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ALC663 Analog sound codec not working via laptop speakers on Ubuntu

Asked by Mehul J. Rajput on 2009-03-29

I have asus m51ta series laptop with two gpu hd3200 and hd3650 with hdmi port. I do not get any sound from the laptop speakers, sound comes OK from headphone though.

lspc is

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h HyperTransport Configuration (rev 40)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3650
02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV635 Audio device [Radeon HD 3600 Series]
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
08:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
08:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
08:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
08:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)

aplay -l is

card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC663 Digital [ALC663 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Question information

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Solved by:
Mark Rijckenberg
Solved:
2009-04-02
Last query:
2009-04-02
Last reply:
2009-03-29
Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : #1

Hi,

# Please try this procedure:

# Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

#Step 2: Run the following command (copy/paste each command into the Terminal and then hit <enter>)

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

# Add the following 5 lines to the end of the alsa-base file:

options snd-pcsp index=-2
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=m51va
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

# Run the following command (copy/paste each command into the Terminal and then hit <enter>)

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options

# Add the following 5 lines to the end of the options file:

options snd-pcsp index=-2
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=m51va
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

# Step 3: Reboot pc and retest sound.

# Step 4: If audio output still does not work, please try one of the following model options (instead of m51va):

 ALC662/663
   3stack-dig 3-stack (2-channel) with SPDIF
   3stack-6ch 3-stack (6-channel)
   3stack-6ch-dig 3-stack (6-channel) with SPDIF
   6stack-dig 6-stack with SPDIF
   lenovo-101e Lenovo laptop
   eeepc-p701 ASUS Eeepc P701
   eeepc-ep20 ASUS Eeepc EP20
   m51va ASUS M51VA
   g71v ASUS G71V
   h13 ASUS H13
   g50v ASUS G50V
   auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)

Regards,

Mark

Mehul J. Rajput (mehulrajput) said : #2

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

Mehul J. Rajput (mehulrajput) said : #3

i have used m51va. thank you so much.

Mehul J. Rajput (mehulrajput) said : #4

Just to add to this... since going forward anything without .conf in the file name is going to be ignored by alsa going forward, I added a .conf in the file names given above.

Just for reference of any one who is interested in using this tip.

Arman (arman-jan) said : #5

I have an ASUS X56TR and this solution worked for me. However, before following Mark's instructions I had purged and installed several packs so my soundcard would be even listed under aplay -l.

AZaharia (f0rg3r) said : #6

Hello,

I have an Asus Pro57Vr -- this is the official name but it's reported as a M51VR notebook (not M51VA). I have the exact same problem: the built-in microphone doesn't work, I have to plug in an external one (or a headset).

I use Ubuntu 9.04 and I have Alsa 1.0.18.

Here are the relevant outputs:

lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV620 Audio device [Radeon HD 34xx Series]

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC663 Digital [ALC663 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

The microphone is the HDA Intel card, chipset ALC663.

I tried everything in Mark Rijckenberg's post and it's still no go - even after I replaced the model with everything listed in step #4 and rebooted (one model at a time), I still couldn't get the built-in microphone to work.

I am sure it is not a hardware issue since I've tested this on Windows (XP and 7 RC) and with the audio driver provided by Asus from their website, it works.

I even tried to upgrade to the latest Alsa using the guide and the upgrade script in UbuntuForums, here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810, but this didn't solve my problem. Then I reverted to the initial (default) configuration.

Is there anything else I can do?

Thank you for your time.