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Andreas Berglund

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Jul 21, 2011, 9:00:03 AM7/21/11
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Hi!
I have the latest version of debian stable and I have an onboard IDT
High Definition Audio Codec but I can't get it to work, does anyone know
if there's support for it? If not is there any on the way or do I need
to buy a new one?

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张启德(Zhang Qide)

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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:55:46PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>Hi!
>I have the latest version of debian stable and I have an onboard IDT
>High Definition Audio Codec but I can't get it to work, does anyone
>know if there's support for it? If not is there any on the way or do
>I need to buy a new one?
did you try "sudo alsactl init" ?
see http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA

>
>regards
>Andreas Berglund
>
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Andreas Berglund

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张启德(Zhang Qide) skrev 2011-07-21 16:17:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:55:46PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>> Hi!
>> I have the latest version of debian stable and I have an onboard IDT
>> High Definition Audio Codec but I can't get it to work, does anyone
>> know if there's support for it? If not is there any on the way or do
>> I need to buy a new one?
> did you try "sudo alsactl init" ?
> see http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA
>> regards
>> Andreas Berglund
>>
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Thanks for the tip, I just tried it and it didn't make any difference,
still no sound coming out.


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Camaleón

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:50:50 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> 张启德(Zhang Qide) skrev 2011-07-21 16:17:
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:55:46PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> I have the latest version of debian stable and I have an onboard IDT
>>> High Definition Audio Codec but I can't get it to work, does anyone
>>> know if there's support for it? If not is there any on the way or do I
>>> need to buy a new one?

>> did you try "sudo alsactl init" ?
>> see http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA

> Thanks for the tip, I just tried it and it didn't make any difference,


> still no sound coming out.

IDT is a very generic Sigma chipset. You will have to dig a bit into your
system to find out more information about the codec it uses. For
instance, give us the output of:

cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
aplay -L
lspci -nn | grep -i audio

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Andreas Berglund

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On 2011-07-22 17:35, Camaleón wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:50:50 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>
>> 张启德(Zhang Qide) skrev 2011-07-21 16:17:
>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:55:46PM +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>> I have the latest version of debian stable and I have an onboard IDT
>>>> High Definition Audio Codec but I can't get it to work, does anyone
>>>> know if there's support for it? If not is there any on the way or do I
>>>> need to buy a new one?
>
>>> did you try "sudo alsactl init" ?
>>> see http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA
>
>> Thanks for the tip, I just tried it and it didn't make any difference,
>> still no sound coming out.
>
> IDT is a very generic Sigma chipset. You will have to dig a bit into your
> system to find out more information about the codec it uses. For
> instance, give us the output of:
>
> cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
> aplay -L
> lspci -nn | grep -i audio
>
> Greetings,
>

Thanks for the help, I've attached the output of those commands

codec-info.txt

Camaleón

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> Thanks for the help, I've attached the output of those commands
>

> result of cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
>
> Codec: IDT ID 76c7

(...)

Mmm, that looks like a new sound codec or at least I've never seen that
before.

Have you tried with the usual things (alsamixer/gnome applet volume
control) to configure the Intel card? Ensure you are using the Intel card
because you also have a secondary one, coming from nvidia HDMI ("cat /
proc/asound/cards" will tell what's the default).

I could only found an Ubuntu bug for a similar card/chipset:

***
[IDT ID 76e7] Dell Latitude E5520 - No sound through internal speakers,
sound is only from headphones output with Ubuntu 10.04.2 and 10.10 -
update Lucid ALSA LBM to latest release (1.0.24)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/792233
***

The bug points to the latest ALSA version but I'm not sure if that will
solve your audio problem. To avoid messing up things, I would first try
to load a LiveCD with the latest ALSA version (1.0.24) and see if that
works. If yes, then consider upgrading ALSA for your Squeeze install.

lee

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> result of aplay -L

Did you turn up the volume with alsamixer?


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Andreas Berglund

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On 2011-07-23 13:55, Camaleón wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:10:58 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>
>> On 2011-07-22 17:35, Camaleón wrote:
>
>>> IDT is a very generic Sigma chipset. You will have to dig a bit into
>>> your system to find out more information about the codec it uses. For
>>> instance, give us the output of:
>>>
>>> cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec aplay -L
>>> lspci -nn | grep -i audio
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks for the help, I've attached the output of those commands
>>
>> result of cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
>>
>> Codec: IDT ID 76c7
>
> (...)
>
> Mmm, that looks like a new sound codec or at least I've never seen that
> before.
>
> Have you tried with the usual things (alsamixer/gnome applet volume
> control) to configure the Intel card? Ensure you are using the Intel card
> because you also have a secondary one, coming from nvidia HDMI ("cat /
> proc/asound/cards" will tell what's the default).

Yes I have. The output from that is
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xfb300000 irq 22

so I guess the intel one is the default. I've also tried running a live
cd of the latest ubuntu version, that didn't work either.


>
> I could only found an Ubuntu bug for a similar card/chipset:
>
> ***
> [IDT ID 76e7] Dell Latitude E5520 - No sound through internal speakers,
> sound is only from headphones output with Ubuntu 10.04.2 and 10.10 -
> update Lucid ALSA LBM to latest release (1.0.24)
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/792233
> ***
>
> The bug points to the latest ALSA version but I'm not sure if that will
> solve your audio problem. To avoid messing up things, I would first try
> to load a LiveCD with the latest ALSA version (1.0.24) and see if that
> works. If yes, then consider upgrading ALSA for your Squeeze install.
>
> Greetings,
>


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Camaleón

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On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:56:27 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> On 2011-07-23 13:55, Camaleón wrote:

(...)

>> Have you tried with the usual things (alsamixer/gnome applet volume
>> control) to configure the Intel card? Ensure you are using the Intel
>> card because you also have a secondary one, coming from nvidia HDMI
>> ("cat / proc/asound/cards" will tell what's the default).
>
> Yes I have. The output from that is
> 0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
> HDA Intel PCH at 0xfb300000 irq 22
>
> so I guess the intel one is the default. I've also tried running a live
> cd of the latest ubuntu version, that didn't work either.

If we attend to the bug, Ubuntu 11.04 should be fine with this chipset.

Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
from there...

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Andreas Berglund

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Camaleón skrev 2011-07-24 16:16:
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:56:27 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>
>> On 2011-07-23 13:55, Camaleón wrote:
> (...)
>
>>> Have you tried with the usual things (alsamixer/gnome applet volume
>>> control) to configure the Intel card? Ensure you are using the Intel
>>> card because you also have a secondary one, coming from nvidia HDMI
>>> ("cat / proc/asound/cards" will tell what's the default).
>> Yes I have. The output from that is
>> 0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
>> HDA Intel PCH at 0xfb300000 irq 22
>>
>> so I guess the intel one is the default. I've also tried running a live
>> cd of the latest ubuntu version, that didn't work either.
> If we attend to the bug, Ubuntu 11.04 should be fine with this chipset.
>
> Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
> from there...
>
> Greetings,
>

I don't know the brand but I do know it's an H67 Express


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Camaleón

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:01:16 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> Camaleón skrev 2011-07-24 16:16:

(...)

>> Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
>> from there...
>>
>>
>>

> I don't know the brand but I do know it's an H67 Express

Cross your fingers and as root, run:

dmidecode | grep -i -e product -e manufacturer

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Andreas Berglund

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On 2011-07-25 18:10, Camaleón wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:01:16 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>
>> Camaleón skrev 2011-07-24 16:16:
>
> (...)
>
>>> Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
>>> from there...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I don't know the brand but I do know it's an H67 Express
>
> Cross your fingers and as root, run:
>
> dmidecode | grep -i -e product -e manufacturer
>
> Greetings,
>

This is the result if it gives any useful information

Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Product Name: HPE-530sc
Manufacturer: PEGATRON CORPORATION
Product Name: 2AB6
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Manufacturer: Intel
Manufacturer: A1_Manufacturer0
Manufacturer: Micron
Manufacturer: A1_Manufacturer2
Manufacturer: Micron
Manufacturer: NULL


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Camaleón

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:21:56 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> On 2011-07-25 18:10, Camaleón wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:01:16 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>>
>>> Camaleón skrev 2011-07-24 16:16:
>>
>> (...)
>>
>>>> Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
>>>> from there...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I don't know the brand but I do know it's an H67 Express
>>
>> Cross your fingers and as root, run:
>>
>> dmidecode | grep -i -e product -e manufacturer
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>>
> This is the result if it gives any useful information
>
> Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
> Product Name: HPE-530sc

(...)

Mmm... is this your "little monster"? :-)

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02688298&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5062758#N363

After searching a bit for that codec (IDT 92HD89E CODEC), you can try by
editing "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf" and add at the bottom
"options snd-hda-intel model=ref", then restart and see if that works for
you :-?

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Andreas Berglund

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On 2011-07-29 17:11, Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:21:56 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>
>> On 2011-07-25 18:10, Camaleón wrote:
>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:01:16 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:
>>>
>>>> Camaleón skrev 2011-07-24 16:16:
>>>
>>> (...)
>>>
>>>>> Anyway, what's your motherboard? Maybe you can start to look some tip
>>>>> from there...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I don't know the brand but I do know it's an H67 Express
>>>
>>> Cross your fingers and as root, run:
>>>
>>> dmidecode | grep -i -e product -e manufacturer
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>
>> This is the result if it gives any useful information
>>
>> Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
>> Product Name: HPE-530sc
>
> (...)
>
> Mmm... is this your "little monster"? :-)

Why yes it is :D


>
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02688298&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5062758#N363
>
> After searching a bit for that codec (IDT 92HD89E CODEC), you can try by
> editing "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf" and add at the bottom
> "options snd-hda-intel model=ref", then restart and see if that works for
> you :-?

I tried that and it didn't work. Not sure what to try next, Thanks for
all the help, I really appreciate it.
>
> Greetings,
>


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Camaleón

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On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:14:01 +0200, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> On 2011-07-29 17:11, Camaleón wrote:

(...)

>>> Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
>>> Product Name: HPE-530sc
>>
>> (...)
>>
>> Mmm... is this your "little monster"? :-)
>
> Why yes it is :D
>>
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02688298&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5062758#N363
>>
>> After searching a bit for that codec (IDT 92HD89E CODEC), you can try
>> by editing "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf" and add at the bottom
>> "options snd-hda-intel model=ref", then restart and see if that works
>> for you :-?
>
> I tried that and it didn't work. Not sure what to try next, Thanks for
> all the help, I really appreciate it.

;-(

That was the suggested by this recent post¹ on Debian japanese mailing
list (translation from Japanese to English here²).

But true is that your model is not even listed in ALSA HCL:

http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Vendor-IDT

You can try to search in Google by that codec and test with another
combination of "model=" and/or "options".

¹http://lists.debian.or.jp/debian-users/201107/msg00017.html
²http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcomments.gmane.org%2Fgmane.linux.debian.jp.user%2F20654

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