ATTENTION HP dvX laptop owners with speaker sound issues ...

[crazyMochi]

The following steps will enable sound on the internal speakers for the HP dv4-1225dx

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

Add the following lines:

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-1

perform sudo reboot after saving your changes


Thank you, NaplesBill, for your posting on this fix!

[Binary Bandit]

Hi, I'm relatively new to Ubuntu and would be thrilled for any assistance anyone can provide me with this problem. I have an HP DV4 1228ca. Just like everyone, I did have sound through my front audio jack and could listen to with headphones. Unfortunately after trying all of your helpful suggestions, I don't even have audio in my front jack anymore. If I go into my sound properties, it doesnt seem to recognize my sound card anymore. I beleive this has to do with the entry in the alsa base file.
Here are my results:

"[CODE]#> ./configure --enable-dynamic-minors
#> make"

winblows@ubuntu:~/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver$ make
make dep
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver/acore'
copying file alsa-kernel/core/info.c
/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver/utils/patch-alsa: 24: patch: not found
make[2]: *** [info.c] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver/acore'
make[1]: *** [dep] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver'
make: *** [include/sndversions.h] Error 2

#> sudo make install-modules

This is where my noobishness may shine through. I wasn't quite sure what to take from the make process above so I continued...
winblows@ubuntu:~/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver$ sudo make install-modules
[sudo] password for winblows:
find /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound -name 'snd*.*o' | xargs rm -f
find /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound -name 'snd*.*o.gz' | xargs rm -f
find /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound -name 'ac97_bus.*o' | xargs rm -f
find /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound -name 'ac97_bus.*o.gz' | xargs rm -f
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver/acore'
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound/acore
cp snd-hrtimer.ko snd-hwdep.ko snd-page-alloc.ko snd-pcm.ko snd-rawmidi.ko snd-timer.ko snd.ko /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/sound/acore
cp: cannot stat `snd-hrtimer.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-hwdep.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-page-alloc.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-pcm.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-rawmidi.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-timer.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd.ko': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [modules_install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winblows/Desktop/AlsaDriver/alsa-driver/acore'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1


#> sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
[add 'options snd_hda_intel model=hp-dv5' sans quotes to the bottom of the file, even if you have a dv4, etc.]


I have tried each of the following, rebooting in between them:

options snd_hda_intel model=hp-dv5

options snd_hda_intel model=hp-dv4

# Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-1
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

# Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=hp=dv4
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

I have also tried using the 3.4 compiler and "unstable" alsa snapshot package recommended by uticamarco.

If anyone has any suggestions, I would be most grateful. Thank you very much.

[mal2104]

same problem as above, but that was after upgrading to Jaunty, I had it fixed in 8.10

[Binary Bandit]

GREAT NEWS!!

I was finally able to get my sound to work perfectly on my HP DV4-1228ca.

My first problem was that I did not have "patch" installed and that was giving me the problem listed in my previous post. I installed this "patch" and tried to compile. I then got an error similar to this:

config.status: include/version.h is unchanged
config.status: creating include/autoconf-extra.h
config.status: include/autoconf-extra.h is unchanged
Hacking autoconf.h...
make dep
make[1]: Вход в каталог `/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19'
make[2]: Вход в каталог `/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19/acore'
copying file alsa-kernel/core/info.c
patching file info.c
Hunk #2 FAILED at 155.
Hunk #3 succeeded at 162 (offset -5 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 172 (offset -5 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 203 (offset -5 lines).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 490 (offset -5 lines).
Hunk #7 FAILED at 530.
Hunk #8 FAILED at 994.
Hunk #9 succeeded at 1018 (offset -10 lines).
3 out of 9 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file info.c.rej
make[2]: *** [info.c] Ошибка 1
make[2]: Выход из каталога `/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19/acore'
make[1]: *** [dep] Ошибка 1
make[1]: Выход из каталога `/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19'
make: *** [include/sndversions.h] Ошибка 2
alsa-driver-1.0.19 make failed

I contacted the alsa dev's and they had me do several different diagnostics. They then suggested using the latest snapshot found here: http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...apshot.tar.bz2

I was finally able to compile this snapshot, restart (using the following in my alsa base):
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=m4

Once up, I made sure the audio was not muted and behold, SOUND

I hope this helps someone.

-Jesse

[topcoder]

@mal2104
The problem in Jaunty is solved if you use the latest alsa driver http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...090415.tar.bz2
Then the steps are same as mentioned by jstalnak in the beginning of this thread.

[BadgerKid]

Interesting. Until a few days ago, sound on my dv5z "just worked". Apparently an update to alsaplayer-alsa 0.99.80-3ubuntu1, alsaplayer-gtk 0.99.80-3ubuntu1, alsaplayer-common 0.99.80-3ubuntu1 borked my sound (i.e., speaker could be made to work by plugging in the headphones).

I'll look into this new alsa-driver.

[And1945]

Sorry to say...

I am having a hard time understanding how this works, because I do not have an intel chipset. I have an AMD/ATI something I cant recall. Even though it specificly specifies "intel" in the line ...

A little note, I had to add ".conf" and change vim to gedit

But none the less, it works.

Thanks!

[manolis_nestor]

Hi.
I had a problem. NO SOUND from my Pavilion DV6 laptop. The laptop works perfect with UBUNTU 8.10 Everething WAS PERFECT (sound, web camera, bluetooth, graphics, cd-rom) I had only a small problem with camera's mic , but it was ok to me.
After upgrade the new release ( 9.02 ) there was no sound at all. If I press esc during boot and choose 2.6.27-11 generic kernel then the sound works fine, but cpu works only at the maximum speed. By choosing the 2.6.28-11 option, the sound does not work but CPU clock changes to consume buttery power (on demand option). So, I have to choose between sound or cpu_power_save.

[And1945]

Uhm... now I get no sound from my headphones.

Does it matter that I do not have an intel chipset? My soundcard is called IDT something.

[DaneGrinder]

Hi.

Totally new to Linux.

I have a HP DV7 and when I installed Ubuntu 8.1 I had "bongo drums" from the login page. After it bootet into the OS i was still there just had to turn the volume up to 100% to hear it. (By Bongo drums I mean, it sounds like a bongo drum beeing hit rapidly)

Then I tried 9.02 and now the "bongo drums" goes away after a little while, but still no sound.

This is both in the build in speakers and the headphone jack.

SO, I tried what was decriped in the first post in this thread. BUT my alsa-base file is completly empty... Seeing that all of you say "add this 'XXXX' at the end of the file" I'm guessing it's not suppose to be empty?

Do I reinstall?
And when this bug has been known for some time, why isn't it fixed in 9.02?
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