9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

Okay. Time to begin troubleshooting following the links in #6 of dibl's Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers However, before beginning with that, do you have working sound when you boot from the LiveCD?

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

no,even with the cd there is no sound...thank you anyway for all the trouble..

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

No trouble. Verify that you have the Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted) repository 'active.'

K > System > Software Sources > Ubuntu Software

If the repository is not checked, check it, then Close and Reload.

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

it was checked.
Now,from the kubuntu faq I am trying to identify my soundcard from the list,but I don't seem to find it.Maybe it's not listed?
I have ATI technologies SBx00 azalia (intel HDA)
and RS780 azalia

Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3059
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
Memory at d2310000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel


udio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3059
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
Memory at d2400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

Still looking here. Another basic question: Do you have the laptops volume control (physical control) turned up?

Post the output of:

cat /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf | grep snd-hda

If nothing is output, then type:

sudo su -
echo "options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 power_save_controller=N" >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Reboot.

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

this came out!

options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 power_save_controller=N
options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 power_save_controller=N

by the way,I have installed the alsa 1.0.20 because
I can't find the exact one for my card.is it ok??

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

Okay. You have the line in your alsa-base.conf that seems to be necessary for HDA Intel sound cards/controllers. While not having working sound is frustrating, you can be almost 100% assured that there is a solution. Continue through the linked sound guides that dibl has in his FAQ and that I pointed you to.

You can also try booting with the kernel 'option' acpi=off

When you are at the Grub menu, press 'e' to edit and then highlight the kernel line and 'e' to edit that (I'm going from memory, but just read the instructions that are on the screen). Move to the end of the line and add acpi=off and then follow the instructions on that screen for booting. This procedure isn't permanent. If it works, it can be added so that it is permanent.

This procedure won't hurt anything, so if it doesn't work, just reboot normally.

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

I don't know how to access the grub menu...

with sudo grub
i get "command not found"

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

The Grub menu is what you (should) see when you boot. It's the menu that lists the kernel, memtest, and such.

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

when I boot I see some "GRUB" written for about 2 seconds,but there is no time to do anything or access it!

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

As soon as you see it, press Escape. That stops the countdown and 'freezes' the menu so you can work with it.

[sneferu]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

I have a HP dv6 1220eV and the solution for me was installing the backport modules

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

I have a HP dv6 1220eV and the solution for me was installing the backport modules

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic

thanks for the advice,I tried but I get

Err http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main linux-backports-modules-alsa-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.19
Could not connect to gr.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (147.102.222.211), connection timed out
Err http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic 2.6.31.17.30
Unable to connect to gr.archive.ubuntu.com http:
Failed to fetch http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...7.19_amd64.deb Could not connect to gr.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (147.102.222.211), connection timed out
Failed to fetch http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...7.30_amd64.deb Unable to connect to gr.archive.ubuntu.com http:
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

[Snowhog]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

Open Software Sources and select a different server in the Download from: drop down list.

[Evita]

Re: 9.10 no sound on hp dv6 1201au

I have a HP dv6 1220eV and the solution for me was installing the backport modules

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic

I actually reinstalled 9.10 and the installed JUST the modules that you said,and AMEN, there was sound!!!So,thank you very much (and everybody) for the help

Though,still there is no sound on skype or the microphone...any ideas?