Dell New Studio 1450 sound problem

[cnbiz850]

I know there is a lot of discussions related to sound problems and there have been ways to resolve them. Some are regarding Dell's. Unfortunately I can't resolve the problem with mine according to many discussions. I write it here hoping someone can help with some specifics.

I just got it (P8700 CPU with DDR3 4GB RAM and 14 inch screen with ultra-sharp resolution and the "srs premium sound") and loaded 9.04 on it. No big issues to get it working. Then I discovered that there is no sound at all from the speakers. (There is some low-volume sound on the ear-phones.) I learnt that by finding the module tag and put it in alsa-base.conf file and things should work, but the problem is that my card is not included in the alsa document which contains the corresponding tags.

head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec*
Codec: Realtek ID 665


It says ID 665 and on the brochure it says ALC665. There is no 665. I tried some tags associated with 660/662/663 having no luck. I also upgraded alsa to the latest with a script on the net.

more /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Compiled on Sep 29 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-15-server (SMP).


Still no luck. And in that documents, there is no mention of 665 either.

Am I stuck, or could anyone please help?

The I installed osslinux and that produced some sound but with very low volume.


[Solution]: This is solved. Please see post #18 for guidance.

[cnbiz850]

I tried various systems including 9.04 32bits/64bits and 9.10 64bits. Still no solution. Seems it has to do with the ICH9 chipsets.

But guess what? Surprisingly today, I received a package. Opening it, I found a very portable USB speaker as a gift from Dell. There are Dell and Intel logos on it. It has its own sound card. I plugged it in and it works on 9.10 64bits system. I have no idea on why Dell sent it to me. It was not indicated as a bonus package at the time of purchase. Maybe they have received enough calls from Linux users about the sound problem (it works on Vista). I hope it is the case.

Anyhow, I got a temporary solution.

[sashhoney]

hi
i was just browsing through your thread!
have you found any proper solution to your problem yet?
i mean have you got any solution of ALSA related problem with Dell Studio 14
i am having the same output as you mentioned, codec is Realtek ID 665 only
i am not as lucky as you to get a gift from dell though???

[cnbiz850]

Nothing more than last report. I guess maybe we have to wait for ICH9 related drivers. If you find out more, please do report it. Good luck.

[slaiyer]

has some one been able to solve this, because i have just bought a new dell studio 1450 and having the same problems....tried all i could find, and just concluded that the drivers need updating or proprietary.

it will be really healpful is there is a solution

i have jus upgraded to ubuntu 9.10 x64 thinking it will have it solved but the problem is still there.

[secure]

same problem but I'm new to ubuntu so don't have any idea to resolve this problem T T

[litnit]

Hey guys, anyone found any solution on this problem yet? Pls share, I am damn new here, don't know what should i do..

Thanks..

[lawenlerk]

Im looking to buy this laptop so i did some research too.

here's what i found but cant confirm

http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/browse_thread/thread/500ce5e1b2e4b145

The guy says installing oss solved it right away.

Can anyone test this out?

Thanks

[marcond]

Hello

I have the same problem with an Dell Studio 1450 (sold in Brazil) and have tested the OSS on it. It worked partially, yes I got sound, but no microphone and the sound is like a old radio. Not an old radio like the ones we had (we used to have FM radios, with good sound), but more like an old radio of my grandmother. I tried to tweak the oss mixer with no luck to get a better sound.

I used the step-by-step tutorial that can be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound

On the tutorial you can download either the .deb or compile yourself the OSS. I choosed compile the OSS on my machine, using the latest testing tarball method to get the source code.

I'm using here Kubuntu Karmic 9.10. Bellow are the lspci, lsmod, lspci -v from my system (before installing OSS). If you need more information, let me know.

Regards,
Marcond

marcond@enterprise:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ufs 76904 0
qnx4 10536 0
hfsplus 81032 0
hfs 50152 0
minix 33168 0
ntfs 101792 0
vfat 13184 0
msdos 9664 0
fat 59832 2 vfat,msdos
jfs 190160 0
xfs 535136 0
exportfs 5472 1 xfs
reiserfs 247720 0
cryptd 8008 0
aes_x86_64 8992 1
aes_generic 28480 1 aes_x86_64
ppdev 8232 0
vboxnetadp 6528 0
vboxnetflt 14288 0
vboxdrv 1777740 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 4320 1
bridge 56384 0
stp 3012 1 bridge
snd_hda_codec_realtek 277860 0
arc4 2144 2
bnep 15168 2
ecb 3296 2
snd_hda_intel 31880 3
snd_hda_codec 87584 3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hd a_intel
iwlagn 124832 0
snd_hwdep 9352 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 44704 0
snd_mixer_oss 18976 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 3460 0
snd_pcm 93160 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss 33440 0
snd_seq_midi 8192 0
iwlcore 133312 1 iwlagn
snd_rawmidi 27360 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 8448 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
btusb 14260 2
joydev 13088 0
snd_seq 60608 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
led_class 5256 1 iwlcore
snd_timer 26992 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
mac80211 209912 2 iwlagn,iwlcore
snd_seq_device 8308 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
snd 77096 18 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_se q_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
uvcvideo 65260 0
soundcore 9088 1 snd
iptable_filter 3872 0
ip_tables 21200 1 iptable_filter
videodev 43360 1 uvcvideo
dell_wmi 3216 0
v4l1_compat 16804 2 uvcvideo,videodev
cfg80211 109144 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211
x_tables 25832 1 ip_tables
snd_page_alloc 10928 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
coretemp 7072 0
dell_laptop 9692 0
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 13344 1 videodev
psmouse 57124 0
fglrx 2234552 30
serio_raw 6596 0
dcdbas 9136 1 dell_laptop
lp 11908 0
parport 40528 2 ppdev,lp
usbhid 43968 0
tg3 123748 0
video 23612 0
output 3680 1 video
intel_agp 32816 0
marcond@enterprise:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5300 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
marcond@enterprise:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: fc000000-fc0fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 1800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
Memory at fc304800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at fc300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: f6000000-f7ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0000000-00000000f1ffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
Memory behind bridge: f8000000-f9ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f2000000-00000000f3ffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00005000-00005fff
Memory behind bridge: fa000000-fbffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f4000000-00000000f5ffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 18a0 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at fc304c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93) (prog-if 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
I/O ports at 18f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 18e4 [size=4]
I/O ports at 18e8 [size=8]
I/O ports at 18e0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 18c0 [size=32]
Memory at fc304000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at be000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series]
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 31
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fc020000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
Kernel modules: fglrx, radeon

01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at fc010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Device 02e8
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30
Memory at f6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3

06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5300 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1121
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: iwlagn
Kernel modules: iwlagn

marcond@enterprise:~$

[lawenlerk]

So after compiling oss by yourself it still sounds like an old radio?

hmm...funny how dell supports linux yet uses unsupported hardware.
I hope they come up with a solution soon.

[marcond]

So after compiling oss by yourself it still sounds like an old radio?

hmm...funny how dell supports linux yet uses unsupported hardware.
I hope they come up with a solution soon.

Yes, I hope so.

About the machine, here goes my 1-cent review: everything else works remarkably well, WiFi, bluetooth, suspend, hibernation and so on, out of the box, with a clean Kubuntu Karmic install. The machine runs very cool, compared with my previous laptop, a Toshiba, that was always hot.

The only compaints I have about this machine are A) the TOTAL lack of any led, i.e. you cannot see if the HD is being read/write, caps lock status, etc and B) the angle of the webcam, wich is flat with the screen, instead of being slightly curved down like a Toshiba that my wife have. So, if you place the screen directly at sight line the webcam will pick your head at the lower-half of the video.

Well, nothing TOO problematic, only minor details.

And, if you can, get the HD+ LED display (1600x900), it's awesome.

About the sound problem I think that is mostly related with the codec used on this machine, which is Realtek's ALC665, and as far as I know isn't supported yet on ALSA.

Regards,
Marcond

[lawenlerk]

Yes, I hope so.

About the machine, here goes my 1-cent review: everything else works remarkably well, WiFi, bluetooth, suspend, hibernation and so on, out of the box, with a clean Kubuntu Karmic install. The machine runs very cool, compared with my previous laptop, a Toshiba, that was always hot.

The only compaints I have about this machine are A) the TOTAL lack of any led, i.e. you cannot see if the HD is being read/write, caps lock status, etc and B) the angle of the webcam, wich is flat with the screen, instead of being slightly curved down like a Toshiba that my wife have. So, if you place the screen directly at sight line the webcam will pick your head at the lower-half of the video.

Well, nothing TOO problematic, only minor details.

And, if you can, get the HD+ LED display (1600x900), it's awesome.

About the sound problem I think that is mostly related with the codec used on this machine, which is Realtek's ALC665, and as far as I know isn't supported yet on ALSA.

Regards,
Marcond

Hey did u try suse on ur comp? Like this guy said,

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/susenovell-60/realtek-alc-665-sound-10.3-11.0-64-bit-anybody-got-it-to-work-651910/


Hi there
I loaded the new LiveCD 64 bit version and re-installed.
Sound now working perfectly -- make sure you enable the right master volume --it's more complicated than 10.3. TV card also working without having to disable XGL.

cheers

-k

Btw, thanks for the review. I really needed that. Somehow couldn't find any other good reviews on the studio 14

[secure]

thank you very much
I follow
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound
and It's work
(I install OSS by download .deb from http://www.opensound.com/download.cgi )
and It's work sound very good :):)

[s1d]

Hi,

I too bought a Dell Studio 1450 some time back and have been struggling to get the sound on.
I am currently running Ubuntu Karmic amdx64 version.
Anyone able to resolve this yet?
And yes...I don't want the OSS solution.

[fabiobh0]

I managed to get a temporary solution by installing OSS as described here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound

Now I get loud and clear sound, but the controls are not working properly.

[wtpau]

Hi guys!

I brought 1450 2 weeks ago and installed Ubuntu 9.10 64bit version on it (dual boot with window 7).

On Win 7 everything works fine. However on ubuntu I got no sound from speaker, low volume sound from the headphone jack.

I hope the next 10.04 release could resolve this issue.

[marcond]

Hello everybody

Just to report the current status:

1) I've attempted to install Suse, and it doesn't solve the sound problem.
2) The OSS solution works, but actually has problems with the controls.
3) The current ALSA doesn't have support for ALC665.

I'm researching this topic slowly 'cos I am very busy. I've also sent an email to Realtek developed team, that got answered. They asked me to download and test the latest realtek linux drivers from www.realtek.com. I did this, but in fact these drivers are almost (if not exactly) an snapshot from Alsa 1.21 or something (the latest Alsa version by now). So the sound drivers from realtek didn't worked.

If someone out there is brave enough, the databook for ALC665 can be downloaded directly from Realtek through this link:

ftp://WebUser:7p5XTFw@152.104.238.19/pc/audio/ALC665_DataSheet_1.0.pdf

That's it by now. By the way, the date of the datasheet file is Dec 28, 2009. So the chipset is really pretty new.

Regards
Marcond

[alokcool]

Now Problem is solved by installing latest alsa driver which supports ALC 665 From realtek website
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

After installing these drivers I'm getting sounds from speakers as well as on headphones.

Follow these steps but compile the alsa driver,alsa library and alsa plugins from the files provided by realtek

http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/12/17/upgrade-alsa-1-0-22-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-9-10/

Now enjoy Audio on your studio 1450 with ubuntu

[marcond]

CONFIRMED!!!

I've compiled the LinuxPkg_5.14rc2.tar.bz2 from Realtek as suggested and it worked fine, sound recognized and working.

Thanks for the tip Alokcool!
Marcond

Now Problem is solved by installing latest alsa driver which supports ALC 665 From realtek website
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

After installing these drivers I'm getting sounds from speakers as well as on headphones.

Follow these steps but compile the alsa driver,alsa library and alsa plugins from the files provided by realtek

http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/12/17/upgrade-alsa-1-0-22-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-9-10/

Now enjoy Audio on your studio 1450 with ubuntu

[s1d]

It works!
Thanks a lot alokcool :)

There seem to be some additional options in realtek's install guide about enabling hda options.
But it works perfectly with the procedure given in http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/12/17/upgrade-alsa-1-0-22-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-9-10/

[R2ROE]

Is it possible to provide a little step by step for us noobs. I downloaded the driver from the realtek web site, but im stuck in Step 2. Turn on sound support from kernel config
(soundcore module, default turn on)
I have no idea where kernel config is at, or how to access it. So I was wondering if you could provide a little step by step for us noobs

Thanks

[ybbob549]

i got a dellstudio 1450.sound is not working in it on instaling ubuntu 9.10 64-bit version.

i neeed ur help...i expect my problem will be resolved with atleast ubuntu 10.04

[cnbiz850]

A problem of the solution is that Firefox has not sound when playing video. Anyone know what to do?

[biplab]

CONFIRMED.............CONFIRMED................CON FIRMED..................CONFIRMED

My Dell new studio 1450 works pretty well with ubuntu 10.04 LTS (AMD64),except the sound. After a lot of googling, the problem is SOLVED. Please follow the following steps:

1. Click here to download Realtek driver from Realtek website (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false)
(http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false)
2. Accept Terms and Conditions and click next (it will bring you to the next page)

3. in the new page, scroll down and find Unix (linux) title , and there you will be able to see this info : Description = Linux driver (2.6), Version = 5.15rc1, in a table. Click one of "GO" links in the row of the table. It will download the driver, "LinuxPkg-5.15rc1.tar.bz2".

4. Find the driver and extract it on the file system

5. Now, start your terminal program and navigate to the extracted folder:

cd Downloads/real*/alsa-driver-1.0.xx

6. configure:

sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel

7. make:

sudo make

8. install:

sudo make install

9. You need not compile the rest of the stuffs in the realtek directory (e.g., alsa-libs, alsa-utils, etc..).

10. Now you may exit from your terminal and restart your computer.
When it reboot again, you will hear ubuntu's login sound as usual...

11. More information about the driver can be found in readme.txt file under
extracted driver folder.

Trouble-shooting after installation info:

If you did some updates to kernel (also when update manager did some updates to kernel), your sound may lost again but don't be panic, just follow step 6 to 9 again to regain your sound.
Have a nice day and enjoy your ubuntu day!. :KShttp://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/guitar.gif

[biplab]

CONFIRMED.............CONFIRMED................CON FIRMED..................CONFIRMED

My Dell new studio 1450 works pretty well with ubuntu 10.04 LTS (AMD64),except the sound. After a lot of googling, the problem is SOLVED. Please follow the following steps:

1. Click here to download Realtek driver from Realtek website (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false)
(http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false)
2. Accept Terms and Conditions and click next (it will bring you to the next page)

3. in the new page, scroll down and find Unix (linux) title , and there you will be able to see this info : Description = Linux driver (2.6), Version = 5.15rc1, in a table. Click one of "GO" links in the row of the table. It will download the driver, "LinuxPkg-5.15rc1.tar.bz2".

4. Find the driver and extract it on the file system

5. Now, start your terminal program and navigate to the extracted folder:

cd Downloads/real*/alsa-driver-1.0.xx

6. configure:

sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel

7. make:

sudo make

8. install:

sudo make install

9. You need not compile the rest of the stuffs in the realtek directory (e.g., alsa-libs, alsa-utils, etc..).

10. Now you may exit from your terminal and restart your computer.
When it reboot again, you will hear ubuntu's login sound as usual...

11. More information about the driver can be found in readme.txt file under
extracted driver folder.

Trouble-shooting after installation info:

If you did some updates to kernel (also when update manager did some updates to kernel), your sound may lost again but don't be panic, just follow step 6 to 9 again to regain your sound.
Have a nice day and enjoy your ubuntu day!. :KShttp://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/guitar.gif

[madhums]

Download http://mirror.ipgn.com.au/drivers/sound/realtek/LinuxPkg-5.15rc1.tar.bz2

Extract, go into the folder “realtek-linux-audiopack-5.15″

<code>
sudo sh install
</code>

thats it! restart!

[cnbiz850]

A problem of the solution is that Firefox has not sound when playing video. Anyone know what to do?

And Firefox video also causes sound to die. I am running 64bit Karmic. The flash player was 32bit and now I got the 64bit version, but it makes no difference on the sound. Anyone has a solution?