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[ICH4 - Intel ICH6] ALSA test tone not correctly played back

Asked by Masi

I have a completely new Ubuntu 10.04 installation.
No extra applications installed, only the defaults.
Sounds don't work with the given drivers.
The bug seems to be with the new drivers in Ubuntu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.22.1+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vuori 981 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: vuori 981 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with AD1981B at irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 34
   Simple ctrls : 23
Date: Mon Nov 29 18:32:19 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/sh
SelectedCard: 0 ICH6 ICH4 - Intel ICH6
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: [ICH4 - Intel ICH6] ALSA test tone not correctly played back
dmi.bios.date: 04/05/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786C1 v02.14
dmi.board.name: 0968h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC4412VH6
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786C1v02.14:bd04/05/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7100CMT(PE217ET):pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0968h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7100 CMT(PE217ET)
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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This question was originally filed as bug #682741.

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Masi (soopo) said : 		#1
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Best Daniel T Chen (crimsun) said : 		#2

It looks like some important playback mixer controls are actually muted:

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [off] <---
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [off] <---
Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [off] <---
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [off] <---
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [off] <---
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Jack Sense',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  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 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Mono: 3 [100%] <--- This might need to be set to 0

Simple mixer control 'Mono Output Select',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Mix' 'Mic'
  Item0: 'Mic' <--- This might need to be set to Mix

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Masi (soopo) said : 		#3

Thanks Daniel T Chen, that solved my question.