[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#644209: alsa-base: no sound - half of the times i reboot i get a dummy output device

Tue Oct 11 18:45:28 UTC 2011

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-4
Followup-For: Bug #644209

Thanks for answering!!

tl;dr: Ok, i updated my kernel to 3.0

(long story: i was on wheezy, but i had unnistalled linux-image-686 because it
tried to install kernel-pae version and my system did not boot up with it so i
was stuck with kernel 686-3.38.x i fresh installed wheezy amd64 version now).

Ive not reboot enough times to get the dummy device yet (so i would not say its
fixed), but i had volume set to zero by default witch i dont think is a sane
default anyway. I put it to 100% with alsamixer.

ii  alsa-base                 1.0.23+dfsg-4
as you can see im still getting 1.0.23 with testing... :)

and i am still getting the spurious response

dmesg
[...]
[2327.565554] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565575] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565596] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565617] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565638] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565659] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565679] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565701] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565721] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565744] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565764] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565784] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565806] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565829] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565847] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565869] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565889] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565909] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565931] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565952] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565973] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.565993] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566015] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566035] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566056] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566077] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566098] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566118] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566139] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566162] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566181] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566201] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566222] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566243] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566264] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566284] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566306] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566327] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566347] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566368] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566390] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566410] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566432] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566451] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566473] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566496] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566514] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566533] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566556] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566576] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566598] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566618] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566639] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566659] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566680] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566702] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566723] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566743] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566764] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566784] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.566806] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764155] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764188] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764194] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764208] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764228] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764250] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764271] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764292] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764312] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764334] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764353] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764374] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764397] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764416] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764437] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764460] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764479] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764503] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764521] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764541] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764561] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764585] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764603] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764625] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764645] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764667] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764686] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764707] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764730] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764749] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764771] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764792] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764811] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764835] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764853] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764875] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764896] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764917] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764936] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764957] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764977] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.764999] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765020] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765041] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765060] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765081] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765103] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765124] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765145] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765169] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765192] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765208] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765228] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765250] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765271] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765292] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765312] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765332] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765354] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765375] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765396] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765417] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765435] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765457] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765478] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765502] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765521] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765541] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765562] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765584] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765603] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765624] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765644] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765666] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765687] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765708] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765728] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765750] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765771] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765791] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765810] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765833] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765852] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765874] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765896] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765916] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765935] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765957] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765978] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.765999] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766021] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766040] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766061] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766082] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766103] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766126] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766146] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766169] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766187] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766222] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[ 2327.766249] hda-intel: spurious response 0x0:0x0, last cmd=0x1f8100
[...]

Just ask and any further info needed shall be provided :)

Thanks!!
ill report back within a week to tell how the dummy output is working out now
anyway

-- Package-specific info:
--- Begin additional package status ---
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                      Version                   Description
+++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
ii  libasound2                1.0.24.1-4                shared library for ALSA applications
--- End additional package status ---
--- Begin /proc/asound/version ---
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
--- End /proc/asound/version ---
--- Begin /proc/asound/cards ---
 0 [VT82xx         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA VIA VT82xx
                      HDA VIA VT82xx at 0xfebfc000 irq 17
--- End /proc/asound/cards ---
--- Begin /dev/snd/ listing ---
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root       60 Oct 11 19:22 by-path
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  6 Oct 11 19:22 controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  5 Oct 11 19:22 hwC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  4 Oct 11 19:22 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  3 Oct 11 20:27 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  2 Oct 11 19:22 pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  1 Oct 11 19:22 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Oct 11 19:22 timer
--- End /dev/snd/ listing ---

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages alsa-base depends on:
ii  linux-sound-base   1.0.23+dfsg-4
ii  module-init-tools  3.16-1       
ii  udev               172-1        

Versions of packages alsa-base recommends:
ii  alsa-utils  1.0.24.2-3

Versions of packages alsa-base suggests:
pn  alsa-oss    <none>
pn  apmd        <none>
pn  oss-compat  <none>

Versions of packages libasound2 depends on:
ii  libc6              2.13-21
ii  multiarch-support  2.13-21

Versions of packages libasound2 suggests:
pn  libasound2-plugins  <none>

-- no debconf information