2007/10/10, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On Wednesday 10 October 2007 18:46, Lars 'Levia' Wesselius wrote:
>
> > 2007/10/10, Nigel Henry < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > On Wednesday 10 October 2007 11:34, Lars 'Levia' Wesselius wrote:
> > > > 2007/10/9, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > > > On Tuesday 09 October 2007 16:15, you wrote:
> > > > > > Hey,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I appreciate your reply. Some things have been changed, since I
> > > > >
> > > > > reinstalled
> > > > >
> > > > > > Archlinux. I do not have the other driver you stated anymore.
> Heres
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > > new
> > > > >
> > > > > > lsmod:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > snd_seq_oss 32896 0
> > > > > > snd_seq_midi_event 7808 1 snd_seq_oss
> > > > > > snd_seq 55680 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> > > > > > snd_seq_device 7956 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> > > > > > snd_hda_intel 359076 0
> > > > > > snd_hwdep 8968 1 snd_hda_intel
> > > > > > snd_pcm_oss 42144 0
> > > > > > snd_pcm 82440 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> > > > > > snd_timer 22664 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> > > > > > snd_page_alloc 9104 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> > > > > > snd_mixer_oss 16896 1 snd_pcm_oss
> > > > > > snd 57448 9
> > >
> > >
> snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,sn
> > >
> > > > >d_
> > > > >
> > > > > >pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, my channels in alsamixer have changed. I now got like 8
> > >
> > > channels,
> > >
> > > > > > which of them are Headphones, PCM, Front and some input
> channels. I
> > > > > > have unmuted them all, and set them to 90%.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I figured I do not to add that sound card if its not there so
> this
> > >
> > > is
> > >
> > > > > > my modprobe:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
> > > > > > alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
> > > > > > options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=3stack
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thats all in modprobe.conf, apart from the comments.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As for some more information:
> > > > > > cat /proc/asound/cards
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
> > > > > > HDA Intel at 0x98400000 irq 22
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From alsamixer
> > > > > > Card: HDA Intel
> > > > > > Chip: Realtek ALC278
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And this is all running on a Acer Aspire 5720 (notebook,
> > > > > > obviously).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The sound still isnt working, hope you can help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > Lars Wesselius
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Lars. Thanks for posting the additional info. I'm not familiar
> > > > > with
> > > > >
> > > > > hda-intel cards, apart from the fact that they are problematic due
> to
> > > > > there
> > > > > being so many variations of them. I looked in
> ALSA-Configuration.txt,
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > the
> > > > > ALC278 codec isn't there, but perhaps your notebook is a very new
> > >
> > > model.
> > >
> > > > > Hopefully someone on the alsa user list will see this latest info,
> > > > > and offer
> > > > > some suggestions.
> > > > >
> > > > > All the best.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nigel.
> > > >
> > > > Hey,
> > > > Yes, I do have a very new model. I just bought this model last
> friday.
> > > > Thanks for the help, hope someone else can provide feedback.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Lars
>
> <Nigel>
> > > Hi Lars. I've done a bit more googling for your model of notebook, and
> > > seen a
> > > few posts saying it's using ALC268, and by installing the latest alsa
> > > driver,
> > > at least one person had got sound working.
> > >
> > > Would you post the output of.
> > > cat /proc/asound/card0/codec*
> > > Just to verify that yours is using an ALC278. It's possible that as
> your
> > > notebook is very new that Acer have changed the codec on the mobo
> again.
> > >
> > > Also the output of.
> > > cat /proc/asound/version
> > > And the OS you are using, and latest kernel you have.
> > >
> > > I see that the alsa driver 1.0.15 is just about to be released as
> stable,
> > > but
> > > IIRC it is for kernel 2.6.23. I may have misread that though. 1.0.15does
> > > have patches for realtek codecs though.
> > >
> > > Don't trim any of the previous stuff, as this is a bit of extra info.
> > >
> > > Nigel.
> > >
> > > btw. The output of amixer wouldn't do any harm, and will show what
> mixer
> > > controls you have.
> <Lars>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > Thank you for your effort.
> > I have done cat /proc/asound/card0/codec* but the output was rather
> large,
> > so I have placed it inside a text file.
> > http://www.leviaswrath.org/output.txt
> >
> > so I guess you were right, it uses 268. Whoops, after rechecking,
> alsamixer
> > tells me 268. I am sorry for this inconvenience.
> >
> > cat /proc/asound/version
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14 (Thu May 31
> > 09:03:25 2007 UTC).
> >
> > uname -r
> > 2.6.22-ARCH
> >
> > cat /proc/version
> > Linux version 2.6.22-ARCH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.2.1) #1 SMP
> > PREEMPT Wed Sep 26 21:45:47 CEST 2007
> >
> > My distro is Archlinux, 2007.08, x86_64
> >
> > alsa:
> > alsa-utils 1.0.14-2
> > alsa-lib 1.0.14-5
> >
> > amixer:
> > Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
> > Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
> > Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> > Limits: Playback 0 - 64
> > Mono:
> > Front Left: Playback 58 [91%] [-6.00dB] [on]
> > Front Right: Playback 58 [91%] [-6.00dB] [on]
> > Simple mixer control 'Front',0
> > Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
> > Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> > Limits: Playback 0 - 64
> > Mono:
> > Front Left: Playback 58 [91%] [-6.00dB] [on]
> > Front Right: Playback 58 [91%] [-6.00dB] [on]
> > Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
> > Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
> > Playback channels: Mono
> > Mono: Playback [off]
> > Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
> > Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
> > Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> > Limits: Capture 0 - 31
> > Front Left: Capture 28 [90%] [25.50dB] [on]
> > Front Right: Capture 28 [90%] [25.50dB] [on]
> > Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
> > Capabilities: enum
> > Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD'
> > Item0: 'Mic'
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Lars
> >
> > PS. I am sorry if I'm posting reply's wrong, they do not seem to appear
> in
> > the same post. I think this is because of gmail, I'm not sure.
>
> Ideally it's better to post your reply at the bottom of the previous
> reply,
> for the sake of continuity, and I've shuffled it, so that it's correct
> now.
> You had been doing that before, so I don't know why this post was
> different.
> I use Kmail, so don't know how Gmail does stuff, but whatever you do,
> don't
> post in html.
>
> Back to the plot. I don't know ARCH linux, but if the codec is ALC268
> there's
> a chance of getting sound working. You either wait until a 2.6.23 kernel
> is
> available for your distro, which should have the 1.0.15 alsa driver, or
> the
> other option is to download the latest development version of the alsa
> driver, and build it for your current kernel to use. See link below. The
> current version is 1.0.14, but expect this to change to 1.0.15 in the next
> few days.
> http://alsa-project.org/
>
> I've never had to upgrade the alsa driver manually before, as my 2
> soundcards
> work without any problems, but I've been trying to get around to having a
> practice with this procedure, just for the sake of knowing how to do it,
> therefore I'm not the one to ask at the moment.
>
> I might ask on the ARCH linux mailing list/forum, and see if anyone knows
> when
> the 2.6.23 kernel is going to be available. It may be worth the wait,
> unless
> your feeling adventurous. and want to get sound working immediately.
>
> Nigel.
>
>
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Gmail automatically starts a reply at the top, I hadn't noticed in some
other posts.
I think Ill wait for the new kernel for my distro, as I do not really need
sound at the moment. I'll need it later, but I suspect by then the new
kernel will be available. Thanks for all your help, and effort!
Lars
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