones that I need are "pc speaker"
to turn it down cause its way too loud and "external amplifier" to turn up
the laptop's altec lansing speakers (sound volume is decent out of the
headphone jack).

Even with the volume all the way up (both master and pcm) I'm getting
sound thats almost too faint to hear.  


======================================================================

----------------------------------------------------------------------
 mlfarrell - 06-21-06 00:46 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Damn.  Its the only piece of hardware I don't have working yet in linux on
my new laptop.  Connexant doesn't have commercial linux drivers available
either?

----------------------------------------------------------------------
 rlrevell - 06-21-06 00:58 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No, they don't, and that's no solution anyway - they never integrate
properly with the rest of the system.  Realtek tried forking ALSA rather
than just posting a patch to get their hardware working and it failed
miserably.

Ask Conexant for a datasheet.  In the meantime get an external USB audio
device.

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
======================================================================
06-19-06 02:19 mlfarrell      New Issue                                    
06-19-06 02:19 mlfarrell      Distribution              => Suse 10.1       
06-19-06 02:19 mlfarrell      Kernel Version            => 2.6.16.13-4-smp 
06-19-06 21:59 mlfarrell      Issue Monitored: mlfarrell                    
06-20-06 19:49 tiwai          Note Added: 0010347                          
06-20-06 23:38 mlfarrell      Note Added: 0010358                          
06-20-06 23:42 rlrevell       Note Added: 0010360                          
06-21-06 00:46 mlfarrell      Note Added: 0010368                          
06-21-06 00:58 rlrevell       Note Added: 0010371                          
======================================================================