Intel audio problems

Please tell us what is your sound card please or paste the output of this command:

sudo lspci -v

then run this command too, and paste the output:

sudo lsmod

thank you

this is the output for "sudo lspci-v" :

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
        Capabilities: [40] #09 [a105]

0000:00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

0000:00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
        Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: fast devsel
        Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Memory at e0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
        I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
        I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
        I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
        Memory at e0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] #0a [2080]

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=06, sec-latency=216
        I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
        Memory behind bridge: e0200000-e02fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 50000000-51ffffff

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]
        Memory at 52000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]

0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
        I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 18c0 [size=64]
        Memory at e0100c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Memory at e0100800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 2030
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 177
        I/O ports at 2400 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:02:07.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 169
        Memory at e020a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: 50000000-51fff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: 54000000-55fff000
        I/O window 0: 00003000-000030ff
        I/O window 1: 00003400-000034ff
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:02:07.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 169
        Memory at e0209000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Memory at e0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:02:07.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 57, IRQ 11
        Memory at e0204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Rioworks: Unknown device 203e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 177
        Memory at e0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0000:02:09.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2701
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 177
        Memory at e0208000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

sasquatch@sasquatch-laptop:~$

This is the output for sudo lsmod:

Module Size Used by
rfcomm 40216 0
l2cap 26244 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 50020 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 9220 0
i915 20608 1
drm 73236 2 i915
ipv6 265856 6
speedstep_centrino 8400 1
cpufreq_userspace 4696 1
cpufreq_stats 5636 0
freq_table 4740 2 speedstep_centrino,cpufreq_stats
cpufreq_powersave 1920 0
cpufreq_ondemand 6428 0
cpufreq_conservative 7332 0
video 16260 0
tc1100_wmi 6916 0
sony_acpi 5644 0
pcc_acpi 12416 0
hotkey 11556 0
dev_acpi 11140 0
container 4608 0
button 6672 0
acpi_sbs 19980 0
battery 9988 1 acpi_sbs
ac 5252 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec 5120 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_core 21904 1 i2c_acpi_ec
dm_mod 58936 1
md_mod 72532 0
af_packet 22920 4
sr_mod 16932 0
sbp2 24196 0
scsi_mod 139496 2 sr_mod,sbp2
parport_pc 35780 0
lp 11844 0
parport 36296 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
joydev 10048 0
tsdev 8000 0
snd_intel8x0 33692 1
snd_ac97_codec 93216 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 53664 0
snd_mixer_oss 18688 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 89864 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 25220 1 snd_pcm
snd 55268 8 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 10208 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 10632 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
psmouse 36100 0
serio_raw 7300 0
pcmcia 40508 0
b44 25740 0
mii 5888 1 b44
rtc 13492 0
ipw2200 107308 0
ieee80211 37064 1 ipw2200
ieee80211_crypt 6272 1 ieee80211
ieee80211_1_1_13 38216 0
ieee80211_1_1_13_crypt 6784 1 ieee80211_1_1_13
yenta_socket 28428 1
rsrc_nonstatic 13440 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 42640 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
shpchp 45632 0
pci_hotplug 29236 1 shpchp
intel_agp 22940 1
agpgart 34888 3 drm,intel_agp
evdev 9856 2
ext3 135944 1
jbd 58772 1 ext3
ide_generic 1536 0
ohci1394 35124 0
ieee1394 299832 2 sbp2,ohci1394
ehci_hcd 34184 0
uhci_hcd 33808 0
usbcore 130820 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
ide_cd 33028 0
cdrom 38560 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ide_disk 17664 3
piix 11012 1
generic 5124 0
thermal 13576 0
processor 23360 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal
fan 4868 0
capability 5000 0
commoncap 7296 1 capability
vga16fb 13704 1
vgastate 10368 1 vga16fb
fbcon 42784 72
tileblit 2816 1 fbcon
font 8320 1 fbcon
bitblit 6272 1 fbcon
softcursor 2304 1 bitblit
sasquatch@sasquatch-laptop:~$

Hello !

Maybe you can try this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

Hope this helps !

Regards,
Benoît

Try adding 'options snd-intel8x0 ac97_quirk=2' in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base too

it says I don't have permission to edit this read only file. Sorry I'm still very new to this.

sasquatch606

Hello !

To open alsa-base with proper permissions, you can just type this in a terminal:
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Regards,
Benoît

I added the line and still no sound. Is this a lost cause? I really appreciate the help. Any other suggestions.

sasquatch606

Could you launch this command:

gstreamer-properties

and tell us what is selected
thanks

It has the autodetect selected for the audio output and the ALSA for the input. I changed them all and tested them and nothing happened. Thanks again for the help.

sasquatch606

still having the same problem...is there no solution?

ok, try this, check if your personal user is in the "audio" group, run this from a terminal:

cat /etc/group|grep audio

you have to see if your user is in the output, like this: audio:x:29:mik,guest,mythtv (my user is 'mik')

then watch if you have this packages installed:

linux-sound-base
alsa-base
alsa-utils
libasound2
gstreamer0.10-alsa

tell me

I saw my user name after I entered that in the terminal but I didn't see any of those packages after it. It just said audio:x:29:sasquatch I'm really starting to feel dumb. I love Linux and I really want to learn this stuff. Thanks for being patient all you guys. I think we're getting there

I'm still not sure how to tell what I have installed?

launch these commands in a terminal:

dpkg -l | grep linux-sound-base
dpkg -l | grep alsa

and please paste the output

dpkg -l | grep linux-sound-base:
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.10-4ubuntu4 base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems

dpkg -I grep alsa:
ii alsa-base 1.0.10-4ubuntu4 ALSA driver configuration files
ii alsa-utils 1.0.10-1ubuntu14 ALSA utilities
ii gstreamer0.10-alsa 0.10.7-0ubuntu5 GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii libesd-alsa0 0.2.36-3ubuntu3 Enlightened Sound Daemon (ALSA) - Shared lib
ii libpt-plugins-alsa 1.10.0-1ubuntu1 Portable Windows Library Audio Plugin for th
ii libsdl1.2debian-alsa 1.2.9-0.0ubuntu2 Simple DirectMedia Layer (with X11 and ALSA

It's all right, so sorry but the last test is follow this tutorial:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

start with a "aplay -l" in a terminal an go on