Problem with speakers and headphones Ubuntu 11.04

[DrAuggin]

I'm having problems with my sound, and it seems as if I'm not the only one. When using Ubuntu, (I have it dual-installed with Vista) and trying to listen to music on headphones, the internal speakers don't mute when I plug my headphones in. I am using a Compaq Presario CQ5112F desktop PC. When I looked at the sound card, it said Realtek High Definition Speakers, and the driver name is RTKVHDA.sys , but I don't know it any of that helps. I would really just like to know how to mute the speakers only when the headphones are plugged in. Thanks.

[lidex]

You're fired! Oops, sorry, I was channeling Donald Trump

Use the alsa-info-script to provide detailed information.
Run this command in a terminal:

wget http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh -O alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

Choose the upload option and provide a link for the output.
[Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"]

[biano]

Hi,
I have the same problem with an HP Compaq dx2300.
Here you have the link for my audio configuration:
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=58...6781f753125daf
I'll apreciate any help.
Thank you!

[lidex]

@biano
You need to find the correct model switch for your pin configuration.Using a Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"
Open this file for editing:

 gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Insert this line at the bottom:

 options snd-hda-intel model=

Save. Close. Reboot.
Check your levels in alsamixer.

 alsamixer

After the = you will add one of these model names (left column):

ALC882/883/885/888/889
======================
  3stack-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O
  6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
  arima		Arima W820Di1
  targa		Targa T8, MSI-1049 T8
  asus-a7j	ASUS A7J
  asus-a7m	ASUS A7M
  macpro	MacPro support
  mb5		Macbook 5,1
  macmini3	Macmini 3,1
  mba21		Macbook Air 2,1
  mbp3		Macbook Pro rev3
  imac24	iMac 24'' with jack detection
  imac91	iMac 9,1
  w2jc		ASUS W2JC
  3stack-2ch-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
  alc883-6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
  3stack-6ch    3-jack 6-channel
  3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
  6stack-dig-demo  6-jack digital for Intel demo board
  acer		Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
  acer-aspire	Acer Aspire 9810
  acer-aspire-4930g Acer Aspire 4930G
  acer-aspire-6530g Acer Aspire 6530G
  acer-aspire-7730g Acer Aspire 7730G
  acer-aspire-8930g Acer Aspire 8930G
  medion	Medion Laptops
  medion-md2	Medion MD2
  targa-dig	Targa/MSI
  targa-2ch-dig	Targa/MSI with 2-channel
  targa-8ch-dig Targa/MSI with 8-channel (MSI GX620)
  laptop-eapd   3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE)
  lenovo-101e	Lenovo 101E
  lenovo-nb0763	Lenovo NB0763
  lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195
  lenovo-sky	Lenovo Sky
  haier-w66	Haier W66
  3stack-hp	HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards)
  6stack-dell	Dell machines with 6stack (Inspiron 530)
  mitac		Mitac 8252D
  clevo-m540r	Clevo M540R (6ch + digital)
  clevo-m720	Clevo M720 laptop series
  fujitsu-pi2515 Fujitsu AMILO Pi2515
  fujitsu-xa3530 Fujitsu AMILO XA3530
  3stack-6ch-intel Intel DG33* boards
  intel-alc889a	Intel IbexPeak with ALC889A
  intel-x58	Intel DX58 with ALC889
  asus-p5q	ASUS P5Q-EM boards
  mb31		MacBook 3,1
  sony-vaio-tt  Sony VAIO TT
  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)

Your codec is ALC888. No space between the = and model name.
Reload alsa after each change and only one at a time please.

sudo alsa force-reload

EDIT: for others use this command to find your codec:
For intel HDA

head -n 1 /proc/asound/card*/codec#*

For AC'97:

head -1 /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0

To find the model options for your codec:

zless /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/HD-Audio-Models.txt.gz

[JasonGriffee]

I am also having this sound issue, on a ASUS k50IJ notebook computer. What course of action should I pursue?

[thuci]

I also have the same problem my laptop is TOSHIBA Satellite L655

[lidex]

@JasonGriffee
Use the procedure I posted above. For your machine:

options snd-hda-intel model=auto

@thuci
For yours:

options snd-hda-intel model=thinkpad

[teutara]

Hi there,

I did the exact same as you described, but no result. My rig is dell 4030.
Thank you in advance..

[lidex]

Hi there,

I did the exact same as you described, but no result. My rig is dell 4030.
Thank you in advance..

Another megathread?
Use the alsa-info-script to provide detailed information.
Run this command in a terminal:

wget http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh -O alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

Choose the upload option and provide a link for the output.
[Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"]

[Temüjin]

Another megathread?

I love megathreads, especially when there's about 10 people without avatars/sigs and they don't provide any or useless information.