[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#679056: alsa-base: Same here

Mon Apr 8 15:16:58 UTC 2013

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.25+2+nmu2
Followup-For: Bug #679056

Hello,

I experienced the same problem on a fresh install, with a ALC887-VD
sound system. The modification of alsa-base.conf proposed by Shawn works
for me.

Before solving the problem, /var/log/syslog was showing:

Apr  8 15:56:33 grigny kernel: [   34.936315] hda_codec: num_steps = 0
for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume)
Apr  8 15:56:33 grigny pulseaudio[3886]: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c:
Unable to load mixer: Argument invalide

More info about my hardware:
# lspci -v -s 00:1b.0
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition
	Audio Controller (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a002
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43
	Memory at fdff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

$ aplay -L
default
	Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
sysdefault:CARD=Intel
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog 
	5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
	HDA Intel, ALC887-VD Analog
	7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
	HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
	HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
	HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
	HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
	HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
	HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
	HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
	HDMI Audio Output

regards,
Damien

-- 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        Architecture   Description
+++-===================-==============-==============-===========================================
ii  libasound2:amd64    1.0.25-4       amd64          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 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfdff8000 irq 43
 1 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xfcffc000 irq 16
--- End /proc/asound/cards ---
--- Begin /dev/snd/ listing ---
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root       80 Apr  8 16:48 by-path
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  6 Apr  8 16:48 controlC0
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 15 Apr  8 16:48 controlC1
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  5 Apr  8 16:48 hwC0D2
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 14 Apr  8 16:48 hwC1D0
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 13 Apr  8 16:48 hwC1D1
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 12 Apr  8 16:48 hwC1D2
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 11 Apr  8 16:48 hwC1D3
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  4 Apr  8 16:49 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  3 Apr  8 17:02 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  2 Apr  8 16:48 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 10 Apr  8 16:49 pcmC1D3p
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  9 Apr  8 16:49 pcmC1D7p
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  8 Apr  8 16:49 pcmC1D8p
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  7 Apr  8 16:49 pcmC1D9p
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  1 Apr  8 16:48 seq
crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Apr  8 16:48 timer
--- End /dev/snd/ listing ---

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (400, 'stable-updates'), (400, 'stable'), (100, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages alsa-base depends on:
ii  kmod    9-2
ii  procps  1:3.3.3-2
ii  udev    175-7.1

Versions of packages alsa-base recommends:
ii  alsa-utils  1.0.25-4

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

Versions of packages libasound2 depends on:
ii  libc6              2.13-38
ii  multiarch-support  2.13-38

Versions of packages libasound2 suggests:
ii  libasound2-plugins  1.0.25-2

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf changed:
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq ; : ; }
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-emu10k1-synth ; : ; }
options snd-pcsp index=-2
options snd_hda_intel model=auto
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2

-- no debconf information