Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid. (upgraded from a version 9 with download)
No login sounds. Even with USB add-on audio device.
No volume control (pretty much) volume needs to me on max to be audible,
then raising volume makes for (too) loud - volume control has no lower settings, it can't be heard below max volume (for sure).
Describe volume control as very "on-off".
Set Sound Preferences Output to the USB Turtle beach device.
Been running Lucid (as above) on an old Dell P4, no audio problems. This is a new Gigabyte board with on-board audio (no sound) then added USB audio device, now plays music, but no login sounds, and volume control issues as described above.
Hey, thanks!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.22.1+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: napoleon 1879 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: napoleon 1879 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0', 'info'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer load hw:0 error: Invalid argument
Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,1458a002,00100302'
Controls : 40
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: command ['amixer', '-c', '0'] failed with exit code 1: amixer: Mixer hw:0 load error: Invalid argument
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'Audio'/'Generic Turtle Beach USB Audio at usb-0000:00:12.0-3, full speed'
Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
Components : 'USB10f5:0211'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 2
Card2.Amixer.info:
Card hw:2 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdefc000 irq 19'
Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 1
Card2.Amixer.values:
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Date: Mon Nov 8 14:47:17 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SelectedCard: 1 Audio USB-Audio - Turtle Beach USB Audio
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: [USB-Audio - Turtle Beach USB Audio] Playback problem
dmi.bios.date: 08/03/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FI
dmi.board.name: GA-MA74GM-S2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFI:bd08/03/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA74GM-S2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA74GM-S2:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA74GM-S2
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
you have to select a model for your alc887 , the auto model does not work
[ 12.828284] hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume)
[ 12.848284] hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume)
try those model of alc883/888 which create switch at node 0x0c since there is no volume control at node 0x0c