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    alsamixer won't start: cannot load mixer controls

    Hello.

    OS: fresh installed 10.04.1 64 Bit,
    Kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic

    Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-ES2L with
    # 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    # Realtek ALC888B codec

    ALSA: Alsa Update Script (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810),
    cat /proc/asound/version
    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
    Compiled on Sep 20 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-24-generic (SMP).
    apex@soundbox:~$ aplay -l
    **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
    card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC887 Analog [ALC887 Analog]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC887 Digital [ALC887 Digital]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    apex@soundbox:~$ head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec*
    Codec: Realtek ALC887
    aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
    Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
    - works, i hear the sound

    apex@soundbox:~$ alsamixer
    cannot load mixer controls: Invalid argument
    apex@soundbox:~$ amixer
    amixer: Mixer default load error: Invalid argument
    I've added
    options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=auto
    to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

    any ideas why alsamixer and amixer aren't working? i'm more or less out of ideas...

    amixer controls throws:
    apex@soundbox:~$ amixer controls
    numid=26,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Switch'
    amixer: Control default snd_hctl_elem_info error: Invalid argument
    Help greatly appreciated!

    Thx
    Klaus

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    Re: alsamixer won't start: cannot load mixer controls

    alsamixer won't start: cannot load mixer controls Hello. Same with OS: Fresh installed 10.10 64 bits, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic Mainboard: MSI GF615M-P33 V. 1.3 # 7.1-channel # Realtek ALC887 codec # Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec
    Last edited by zeis; October 27th, 2010 at 12:01 PM.

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    Re: alsamixer won't start: cannot load mixer controls

    Found fix,


    in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, add


    options snd-hda-intel model=generic


    but I do not like, I can not use the other channels.


    Waiting for a real solution


    Thanks.

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    Re: alsamixer won't start: cannot load mixer controls

    Quote Originally Posted by zeis View Post
    Found fix,


    in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, add


    options snd-hda-intel model=generic

    Zeis ... thanks for posting this. I just built a PC
    with a Gigabyte GA-M68M-2SP and an AMD Sempron 140
    processor and couldn't get the sound to work. This entry
    got it going.

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