ALC880 sound codec not working on Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 laptop in Ubuntu 9.04

Asked by davidglenn

no sound output from internal speakers on laptop

I have just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my Fujitsu siemens laptop Xi1546. I tried the CD initially without any changes to my hard disc. The sound works fine booting off the installation CD. But when I installed to the hard disc - no sound!

I have checked all the sound settings with the sound working (booting off the CD) - they are the same for the hard disc installed version. any suggestions!

the details as I know them
alsamixer details the card as a HDA Intel, the chip as a Realtek ALC880.

Any suggestions?

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
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Hi,

Please try this procedure:

1. copy-paste the following command into the Terminal:

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

2. and add these lines to the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file:

# Keep snd-pcsp from being 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=fujitsu
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

3. Then navigate to System>Preferences>Sound and change everything to ALSA

4. reboot and retest sound

5. In the Mixer control panel, make sure to unmute all channels and increase the volume on all channels

6. If it still does not work, please try one of the following model options instead (replacing fujitsu as model option):

 ALC880
   3stack 3-jack in back and a headphone out
   3stack-digout 3-jack in back, a HP out and a SPDIF out
   5stack 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front
   5stack-digout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out
   6stack 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front
   6stack-digout 6-jack with a SPDIF out
   w810 3-jack
   z71v 3-jack (HP shared SPDIF)
   asus 3-jack (ASUS Mobo)
   asus-w1v ASUS W1V
   asus-dig ASUS with SPDIF out
   asus-dig2 ASUS with SPDIF out (using GPIO2)
   uniwill 3-jack
   fujitsu Fujitsu Laptops (Pi1536)
   F1734 2-jack
   lg LG laptop (m1 express dual)
   lg-lw LG LW20/LW25 laptop
   tcl TCL S700
   clevo Clevo laptops (m520G, m665n)
   medion Medion Rim 2150
   auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)

You will need to reboot after every change to the alsa-base.conf file

Please also report on this thread if you cannot hear sound through the speakers, the headphones or cannot hear sound on both.

Regards,

Mark

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davidglenn (davey-glenn) said :
#2

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

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jesperbanck (jesperbanck) said :
#3

Hi Mark!
Im having problems with sound on my computer witch is an Compaq Mini 110c-1011so. I have Ubuntu 9.04 installed and I have sound in my headphones but not in my speakers.

jesper@jesper-laptop:~$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)

jesper@jesper-laptop:~$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)

Please help me! :)

Jesper

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jesperbanck (jesperbanck) said :
#4

Ops the second paste was supposed to be:

jesper@jesper-laptop:~$ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
Codec: IDT 92HD81B1X5

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#5

Hi jesperbanck,

This thread is already in status "solved"

Please create a separate thread for your sound issue, which is about totally different sound hardware and a different audio codec.

Thanks,

Mark