alsa sound system does not work on Medion MD96640 in Ubuntu 9.04 RC

Can you please provide the output of:

lspci
sudo lshw -C sound
uname -a
lsb_release -a

If the guide is accurate, you will need to use:

sudo cp pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/

You will need sudo as /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/ is owned by root and not you.

Let us know how you go kid

Peace

By the way

DO NOT use sudo gedit, you can ruin file ownerships and access. This is prevelant throught the internet by ignorant new users

Gnome:
   Use gksudo gedit

KDE:
   Use kdesudo kate

these commands set up the graphical environment (which is what gedit / kate are). sudo is ONLY for commands that stay in the terminal / konsole (E.g. apt-get, cp, make, rm and many more)

elsje@jupiler:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9300M G (rev a1)
02:00.0 Mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. Sil 3531 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 01)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
0a:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2860
elsje@jupiler:~$ sudo lshw -C sound
[sudo] password for elsje:
  *-multimedia UNCLAIMED
       description: Audio device
       product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1b
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
       version: 03
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
elsje@jupiler:~$ uname -a
Linux jupiler 2.6.28-9-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 15:43:58 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
elsje@jupiler:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty

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I followed the exact instructions from the guide but a directory is missing.

...
elsje@jupiler:~/alsa-driver-1.0.16$ cp pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/
cp: kan status van `pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko' niet opvragen: Bestand of map bestaat niet
elsje@jupiler:~/alsa-driver-1.0.16$ sudo rm /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
rm: kan `/lib/modules/2.6.28-9-generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko' niet verwijderen: Bestand of map bestaat niet
elsje@jupiler:~/alsa-driver-1.0.16$ cp pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/
cp: kan status van `pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko' niet opvragen: Bestand of map bestaat niet

peace

I also use Jaunty

I have this folder:
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/sound/drivers

maybe the guide is geared around intrepid which none of my systems are, but maybe you could execute:

sudo cp pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/drivers

The fact that you have the module compiled is awesome btw. If you upgrade your kernel you WILL have to recompile this module AGAIN for the new kernel

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

Hi Kralor,

Please try the solution, described in the last 3 remarks here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/61627

Regards,

Mark