No sound on Acer Ferrari with x86_64 install

[lnxguy]

I have tried everything to get the snd_HDA_Audio driver to work with my Acer...  Since the update/install of the 64-bit distro, I have no sound.  The device shows up, the module is loaded and the sound config applet shows it properly configured.  Maybe the surround sound stuff id interfering...
Any ideas?

[lnxguy]

Here is what I have so far:

[kevin@enzo ~]$ pactl stat
Connection failure: Connection refused
pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused
[kevin@enzo ~]$ pulseaudio --use-pid-file=false
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup without any loaded modules, refusing to work.
[kevin@enzo ~]$

Loaded modules?  I give up...

[pags]

As a starter, post the output of following three commands:

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lspci


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lspcidrake


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lsmod

Post them in code tags (as I have done, here).

[lnxguy]

lspci:

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[kevin@enzo ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge                                           
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Acer Incorporated [ALI] AMD RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)                       
00:03.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 1)                     
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)                         
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3)                         
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]   
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller           
00:12.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller                       
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller             
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller           
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller             
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)                           
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)                           
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller                 
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge                               
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
09:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
lspcidrake:

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[kevin@enzo ~]$ lspcidrake
ath9k           : Atheros Communications Inc.|AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [NETWORK_OTHER] (rev: 01)
atl1c           : Atheros Communications Inc.|AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (rev: c0)
Card:ATI Radeon HD 2000 and later (radeon/fglrx): Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] [DISPLAY_VGA]
k8temp          : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [BRIDGE_HOST]
amd64_edac_mod  : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [BRIDGE_HOST]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [BRIDGE_HOST]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [BRIDGE_ISA]
snd_hda_intel   : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
i2c_piix4       : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SBx00 SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (rev: 3c)
ehci_hcd        : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ehci_hcd        : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ahci            : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI|SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [STORAGE_SATA]
shpchp          : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3) [BRIDGE_PCI]
shpchp          : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [BRIDGE_PCI]
shpchp          : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 1) [BRIDGE_PCI]
shpchp          : Acer Incorporated [ALI]|AMD RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx) [BRIDGE_PCI]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 Host Bridge [BRIDGE_HOST]
hub             : Linux 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
hub             : Linux 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
hub             : Linux 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
usbhid          : Logitech|USB Receiver [Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Mouse]
hub             : Linux 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
hub             : Linux 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
uvcvideo        : Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.|CNF9011 [Video|Video Control]
lsmod:

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[kevin@enzo ~]$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_usb_audio          93817  0
snd_usbmidi_lib        19124  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            19143  1 snd_usbmidi_lib
cryptd                  8269  0
aes_x86_64              7476  2
aes_generic            26330  1 aes_x86_64
af_packet              26118  4
ipv6                  310454  26
pci_stub                1381  1
vboxpci                15345  0
vboxnetadp             18323  0
vboxnetflt             17217  0
vboxdrv              1824141  3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
arc4                    1410  2
uvcvideo               62928  0
videodev               78844  1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32     8284  1 videodev
snd_hda_codec_realtek   199331  1
snd_hda_intel          23665  3
snd_hda_codec          88407  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               6270  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_dummy           1463  0
snd_seq_oss            29248  0
ath9k                  87665  0
snd_seq_midi_event      5596  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                51106  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          5265  4 snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            38997  0
snd_pcm                73987  4 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              19233  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          15377  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd                    58230  20 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
serio_raw               4429  0
mac80211              233122  1 ath9k
i2c_piix4               8224  0
i2c_core               20066  2 videodev,i2c_piix4
sp5100_tco              4528  0
ath9k_common            1986  1 ath9k
ath9k_hw              353926  2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath                    14573  3 ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
soundcore               6161  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          7121  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sg                     28249  0
atl1c                  32730  0
shpchp                 26229  0
pci_hotplug            24901  1 shpchp
cfg80211              170934  3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
binfmt_misc             6966  1
dm_mod                 72503  0
cpufreq_ondemand        6253  0
cpufreq_conservative     5393  0
cpufreq_powersave        990  0
fglrx                3197516  42
freq_table              2419  1 cpufreq_ondemand
mperf                   1243  0
nvram                   5869  0
fuse                   66926  9
acer_wmi               20457  0
sparse_keymap           3032  1 acer_wmi
joydev                  9959  0
video                  11419  0
thermal                 8002  0
battery                 6485  0
ac                      2376  0
k8temp                  3435  0
button                  4498  1 fglrx
rfkill                 15610  3 cfg80211,acer_wmi
processor              26695  0
wmi                     8635  1 acer_wmi
evdev                   9658  16
edac_core              36775  0
ata_piix               21895  0
ahci                   20037  9
libahci                19468  1 ahci
libata                166108  3 ata_piix,ahci,libahci
sd_mod                 36673  10
scsi_mod              182801  3 sg,libata,sd_mod
crc_t10dif              1297  1 sd_mod
xfs                   735894  4
exportfs                3626  1 xfs
uhci_hcd               23395  0
ohci_hcd               21177  0
ehci_hcd               40897  0
usbhid                 35790  0
hid                    82655  1 usbhid
usbcore               145983  8 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,uvcvideo,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,usbhid
usb_common               881  1 usbcore

[pags]

Well, looks like the snd_hda_intel module is required, and loaded...

Came across this:

I GOT IT! Thanks to some other threads and looking all over the web, I finally figured it out. There were in fact module options to pass when modprobing. I found the entire list in Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt and just scrolled down to the hda-intel section. There are two options for my laptop (MSI GT735) that seem to work, although they sound a bit different so I am going to continue to play around with them more and will report back what I find.

From here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/audio-problem-with-ati-sbx00-azalia-695713/

Although not specific to 64-bit, it is the same chipset, I believe.  Maybe someone has this audio chipset, as well, and could chime in...?

[pags]

This looks even more relevant:

I know this is an old post but I think I got the solution for you. I had the same problem on my squeeze and same problem on wheezy. I got this soundcard:

00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)

I found the solution to this problem a long time ago via some website. Here's what worked for me

# touch /etc/asound.conf
# nano /etc/asound.conf

past the following into the file:
defaults.ctl.card 1
defaults.pcm.card 1
defaults.timer.card 1

reboot system and your sound should work. Make sure your master volume and your speaker volume are turned up. Hope it helps you out!

From:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/hardware-peripherals/188792-no-sound-intel-hda-ati-sbx00-azalia-realtek-887-a.html

[pags]

...and, on our own fourms:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,115731.0.html

Although, I take it AnaheimSam is running the 32-bit PCLOS.  He does, however, have the same Azalia Audio listed...

[lnxguy]

I applied this from the LinuxQuestions Forum:

options snd-hda-intel model=6stack-dig probe_mask=1

in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf on Ubuntu is a good idea. I believe as long as you have it in a .conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/ it will have the same effect. I have the back speakers + the subwoofer working.

However, I don't think any of this fixed it.  After applying the above config file, the speakers still did not work (the headphone jack did), so I went back to KMix and added a "Speaker" channel and maxed the volume.

That was all that was wrong with it (I think!)

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions!

[pags]

No problem.

If everything is working for you, now, you should go back to your initial post and mark it [SOLVED].