Headphones not working (but detected on alsamixer)

[lidex]

HI Paul,

How did you select " dell-eg " and reboot,
i've followd the steps in " Terminal" but hasent worked for me =[
it also say:
zless /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/HD-Audio-Models.txt.gz - Permission Denied

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Hi All,
re-read the post and wrote full command into Terminal.. and almost fixed =]
Am Stuck on how to select " dell-eg "

Don't worry about that. If you want to use dell-eq (that's a q, not a g), do as directed in post #9. This is entered in a terminal:

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

and will open the file in your text editor. There you will add the options line.

[Nihilor]

How would i apply this fix (which worked for me in gnome on 10.04) to Kubuntu 10.04 which i am now running. it is a clean install and of course these commands do not work. I am very new to linux and would appreciate step by step commands for the Konsole that would help out quite a bit

[lidex]

How would i apply this fix (which worked for me in gnome on 10.04) to Kubuntu 10.04 which i am now running. it is a clean install and of course these commands do not work. I am very new to linux and would appreciate step by step commands for the Konsole that would help out quite a bit

Maybe this:

kdesudo kate /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

[Nihilor]

worked like a charm this fixes all of my install bugs (until i find more) ty

[dzajic]

I get sound out of built-ins, but neither of the 2 headphone jacks. The previously mentioned alsa-base.conf line addition does not work for me. This is a brand new Studio 15 with the Arrandale Core I5.

I'm running a patched kernel (2.6.32-21) to fix the suspend/resume problem, so could that be the problem? I doubt it, but what do I know?

[lidex]

I get sound out of built-ins, but neither of the 2 headphone jacks. The previously mentioned alsa-base.conf line addition does not work for me. This is a brand new Studio 15 with the Arrandale Core I5.

I'm running a patched kernel (2.6.32-21) to fix the suspend/resume problem, so could that be the problem? I doubt it, but what do I know?

Can you post the output of these terminal commands for me please:

uname -a
aplay -l
cat /proc/asound/version
head -n 1 /proc/asound/card*/codec#*

Please also include the make/model of your PC/Laptop.
Please post text output using code tags (the # in toolbar)

Also, have you tried alsamixer?
Alsamixer

 alsamixer

Press <F6> to select the correct soundcard.
Press <F3> to show playback levels. <F4> selects capture levels [or use <Tab>]
Use the left/right arrow keys to select and up/down arrow keys to change levels. <M> to mute/unmute.

I usually suggest gnome-alsamixer for enabling soundcard elements, but that's for gnome. Is kmix equivalent in kde?

[dzajic]

Dell Studio 1558

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: INTEL HDMI [INTEL HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.

==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 <==
Codec: IDT 92HD73C1X5

==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#3 <==
Codec: Intel G45 DEVIBX

[lidex]

Dell Studio 1558

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: INTEL HDMI [INTEL HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.

==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 <==
Codec: IDT 92HD73C1X5

==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#3 <==
Codec: Intel G45 DEVIBX

Try these options - only one line at a time. You'll need to reboot to see changes and then check alsamixer.

options snd-hda-intel model=dell
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-bios
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6
options snd-hda-intel model=ref
options snd-hda-intel model=auto

[dzajic]

Try these options - only one line at a time. You'll need to reboot to see changes and then check alsamixer.

options snd-hda-intel model=dell
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-bios
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6
options snd-hda-intel model=ref
options snd-hda-intel model=auto

Thanks for the tips. I tried them all. No dice. Not sure what I'm supposed to do in alsamixer. I was supposed to add these lines to the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, right?

[lidex]

You may need to enable it. Try gnome-alsamixer.
Gnome-alsamixer
Using Alt+F2 run dialog

 gnome-alsamixer

Use 'Edit -> Sound Card Properties' menu to enable elements.
Soundcard tab to select / adjust levels.
To install:

sudo apt-get install gnome-alsamixer

Go to sound preferences and select headphones in the output tab/connector.