Sony VAIO VGN-FZ18E headphone jack not working on Ubuntu 7.10

[Aeren]

I've tried to use my headphones on my recently acquired laptop, which is a sony vaio vgn-fz18e, but it seems the headphone jack isn't recognised with ubuntu 7.10. The internal sound doesn't mute, and no sound is emitted through my headphones. it's quite annoying for me as well as for others.
Is there any kind of workaround to make it work? (drivers or anything else).

[ClarkePeters]

same problem here.
headphone jack works fine (and automatically) with Windows so I know the problem is with ubuntu

[lssaravan]

I happen to be a new user to Linux and after installing Gusty, my Acer Aspire 5573 also had a similar problem. What I would suggest to you is, try double clicking on the volume control icon in your taskbar and go to Edit->Preferences. Select everything that you feel is related to the speaker and headphones and play around with them. In my case, the surround volume bar acts as the main speaker control and the front speaker volume bar controls the headphones.

Hope this works out for you. Let me know if it helped.
cheers

[Fabiotc]

Try this first:
http://linuxtechie.wordpress.com/200...work-in-gutsy/

If it doesn`t work, try this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto



And don`t forget, in the end:

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

Add the line:
options snd-hda-intel model=vaio position_fix=0



Regards from Brasil

[G@B0]

Originally Posted by Fabiotc Try this first: http://linuxtechie.wordpress.com/200...work-in-gutsy/ If it doesn`t work, try this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto And don`t forget, in the end: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base Add the line: options snd-hda-intel model=vaio position_fix=0 Regards from Brasil

That works. Now I have audio on headphones.

Im still working on how to reduce brightness on this laptop.

Salu2

[amxs]

Hi all, I've tried so hard to make work my headphone with community and official documentations,with your links but It doesn't work.I've a Sony Vaio vgn-FZ18M and ubuntu 7.10. Can anyone help me?thank'you

[zakaroo]

I am in the same boat as AMXS -- I have a Vaio VGN-FZ130E. I had sound, but not on the headphone jack, I followed the instructions on these two websites and now I have NO sound at all! I went back and did it again and saw the single line error on the ./configure on the alsa-drvier section. I am running Ubuntu 7.10 with the xen 3.1 overlay. Any suggestions would be helpful, otherwise I'm going to have to reload the entire systems to get my sound back.

[idrinktoomuch]

Originally Posted by Fabiotc Try this first: http://linuxtechie.wordpress.com/200...work-in-gutsy/ If it doesn`t work, try this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto And don`t forget, in the end: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base Add the line: options snd-hda-intel model=vaio position_fix=0 Regards from Brasil

FYI Method 1 above fixes the issue with the headphones not working on the Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21S

Thanks

[sammydadams]

try this...it reloads ALSA to an older version which seems more stable...it fixed mine on fz180e

Audio/Headphone Fix (VAIO):

IMPORTANT!!
make sure in software sources "pre-release updates" is NOT selected! (i did this once and made a mess of things)
...to simplify this, run automatix (i know some hate automatix, but it has never let me down =) ) first which will configure the software sources for you then IMMEDIATELY fix the ALSA driver as below!!!!!!!!!!!!!

reinstall ALSA driver
run:
$ sudo apt-get install module-assistant
$ sudo m-a update
$ sudo m-a prepare
$ sudo m-a a-i alsa
in terminal

add line:
options snd-hda-intel model=vaio
to
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

not sure if this was needed...try above first along with modprobe.d fix and reboot/check

run:
$ sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-generic
in terminal


reboot

[aimaz]

Fixed!

I have a Sony Vaio AR51E. The main speakers were working but the headphones were ignored. I fixed this by doing the following things.

First I enabled gutsy-backports.

System -> Administration -> Software Sources

Enter password and change to the "updates" tab.

Check the box "Unsupported updates (gutsy-backports)" and close the window.

It should then say that it needs to update the package lists, let it do this.

Open a terminal and enter the following.

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-generic

This will install a bunch of new modules, including new alsa stuff.

Then you need to an option for the sound module.

Open /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base in your "favourite text editor" and add

options snd-hda-intel model=vaio

In a line of its own.

After rebooting the computer this fixed my non-working headphones.