Workaround to get sound on HP mini 1000 (or 1120 NR) with Jaunty

[mozillar]

After a clean install of Jaunty on my HP mini 1120 NR, there was no sound from the speaker. Sound from the headphone jack did work, however.

This is a known bug (#318942) and is identified in the release notes as a known issue for the HP mini.

I did manage to find a workaround to use until an official fix is released:

In Synaptic:

Add these to your repository sources:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/minichoco-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/minichoco-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Click "Reload" and "Mark all Upgrades"

Also make sure these two packages are installed:

alsa-source
module-assistant

Click Apply to apply changes.


As root, edit /etc/alsa/alsa-source.conf
On line 11 you should have:
ALSA_CARDS="hda-intel"

In terminal:
sudo m-a a-i alsa-source

Reboot and then un-mute headphone & speaker in volume control.

You should now have sound from both the speaker and headphone jack.

Caveats:
- You may need to un-mute the headphone and speaker to hear sounds after each reboot. Click the volume control and un-mute.
- You may want to mute the PC beep. Click the volume control, click "Preferences" and select the checkbox for PC Beep to make that track visible. Then mute the PC Beep.
- Haven't tested the mic, so I don't know if that works.

[Downtuned]

Awesome, I'll give it a try tonight and post the results : D

[Rafzepersian]

Hey thanks for the workaround, however I tried it on my HP Mini 1000, but still no sound....not from the front speakers or the headphone jack. I used to have 8.10 on it and while downloading updates, went ahead and updated the distro to 9.10. By the way when I go to System>Preferences>Sound and test for sound, I don't hear anything. Everything is set to ALSA hda-intel everywhere.

[mozillar]

Please confirm you have opened volume control and verified:
- Speakers are not muted
- Volume sliders are not set to minimum volume

If both those check out ok, I would see the comments re: the HP 1035 fix here...

https://bugs.launchpad.net/netbook-remix/+bug/318942

It sounds like the fix maybe slightly different depending on which HP mini model you have. I have a HP 1120NR.

I'm hoping an official fix is released soon, at which point I plan on backing these changes out and using just the official repos. In the meantime, this fix continues to work for me. You can track progress on the bug here...

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...8942/+activity

[kevindubrow]

Hi, I'm trying to get this working, but I'm getting an error saying:

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D86553DB9220067F

This happens after I add the sources and reload. How can I fix this? Thanks!

[mozillar]

To add the key, in Synaptic Settings..Repositories..Authentication see if
you can import or accept the key for the trusted software source.

Alternately, you can add the key in terminal:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 9220067F

Then launch Synaptic..Reload..Mark All Upgrades

Post back if this resolves the issue for you, thanks!!

[kevindubrow]

The way to fix the issue with the package manager didn't work, but the terminal did. The sound works perfectly! Thanks so much. Now I just need to get hibernate and suspend working properly, haha.

Edit- actually there is a problem. Even though I muted the pc beep, my computer stil makes an....incredibly loud and surprising beep when I shut it off.

[mozillar]

This is worth a try...

uncheck "Use sound to notify in event of error" in
System->Preferences->Power Management->General

I'm not experiencing your new "beep when shutting off" issue, so I'm just guessing now.

Please continue posting back with results. Thanks

[kevindubrow]

Umm, I followed these steps to get my mic working:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6263260

now I have no sound, do you think you can help?

[mozillar]

Sure, I'll see what I can do. The forum post you referenced for the mic I'm sure worked under Intrepid 8.10, but it may not work under Jaunty. Ideally, if you could back those changes out, that might be a better starting point. Before we start. your profile says you are running Gutsy, but I assume you are running Jaunty 9.04 now. What release are you currently running?