HDA Intel& Asus M51Va - no sound.

**sparrow88** · December 28th, 2008

Only sound I can hear is a test sound in System->Preferences->Sound. No system sounds, no Mp3 etc. I have upgraded ALSA to newest version, but it didnt work.
Thanks in advance for replies.

EDIT.
I have been typing many things in

Code:

/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

like

Code:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig

I ve also typed: "lenovo", "m51va".
It didnt help.

**hotweiss** · December 28th, 2008

Originally Posted by sparrow88

Only sound I can hear is a test sound in System->Preferences->Sound. No system sounds, no Mp3 etc. I have upgraded ALSA to newest version, but it didnt work.
Thanks in advance for replies.

Try this:

A) First we’ll have to edit the ALSA configuration file via terminal:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

B) Scroll down to the bottom and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=haier-w66

C) Hit Ctrl-O to save and then Ctrl-X to exit.

D) Reboot

If it doesn't work, just undo what you just did.

This solution worked for my Asus M50Sv-A1.

**sparrow88** · December 28th, 2008

There is no any change. Anyway I am glad you replied so fast :>

**JeanJean** · December 28th, 2008

Can you post output of:

Code:

lspci | grep Audio

Are you sure all channels are unmuted in alsa-mixer ?

**hotweiss** · December 28th, 2008

This might actually work:

A) First we’ll have to edit the ALSA configuration file via terminal:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

B) Scroll down to the bottom and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=m51va

C) Hit Ctrl-O to save and then Ctrl-X to exit.

D) Reboot

**sparrow88** · December 28th, 2008

Code:

sparrow@sparrow-laptop:~$ lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV635 Audio device [Radeon HD 3600 Series]

This might actually work:

A) First we’ll have to edit the ALSA configuration file via terminal:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

B) Scroll down to the bottom and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=m51va

C) Hit Ctrl-O to save and then Ctrl-X to exit.

D) Reboot

Originally Posted by sparrow88

I ve also typed: "lenovo", "m51va".
It didnt help.

Are you sure all channels are unmuted in alsa-mixer ?

Well... In fact I am not sure. My master volume is 100%, and all things in sound preferences are set to ALSA. Dunno what do you mean by saying "all channels". CAn you give me any hints where to check this? I would not say I am an expert when it comes to deal with Linux.

**AopicieR** · December 28th, 2008

I also have an HDA Intel Chip and I have to install the linux-backports-modules to get it working.
In order to do this, you have to open your /etc/apt/sources.list and comment in the backports repository.
In my version this is done by removing the # at the beginning of the lines

Code:

#deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intreprid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intreprid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

Then you can use Synaptic to install the modules. Search for linux-backports-modules and install the version matching your kernel. For me, this is

Code:

linux-backports-modules-2.6.27-9-generic

Hopefully sound will work after rebooting.

**hotweiss** · December 29th, 2008

Yes, getting the sound working properly is sometimes very frustrating. I couldn't get it working properly for weeks, and then someone game me the haier extension which surprisingly worked with my Asus notebook.

**JeanJean** · December 29th, 2008

Well... In fact I am not sure. My master volume is 100%, and all things in sound preferences are set to ALSA. Dunno what do you mean by saying "all channels". CAn you give me any hints where to check this? I would not say I am an expert when it comes to deal with Linux.

Double click on alsa mixer, than check of this sliders are pushed up: Master, PCM, Front, CD.