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DELL Latitude D630 Sound Does Not Work

Asked by syn4k

I have already posted on the ubuntuforums at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4416785#post4416785. They have recommended that I ask the support staff directly which is why I'm here.

I have Gutsy on my DELL Latitude D630. lspci output: 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

My sound is not working and I have tried all of the following:

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

For Dell Latitude D630/D830 and Dell Precision M6300, also do the following (if you don't, the volume will increase with every sound played):

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

In the editor, add the following line at the end of the file:

options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m42

Save the file and reboot to get sound working correctly.

sudo apt-get install alsa-source
cd && mkdir alsa-patched && cd alsa-patched
tar -jxvf /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
cd modules/alsa-driver/
wget -O alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_analog.c http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9021234/patch_analog.c
./configure --with-cards=hda-intel && make
sudo make install
sudo cp ./modules/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/$( uname -r )/ubuntu/media/snd-hda-intel/
sudo depmod -a

sudo apt-get install module-assistant
sudo m-a update
sudo m-a prepare
sudo m-a a-i alsa

None of this works..HELP?

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Johannes Pilkahn (j-pilkahn) said : 		#1

A buddy of mine has the same laptop and ran into a similar problem.

The core of the matter is, that you're machine's got a Intel ICH8 family sound device, which is blacklisted in Gutsy.

He tried Hardy alpha5, sound worked instantly - out of the box. His system is surprisingly stable right now, graphics performance for him has also improved (new driver, compiz 0.7).

I generally wouldn't recommend an alpha-stage OS (if it's you primary), but, I repeat myself, on the current Dell Latitude 630 alpha5 appears uncomplicated.

If you choose this way, you might wanna follow his example and, opposed to your habit on an official release, maybe seize updating for a bit, if you'rehappy with the way your system runs at that time.

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Johannes Pilkahn (j-pilkahn) said : 		#2

A buddy of mine has the same laptop and ran into a similar problem.

The core of the matter is, that you're machine's got a Intel ICH8 family sound device, which is blacklisted in Gutsy.

He tried Hardy alpha5, sound worked instantly - out of the box. His system is surprisingly stable right now, graphics performance for him has also improved (new driver, compiz 0.7).

I generally wouldn't recommend an alpha-stage OS (if it's you primary), but, I repeat myself, on the current Dell Latitude 630 alpha5 appears uncomplicated.

If you choose this way, you might wanna follow his example and, opposed to your habit on an official release, maybe seize updating for a bit, if you're happy with the way your system runs at that time.

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syn4k (griffin-ray) said : 		#3

I'm performing sudo update-manager -d right now. This will upgrade my OS to the alpha 8.04 (reference http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha5). I will give this a shot and let you know.

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ktym08 (kittymama) said : 		#4

please let us know how does your alpha5 go - i have a similar problem with ICH8 on my Vistro 1400.
thank you.

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syn4k (griffin-ray) said : 		#5

No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found.

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Johannes Pilkahn (j-pilkahn) said : 		#6

Quoting griffin: "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found"

in Hardy alpha5???

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syn4k (griffin-ray) said : 		#7

Yes, that's correct.

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ktym08 (kittymama) said : 		#8

I ran
sudo update-manager -d
on my Vistro as well, but as far as I can tell, I don't see any new features as the 8.04 (hardy/alpha5) advertised.
I am not sure if that command has really loaded up 8.04 ...

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syn4k (griffin-ray) said : 		#9

Yes, that's because you have to click on the Check button after the update manager loads.

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ktym08 (kittymama) said : 		#10

thank you.

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Johannes Pilkahn (j-pilkahn) said : 		#11

Now I get it -

you ought not to upgrade. You gotta do a clean install...

We upgrade this guys comp - nottin' happened. Clean install did the trick. Shoulda maybe mentioned that earlier...

My bad.

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ktym08 (kittymama) said : 		#12

thank you. just want to make sure:
you meant clean install of "hardy/alpha5" from a CD?
thanks.

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ktym08 (kittymama) said : 		#13

OK, I tested with live CD of ubuntu8.04 (hardy-alpha5) and the speaker works now.
In 8.04, I found the buttons which affect the speaker sound are
"Surround", "PCM" and "master".
If either one of the three above is muted, then there is no sound from the speaker.
In ubuntu7.10, there is "surround" choice, therefore it cannot be adjusted.

All thanks to Northern Lights for the information, really appreciated!

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syn4k (griffin-ray) said : 		#14

Ok, I solved the issue the other day and thought I had posted here too but I think I only made note of it on the Ubuntuforums and on my site.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4433214#post4433214
http://nettekk.com/index.php5?sender=content_item_view&content_id=75

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ronin jd (dorseyjohnm) said : 		#15

i finally got my sound card to work after adding

options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m42

to the file

 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

my only problem now is that it only seems to give me sound on mp3's and audio files.. i don't get any sound with video.

any thoughts?

thanks,

-totalnewb