[SOLVED] Intel hda soundcard; speakers won't mute when headphones are plugged in

[hazica]

Problem description:

My Intel hda sound card works just fine under normal circumstances, but when I plug the headphones in, the speakers aren't automatically muted.

I remember reading somewhere that updating the alsa driver to version 1.0.15 would solve the problem. I did and it didn't.

Needless to say that playing around with the volume sliders in various sound mixers didn't do the trick either.

I can definitely rule out any hardware problems since the system works perfectly under Vista - an OS which I passionately dislike.

I'm using Kubuntu Gutsy (I upgraded from Feisty).

I'd really appreciate your help.

Thanks.


EDIT: this info might be useful:

$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 22

[brk3]

I also have a similar problem with this card since I upgraded to Gutsy in that the volume slider in the volume applet/alsamixer appears to have no effect on the volume.. very annoying

[thegr8brian]

I had the same problem try adjusting the surround volume, for some reason my laptop speakers are labelled as surround and my headphone is labelled as front.

[hazica]

Thanks thegr8brian for the suggestion but i don't have any surround settings sliders.

I only have 3 output setting sliders: Master, PCM, and Digital. I have no idea what "digital" stands for but it doesn't appear to have any effect on the sound output. Master and PCM, both adjust the sound volume.

Any other suggestions?

EDIT: here is another bit of info straight from the horse's mouth:

$ cat /proc/asound/*

cat: /proc/asound/card0: Is a directory
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 22
  0: [ 0]   : control
  1:        : sequencer
  4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
 17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
 33:        : timer
00-00: HDA Codec 0
cat: /proc/asound/Intel: Is a directory
 0 snd_hda_intel
cat: /proc/asound/oss: Is a directory
00-01: Conexant Digital : Conexant Digital : playback 1
00-00: CONEXANT Analog : CONEXANT Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
cat: /proc/asound/seq: Is a directory
G0: system timer : 4000.000us (10000000 ticks)
P0-0-0: PCM playback 0-0-0 : SLAVE
P0-0-1: PCM capture 0-0-1 : SLAVE
P0-1-0: PCM playback 0-1-0 : SLAVE
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.15.
Compiled on Oct 23 2007 for kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (SMP).

[palintheus]

This is marked solved, but I don't see a solution, unless I'm missing something

[hazica]

Ok. Finally managed to get the damn thing working! I can finally listen to music in the library!

Should anyone be interested in how I managed to do it, well... here is the solution.

Assuming you already have alsa up and running, you can jump straight to the section called Manually Specify Module Parameters

Here's what I've done to fix my problem:

Basically you tell alsa which driver to use for your hda intel sound card. You do this by first looking at the output of

head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec*

In my case it was

Codec: Conexant CX20549 (Venice)

Then you issue the command:

zless /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz

Look for the subtitle "Module snd-hda-intel". In this subsection look for the name of codec (in my case the Conexant CX20549 was renamed to Conexant 5045). Then go through the list of possible options for this codec and choose the one that suits you best. I had the choice between laptop and test.

The next thing to do is edit the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base file as root.

sudo kate /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Replace kate with your preferred editor (gedit, vim).
Add the line options snd-hda-intel model=OPTION_YOU_CHOSE to the file.
In my case, the line looked like this options snd-hda-intel model=laptop.
Save and reboot.

That should do the trick.

PS: The same howto in german: link

[tanas]

Thanks hazica!!! It worked!
I followed your instructions in German, and just had to try two different options.

For those who don't read German and have a ALC883 as I do, there's an extra step that hazica didn't wiote here (because the thread was related to another card). Add the same line

snd-hda-intel model=OPTION_YOU_CHOSE
in the end of file /etc/modules without the "options".

[hazica]

Originally Posted by tanas For those who don't read German and have a ALC883 as I do, there's an extra step that hazica didn't wiote here (because the thread was related to another card). Add the same line snd-hda-intel model=OPTION_YOU_CHOSE in the end of file /etc/modules without the "options".

Sorry about the omission. As you said, it wasn't relevant to me so i kind of overlooked it.

[labord]

I too have an ALC883 and I followed all the suggested steps but none of the options offered in alsa-config solved my problem. I tried "laptop-eapd" but then only headphones worked (after rebooting), speakers were mute. Then I tried "acer" with the same result, and "medion" did not work at all (my laptop is neither acer nor medion, its a cheap no-name from pc-world). Any suggestions?

[Scarabomb]

Originally Posted by tanas Thanks hazica!!! It worked! I followed your instructions in German, and just had to try two different options. For those who don't read German and have a ALC883 as I do, there's an extra step that hazica didn't wiote here (because the thread was related to another card). Add the same line snd-hda-intel model=OPTION_YOU_CHOSE in the end of file /etc/modules without the "options".

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I've broken my system about 10 times now trying to find different fixes but this and

Originally Posted by hazica Ok. Finally managed to get the damn thing working! I can finally listen to music in the library! Should anyone be interested in how I managed to do it, well... here is the solution. Assuming you already have alsa up and running, you can jump straight to the section called Manually Specify Module Parameters Here's what I've done to fix my problem: Basically you tell alsa which driver to use for your hda intel sound card. You do this by first looking at the output of head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec* In my case it was Codec: Conexant CX20549 (Venice) Then you issue the command: zless /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz Look for the subtitle "Module snd-hda-intel". In this subsection look for the name of codec (in my case the Conexant CX20549 was renamed to Conexant 5045). Then go through the list of possible options for this codec and choose the one that suits you best. I had the choice between laptop and test. The next thing to do is edit the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base file as root. sudo kate /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base Replace kate with your preferred editor (gedit, vim). Add the line options snd-hda-intel model=OPTION_YOU_CHOSE to the file. In my case, the line looked like this options snd-hda-intel model=laptop. Save and reboot. That should do the trick. PS: The same howto in german: link

Worked for me.

It took me awhile to get my speakers back up after I messed them up. Next task, transferring my iTunes playlists and getting WoW to play faster than 20 fps.