Re: No sound with Lenny on Dell Insipiron Mini 10v
Mark wrote:
> A friend has a new Dell Inspiron Mini 10v, came with XP. I installed
> Debian
> via dvd .iso image (dual boot), everything's okay except for audio. lspci
> lists - Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio
> Controller - as the device. There is volume control, etc. All mutes are
> off. Booted a live Ubuntu CD just to test, and all audio works; lspci
> lists
> the same audio device. Sound also works in XP, although XP lists it as a
> Realtek High Definition Audio controller, not Intel. Also installed
> gnome-alsamixer and it shows volume/recording controls but nothing impacts
> sound output.
>
> Tried these tips so far (not a ton of links out there on this that my
> search revealed):
>
> http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Dell/InspironMini9 (Audio
> section)
>
http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/fixed-sound-not-working-in-debian-lenny-on-a-dell-mini-9/
>
> I've run out of ideas, and am totally confused why booting from the Ubuntu
> 9.04 live CD plays sounds while Debian doesn't. Is there something I
> should
> copy from the Ubuntu CD onto the Debian installation media? i.e. if there
> is an audio module, etc. From what I've read support for the audio
> hardware is built into the kernel so why no sound output?
>
> Any help or ideas are welcomed, including if I missed something obvious
> and look like a reTARD, that's fine - I just want sound so I don't have to
> use Ubuntu instead.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
The realtek is the packager of the chip - intel is the chip manufacturer, so
Intel HDA is ok
cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
...
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
...
options snd-hda-intel model=ref index=0
the ref is important to let ALSA guess your audio card
you can try other settings that match your hardware though:
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m22 index=0
options snd-hda-intel model=gateway index=0 probe_mask=1
have a look at the ALSA Documentation for the proper settings
you can check also the mixer settings (after initial setup they are switched
OFF = NO SOUND)
regards
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