ALSA Upgrade Script

[johan_tegin]

Many thanks!

Just needed to
$ export ALSA_LIBS=/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-lib-1.0.19
to get through the whole thing.

1. Ubuntu 8.10
2. 2.6.27-11-generic
3. 1.0.19
4. AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.16.sh
5. Nothing, just experienced noise in left channel after a while
6. The relevant log entry is this: "No package 'alsa' found"..." you may set the environment variables ALSA_CFLAGS and ALSA_LIBS "

EDIT: It did not solve my noise problem though. It actually got wors eand now noise starts just after startup instead of a after a short while :-/

[gadabyte]

wow, HUGE difference in audio quality for me on a recent 64-bit xubuntu install using onboard sound. much obliged.

[francois.marot]

Whow, I didn't think it would be so hard to configure the microphone on Linux...
I recently bought an Acer 6930 (lspci | grep Audio gives me:
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)). I installed Ubunty Intrepid 8.10 now up to date. First I had to put the following line in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base in order to have sound on the headphones output:
options snd-hda-intel model=auto
Now the problem is the mic that doesn't record any sound. I used you script Soundcheck (thanks for it) and was able to have sound from a mic plugged on the mic-in jack, but not from the internal mic... That was with the script AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.16.
Then I chose to revert with the -r option. The result was that I had no sound anymore after rebooting !
Then I chose to install the snapshot version with -snap. Now, I have sound back, but still can't record anys sound from any mic.
I think I will give up...

[ihc100]

Thank you very much got good sound now
Ubuntu 8.10, alsa 1.0.19, vdr, xbmc, Asus m3n78-EM (nv8200/8300)driver 180.22, 5.1 analog.
Nvidia HDA digital is listed.

[baldsue]

1. Kubuntu 8.10
2. Kernel revision - 2.6.27-11
3. Alsa revision 1.0.19
4. Upgrade script revision 16
5. A bit of background what you've done resp. done before - downloaded script, followed instructions.
6. Attach the relevant logs - uxchecker
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
Codename: intrepid

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- kernel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Linux mute-laptop 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64 G
NU/Linux

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- kernel modules - installed
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Module Size Used by
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ipv6 314312 14
af_packet 29568 4
sco 20612 2
rfcomm 51104 0
bridge 64544 0
stp 11268 1 bridge
bnep 23168 2
l2cap 33280 6 rfcomm,bnep
bluetooth 70820 6 sco,rfcomm,bnep,l2cap
ppdev 16904 0
acpi_cpufreq 16400 1
cpufreq_ondemand 16400 1
cpufreq_powersave 10368 0
cpufreq_userspace 12420 0
cpufreq_stats 14468 0
freq_table 13568 3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
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sbs 22288 0
sbshc 14592 1 sbs
container 12288 0
pci_slot 13704 0
iptable_filter 11520 0
ip_tables 28176 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 31752 1 ip_tables
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parport_pc 44200 0
lp 19588 0
parport 50096 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi 12032 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 77696 1
joydev 20736 0
snd_hda_intel 38024 2
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snd_hwdep 17160 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 52256 0
snd_mixer_oss 25088 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 98824 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 11652 0
snd_seq_oss 43648 0
snd_seq_midi 15808 0
snd_rawmidi 34080 1 snd_seq_midi
arc4 10368 2
ecb 11520 2
snd_seq_midi_event 16768 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
crypto_blkcipher 27780 1 ecb
snd_seq 67744 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
iwlagn 113668 0
iwlcore 107844 1 iwlagn
uvcvideo 70024 0
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snd_seq_device 16788 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
rfkill 19364 2 iwlcore
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videodev 46720 2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32
psmouse 51612 0
v4l1_compat 24580 2 uvcvideo,videodev
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serio_raw 14596 0
sdhci 27396 1 sdhci_pci
led_class 13192 1 iwlcore
snd 83400 16 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_ hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_du mmy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_ seq_device
evdev 20512 13
mac80211 253440 2 iwlagn,iwlcore
pcspkr 11136 0
soundcore 16800 1 snd
mmc_core 67168 1 sdhci
cfg80211 37136 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211
snd_page_alloc 18576 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
video 29204 0
output 11776 1 video
wmi 15808 0
ac 13448 0
shpchp 42140 0
button 15904 0
battery 21128 0
pci_hotplug 39216 1 shpchp
intel_agp 39280 0
ext3 150544 1
jbd 66856 1 ext3
mbcache 17924 1 ext3
sr_mod 24644 0
sd_mod 45864 3
cdrom 47784 1 sr_mod
crc_t10dif 10240 1 sd_mod
sg 45408 0
usbhid 39776 0
hid 59072 1 usbhid
ahci 43148 2
libata 201312 1 ahci
scsi_mod 183160 5 sbp2,sr_mod,sd_mod,sg,libata
dock 18464 1 libata
ohci1394 41524 0
ieee1394 110592 2 sbp2,ohci1394
r8169 40452 0
mii 14592 1 r8169
ehci_hcd 49548 0
uhci_hcd 34336 0
usbcore 175888 5 uvcvideo,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
thermal 27424 0
processor 47800 4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan 13576 0
fbcon 51200 0
tileblit 11264 1 fbcon
font 17152 1 fbcon
bitblit 14592 1 fbcon
softcursor 10496 1 bitblit
fuse 68288 1

baldsue@mute-laptop:~$ aplay -l
**** 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 1: STAC92xx Digital [STAC92xx Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Upon install of Kubuntu I had a buzz sound. When I tried to play video files in Firefox I heard a d-d-d-d-d-d... Same sound when I shut down.

Now, after loading script, I'm getting no sound. I used the -di option on the script. When I tried the -snap, my sound card wasn't recognized at all. Then I used -r and then -di again. Round and round we go...

Any help is greatly appreciated. Just tell me the info you need and I'll do my best to get it. I'm rather a noob at this linux stuff.

[greengecko]

Ran this with the -di option on AMD64 after the installation of a recommended update, changed the kernel version on my 8.04 installation. This caused the screen resolution to stop working as well as my sound.

I think the fact that this script recompiled the drivers with the new kernel version is what fixed it for me.

Thanks for producing it.

[baldsue]

I'm sitting here for the 14th day in front of my brand spanking new MUTE laptop. Is there anyone out there who can help me get sound on it? ANYONE? CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?

[baldsue]

I got sound!!!!!!!!!!! I loaded Fedora 10 and I got sound!!!!!!!!!!

Goodbye Canonical. Goodbye Ubuntu. Goodbye Kubuntu.

[ayxc]

Again success with Asus (ALC662).
Thank you very much, your upgrade script and Alsa 1.0.19 resolved my no sound problem on an Asus V1V.

THX, ayxc

[supine]

I had logged a bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313369) but thanks to this script I now have sound!

Only disconcerting thing is the lack of output from the script. Those of us curious about what it is doing would love a --verbose switch so that each step is output to console.