Hi Robert.

I do not get any out put with this script. i have Python 2.7.3
installed.

If it try to run without sudo and get a permission error, but running the
script with sudo seems to not do anything..

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Robert Schroll <rschr...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Joe H.: Here's the Python script that hda_analyzer spit out for me.  I
> don't understand what it's doing, but it works for me.  Maybe you'll be
> lucky and have it work on your machine too.  It doesn't look like it
> needs any special packages, so it should run for you.  Note that it
> needs to be run as root to have the permissions it needs.  (And of
> course, you should never run scripts from strangers on the internet as
> root...)
>
> Can you tell me if you're getting a good bass sound out of the speakers?
> HP has offered to take the computer in for repairs, but I'd like to know
> whether I'll see much of an improvement for giving up my computer for a
> few weeks.
>
> ** Attachment added: "Python script output by hda_analyzer"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/971224/+attachment/3104315/+files/fourspeakers.py
>
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> Title:
>  [HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Speaker, Internal] No
>  bass, only 2/4 speakers working
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6186nr with "Beats Audio" (whatever that
>  means).  As best I can tell, the notebook has four speakers: two under
>  the grill at the base of the screen ("top") and two along the front,
>  under the wrist rest ("front").  When playing audio through the
>  headphone jack, everything works perfectly (including muting the
>  speakers).  However, playback through the speakers reveals two
>  problems:
>
>  1) There is no bass coming through the speakers.  Only midrange and
>  treble is produced.  This isthe major annoyance.
>
>  2) Sound is only produced from the two top speakers.  I don't
>  particularly care about this fact, but perhaps it's a clue to what's
>  going wrong.
>
>  Various online resources have suggested adding options to
> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.  I've tried each of the following
> individually without effect:
>    options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1
>    options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5
>    options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4
>    options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-1
>    options snd-hda-intel model=hp
>  One option did make a difference: this produced sound only from the front
> speakers:
>    options snd-hda-intel model=ref
>
>  In the sound settings "Hardware" tab, I have chosen the "Analog Stereo
>  Duplex" profile; none of the digital options work.
>
>  I wonder if perhaps alsa thinks there is a subwoofer, and is therefore
>  shunting the bass away from the speakers.   But this is just a WAG.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>  Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20
>  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
>  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
>  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
>  Architecture: amd64
>  ArecordDevices:
>   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
>   card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
>     Subdevices: 1/1
>     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>  AudioDevicesInUse:
>   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>   /dev/snd/controlC0:  rschroll   1814 F.... pulseaudio
>  Card0.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc7500000 irq 53'
>     Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
>     Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c3388,00100105
> HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
>     Controls      : 18
>     Simple ctrls  : 10
>  Date: Sun Apr  1 23:23:51 2012
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64
> (20111012)
>  PackageArchitecture: all
>  ProcEnviron:
>   PATH=(custom, user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  SourcePackage: alsa-driver
>  Symptom: audio
>  Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful
>  Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA Intel PCH
>  Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
>  Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
>  Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working
>  Title: [HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Speaker, Internal]
> Playback problem
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>  dmi.bios.date: 07/20/2011
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.bios.version: F.1A
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>  dmi.board.name: 3388
>  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.board.version: 10.31
>  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.1A:bd07/20/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr058C110000244720001620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3388:rvr10.31:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
>  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
>  dmi.product.version: 058C110000244720001620100
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2012-02-23T16:04:09.047237
>
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  [HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Speaker, Internal] No
  bass, only 2/4 speakers working

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