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Realtek ALC883 line input not working 9.10 Karmic Koala

Asked by penmanchris

Hi,

I am using a Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio on an Advent K4000. Since upgrading to 9.10 Karmic from 9.04 I am no longer able to receive sound through my line input, although the internal mic works fine. I have checked alsamixer and the pulse audio volume control and everything seems to be unmuted and turned up.

I attempted to follow the ALSA upgrade instructions linked to in Step 1 of the Sound Troubleshooting Procedure but wasn't able to download the .tar files from the alsa-project. Instead following a suggestion in the comments of that article I ran "sudo aptitude -y install alsa-driver alsa-lib alsa-utils alsa-plugins alsa-tools linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic" in a terminal.

This has only partly upgraded my ALSA version, the library version is still stuck at 1.0.19.

Any suggestions to what I should do next would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks.

Please see below for my bash alsa-info.sh --pastebin output:

!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.58
!!################################

!!Script ran on: Sat Nov 21 15:08:31 UTC 2009

!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------

Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"

!!DMI Information
!!---------------

Manufacturer: DIXONSXP
Product Name: DIXONSXP

!!Kernel Information
!!------------------

Kernel release: 2.6.31-14-generic
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: i686
Processor: unknown
SMP Enabled: Yes

!!ALSA Version
!!------------

Driver version: 1.0.21
Library version: 1.0.19
Utilities version: 1.0.21

!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------

snd_hda_intel

!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------

Pulseaudio:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio)
      Running - Yes

ESound Daemon:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd)
      Running - No

Jack:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/jackd)
      Running - No

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------

 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 29

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:1b.0 0403: 8086:284b (rev 03)
 Subsystem: 1019:90a6

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------

snd-atiixp-modem: index=-2
snd-intel8x0m: index=-2
snd-via82xx-modem: index=-2
snd-usb-audio: index=-2
snd-usb-us122l: index=-2
snd-usb-usx2y: index=-2
snd-usb-caiaq: index=-2
snd-cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
snd-pcsp: index=-2
snd-hda-intel: power_save=10
snd-hda-intel: model=targa-2ch-dig

!!Loaded sound module options
!!--------------------------

!!Module: snd_hda_intel
 bdl_pos_adj : 1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
 enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
 enable_msi : -1
 id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
 index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
 model : targa-2ch-dig,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
 patch : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
 position_fix : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
 power_save : 10
 power_save_controller : Y
 probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
 probe_only : N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N
 single_cmd : N

!!HDA-Intel Codec information
!!---------------------------
--startcollapse--

Codec: Realtek ALC883
Address: 1
Function Id: 0x1
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0883
Subsystem Id: 0x10190000
Revision Id: 0x100002
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=2, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0
  IO[0]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=1, unsol=0
  IO[1]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Digital: Enabled
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x07 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x1c 0x1c]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0x6]: 16 20
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Connection: 1
     0x23
Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0x6]: 16 20
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x0a [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100391: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x1f
Node 0x0b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x9f 0x9f] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x9f 0x9f] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 10
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17
Node 0x0c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f]
  Connection: 2
     0x02 0x0b
Node 0x0d [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x03 0x0b
Node 0x0e [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x04 0x0b
Node 0x0f [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x05 0x0b
Node 0x10 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x11 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x12 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x13 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x0121401f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
  Unsolicited: tag=04, enabled=1
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x99130110: [Fixed] Speaker at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f* 0x26
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x03 0x03]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x01a19830: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x99a3093f: [Fixed] Mic at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0xf
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x593301f0: [N/A] CD at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x598301f0: [N/A] Line In at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400300: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x01441120: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = RCA, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Connection: 1
     0x06
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400200: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x20 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00040: Mono
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=17
  Processing Coefficient: 0x00
  Coefficient Index: 0x0c
Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x22 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x23 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x24 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x26 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x25 0x0b
--endcollapse--

!!ALSA Device nodes
!!-----------------

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 0 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/hwC0D1
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 24 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 16 Nov 21 15:06 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 17 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Nov 21 14:30 /dev/snd/timer

/dev/snd/by-path:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Nov 21 14:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 200 Nov 21 14:30 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Nov 21 14:30 pci-0000:00:1b.0 -> ../controlC0

!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!------------

APLAY

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

ARECORD

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

!!Amixer output
!!-------------

!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [Intel]

Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 29'
  Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
  Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,10190000,00100002'
  Controls : 26
  Simple ctrls : 16
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [on]
  Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [on]
  Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'CD',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%]
  Front Right: 3 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 28 [90%] [30.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 28 [90%] [30.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 120
  Front Left: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD'
  Item0: 'Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Int Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Int Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%]
  Front Right: 0 [0%]

!!Alsactl output
!!-------------

--startcollapse--
state.Intel {
 control.1 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -4650
  comment.dbmax 0
  iface MIXER
  name 'Front Playback Volume'
  value.0 31
  value.1 31
 }
 control.2 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Front Playback Switch'
  value.0 true
  value.1 true
 }
 control.3 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Headphone Playback Switch'
  value.0 true
  value.1 true
 }
 control.4 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Speaker Playback Switch'
  value.0 true
  value.1 true
 }
 control.5 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -3450
  comment.dbmax 1200
  iface MIXER
  name 'CD Playback Volume'
  value.0 0
  value.1 0
 }
 control.6 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'CD Playback Switch'
  value.0 false
  value.1 false
 }
 control.7 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -3450
  comment.dbmax 1200
  iface MIXER
  name 'Mic Playback Volume'
  value.0 0
  value.1 0
 }
 control.8 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 3'
  comment.dbmin 0
  comment.dbmax 3000
  iface MIXER
  name 'Mic Boost'
  value.0 3
  value.1 3
 }
 control.9 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Mic Playback Switch'
  value.0 false
  value.1 false
 }
 control.10 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -3450
  comment.dbmax 1200
  iface MIXER
  name 'Int Mic Playback Volume'
  value.0 31
  value.1 31
 }
 control.11 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 3'
  comment.dbmin 0
  comment.dbmax 3000
  iface MIXER
  name 'Int Mic Boost'
  value.0 0
  value.1 0
 }
 control.12 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Int Mic Playback Switch'
  value.0 false
  value.1 false
 }
 control.13 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Capture Switch'
  value.0 true
  value.1 true
 }
 control.14 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -1200
  comment.dbmax 3450
  iface MIXER
  name 'Capture Volume'
  value.0 28
  value.1 28
 }
 control.15 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type ENUMERATED
  comment.count 1
  comment.item.0 Mic
  comment.item.1 'Front Mic'
  comment.item.2 Line
  comment.item.3 CD
  iface MIXER
  name 'Input Source'
  value Mic
 }
 control.16 {
  comment.access read
  comment.type IEC958
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
  value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
 }
 control.17 {
  comment.access read
  comment.type IEC958
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
  value '0f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
 }
 control.18 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type IEC958
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
  value '0400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
 }
 control.19 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
  value true
 }
 control.20 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch'
  value true
 }
 control.21 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -3450
  comment.dbmax 1200
  iface MIXER
  name 'Beep Playback Volume'
  value.0 31
  value.1 31
 }
 control.22 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 2
  iface MIXER
  name 'Beep Playback Switch'
  value.0 false
  value.1 false
 }
 control.23 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 1
  comment.range '0 - 31'
  comment.dbmin -4650
  comment.dbmax 0
  iface MIXER
  name 'Master Playback Volume'
  value 31
 }
 control.24 {
  comment.access 'read write'
  comment.type BOOLEAN
  comment.count 1
  iface MIXER
  name 'Master Playback Switch'
  value true
 }
 control.25 {
  comment.access 'read write user'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 255'
  comment.tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
  comment.dbmin -5100
  comment.dbmax 0
  iface MIXER
  name 'PCM Playback Volume'
  value.0 255
  value.1 255
 }
 control.26 {
  comment.access 'read write user'
  comment.type INTEGER
  comment.count 2
  comment.range '0 - 120'
  comment.tlv '0000000100000008fffff44800000032'
  comment.dbmin -3000
  comment.dbmax 3000
  iface MIXER
  name 'Digital Capture Volume'
  value.0 120
  value.1 120
 }
}
--endcollapse--

!!All Loaded Modules
!!------------------

Module
aes_i586
aes_generic
binfmt_misc
ppdev
snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec
snd_hwdep
snd_pcm_oss
snd_mixer_oss
snd_pcm
snd_seq_dummy
arc4
snd_seq_oss
ecb
snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi
snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq
rt73usb
snd_timer
crc_itu_t
joydev
iptable_filter
ip_tables
x_tables
rt2500usb
snd_seq_device
rt2x00usb
snd
rt2x00lib
soundcore
psmouse
led_class
serio_raw
input_polldev
snd_page_alloc
mac80211
cfg80211
lp
parport
fbcon
tileblit
font
bitblit
softcursor
usbhid
i915
drm
i2c_algo_bit
r8169
mii
intel_agp
agpgart
video
output

!!Sysfs Files
!!-----------

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/init_pin_configs:
0x14 0x0121401f
0x15 0x99130110
0x16 0x411111f0
0x17 0x411111f0
0x18 0x01a19830
0x19 0x99a3093f
0x1a 0x411111f0
0x1b 0x411111f0
0x1c 0x593301f0
0x1d 0x598301f0
0x1e 0x01441120
0x1f 0x411111f0

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/driver_pin_configs:

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/user_pin_configs:

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/init_verbs:

!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
!!------------------

[ 13.962837] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
[ 13.962845] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 13.962900] alloc irq_desc for 29 on node -1
[ 13.962902] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
[ 13.962914] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 29 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 13.962951] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 14.141359] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9
[ 14.484496] __ratelimit: 9 callbacks suppressed

Question information

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please try this to better control you sound settings devices might be it helps to solve your sound issue https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91979

Hth

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penmanchris (guywhale) said : 		#2

Marco,

Many thanks for your suggestion. I have tried it out but had no success. I
have unmuted and turned up everything but still cannot receive a signal
through my input. Also, when I load up GNOME Alsa Mixer the box which says
Input Source is always unticked. When I tick it, nothing happens, but
strangely when I close and re-open the program the box has un-ticked itself.

Any other ideas? Do you think I need to get rid of Pulseaudio? I would
really love to get my input working again.

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:11 PM, marcobra (Marco Braida) <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #91129 on alsa-driver in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91129
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
> Please try this to better control you sound settings devices might be it
> helps to solve your sound issue
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91979
>
> Hth
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91129/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

According to the ALSA output from step 3, your mixer controls show that the following channels are muted:

Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]

Simple mixer control 'Int Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]

So unmute and increase volume on the 'Mic' and 'Int mic' channels in alsamixer or gnome-alsamixer

In alsamixer, if there is a 00 under the volume bar, it means the channel is active. If there is an 'MM' under the volume channel, then it is muted!

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penmanchris (guywhale) said : 		#4

Mark,

Thanks for taking the time to have a look at this for me. The Mic channel in
alsamixer had 00 underneath it but it wouldn't allow me to move the volume
bar up using the cursor keys. It remained stuck on 00.

However, I have been able to fix all my sound problems by upgrading to ALSA
1.0.21 using the method outlined at this website:

http://www.webupd8.org/2009/11/ubuntu-karmic-upgrade-alsa-to-1021-from.html

If anyone else has had problems following the upgrade procedure on the
Ubuntu site they may want to try this instead.

Once again thanks for your help.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Mark Rijckenberg <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #91129 on alsa-driver in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91129
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
> According to the ALSA output from step 3, your mixer controls show that
> the following channels are muted:
>
> Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Mono:
> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
>
> Simple mixer control 'Int Mic',0
> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> Mono:
> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
>
> So unmute and increase volume on the 'Mic' and 'Int mic' channels in
> alsamixer or gnome-alsamixer
>
> In alsamixer, if there is a 00 under the volume bar, it means the
> channel is active. If there is an 'MM' under the volume channel, then it
> is muted!
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91129/+confirm?answer_id=2
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/91129
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#5

Hi,

If this issue is still solved, please set the thread status to "solved".

Thanks,

Mark

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penmanchris (guywhale) said : 		#6

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.