Driver Issues With Asus X5EA series laptop, Running Ubuntu 11.10

Try:

echo "options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Reboot to test

Hi,

Thanks gave it a go but it came back with the following:

tee: /: Is a directory
tee: etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf: No such file or directory
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1

I'm very new to Linux and have no command line experience. Any ideas?

Thanks again
Alan

Then you aren't copying the command correctly. It is all one line.

If you run:

tail -n 1 etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

does it output:
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1

?

Hi,

No it came back with the following:

tail: cannot open `etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf' for reading: No such file or directory

Any ideas?

Thanks
Alan

Hi,

Yep you were also right I didnt copy the original command correctly so I tried again and got this:

options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1

But after re boot nothing had changed

Thanks
Alan

Keep commands accurate or you may damage your system, I'm not kidding. If the command I gave is CORRECT and you screw it up and subsequently screw your system then its YOUR FAULT.

ok, run:

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

change the line to:

options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 model=laptop

Save the new file, reboot to test

Hi Andrew,

I accept full responsibility don't worry.

I have entered the command above and got the following:

 (gksudo:3394): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:3394): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:3394): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:3394): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(gedit:3396): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

(gedit:3396): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.8ESD9V': No such file or directory

(gedit:3396): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

Then another window opened up, is this right?

Thanks Alan

PS. Sorry I'm really new to the command line way of doing things

That's fine, did gedit open the file as that is all we need. You can suppress the pixmap warnings with:

sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf

Hi,

Yep it opened a file with the following:

# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1

Where abouts do I put the line "options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 model=laptop" ?

Thanks
Alan

delete the last 2 lines, then add the new line, the position is irrelevant, but you will need to remove the last 2 lines first..

Hi,

Thanks, but it still has the same issue but on a brighter not I didn't brick my laptop lol.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Alan