Sound on Toshiba Satellite A65-s126

**TruthSeeker** · 09-10-2005

I've installed Debian testing on my laptop, but there are a few hardware problems... I'll tackle them one at a time. First, I can't get the sound working. The chipset is ATI-IXP; I'm not sure exactly what the soundcard is. I'm running kernel 2.6.8. I've installed alsa-base via synaptic. During boot, it says something like "snd-atiixp loaded successfully," but it doesn't seem to work... I use gnome and it just doesn't let me raise the volume; when I loaded KDE it said something like "Sound error: cannot open /dev/dsp. Using null device instead." I've checked the linux-laptop site; there's just a Gentoo guide for this machine. That person did get sound working, though, so I'm sure it's possible... I just don't know what to do.

*edit*
I tried to install alsa-utils as well, but it claimed to need to remove gnome

so I don't have that.

**TruthSeeker** · 09-16-2005

Please at least give me some pointers, or ask if you need more info... Should I try to compile a custom kernel?

**chopin1810** · 09-16-2005

I have the same problem! This is why I'm not using Debian anymore. 2 weeks wasted trying to get my printer and sound card to work. ****.

**TruthSeeker** · 09-20-2005

I didn't get Debian because it's easy.

Well I've taken the plunge and compiled a 2.6.12 kernel. I followed the kernel building advice in the Gentoo guide for this laptop, built in all the ati-ixp/AC'97 stuff, alsa, etc. It turns out that the problems I was having with various packages wanting to remove gnome, was that a package called udev needed to be upgraded, but needed a 2.6.12+ kernel for that upgrade. So now all that's fixed. Also now I've got full 1024x768, color consoles (with a bootup penguin

). But back to sound... All the errors/complaints I'd been getting before have stopped now, the gnome volume control "engages," but... nothing comes out of the speakers. I was now able to get alsa-utils, which I did, and I went into alsamixer, turned everything up, turned "external amp" on, still didn't work. There's some very faint static with everything turned all the way up, which goes away when I turn it down -- so at least I know the volume is adjusting. Any ideas?

**Vergil83** · 09-20-2005

what does

Code:

/etc/modules.conf

have for alsa?

**TruthSeeker** · 09-20-2005

Code:

### update-modules&#58; start processing /etc/modutils/alsa-base
# autoloader aliases
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
alias sound-slot-2 snd-card-2
alias sound-slot-3 snd-card-3
alias sound-slot-4 snd-card-4
alias sound-slot-5 snd-card-5
alias sound-slot-6 snd-card-6
alias sound-slot-7 snd-card-7
above sound-slot-0 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-1 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-2 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-3 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-4 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-5 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-6 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
above sound-slot-7 snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
# Load optional modules above their base modules
above snd-pcm snd-pcm-oss
above snd-mixer snd-mixer-oss
above snd-seq snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi
above snd-emu10k1 snd-emu10k1-synth
above snd-via82xx snd-seq
# Cause a script to be run after snd-*-synth module initialization
post-install snd-emu8000-synth /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-emu8000-synth
post-install snd-emu10k1-synth /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-emu10k1-synth
# Cause a script to be run after card driver module initialization
post-install snd-ad1816a /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ad1816a
post-install snd-ad1848 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ad1848
post-install snd-ali5451 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ali5451
post-install snd-als100 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-als100
post-install snd-als4000 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-als4000
post-install snd-armaaci /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-armaaci
post-install snd-asihpi /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-asihpi
post-install snd-atiixp /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-atiixp
post-install snd-au1x00 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au1x00
post-install snd-au8810 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8810
post-install snd-au8820 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8820
post-install snd-au8830 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8830
post-install snd-azt2320 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-azt2320
post-install snd-azt3328 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-azt3328
post-install snd-ca0106 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ca0106
post-install snd-cmi8330 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cmi8330
post-install snd-cmipci /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cmipci
post-install snd-cs4231 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cs4231
post-install snd-cs4232 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cs4232
post-install snd-cs4236 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cs4236
post-install snd-cs4281 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cs4281
post-install snd-cs46xx /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cs46xx
post-install snd-darla20 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-darla20
post-install snd-darla24 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-darla24
post-install snd-dt019x /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-dt019x
post-install snd-echo3g /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-echo3g
post-install snd-emu10k1x /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-emu10k1x
post-install snd-ens1370 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ens1370
post-install snd-ens1371 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ens1371
post-install snd-es1688 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-es1688
post-install snd-es18xx /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-es18xx
post-install snd-es1938 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-es1938
post-install snd-es1968 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-es1968
post-install snd-es968 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-es968
post-install snd-fm801 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-fm801
post-install snd-fm801-tea575x /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-fm801-tea575x
post-install snd-gina20 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-gina20
post-install snd-gina24 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-gina24
post-install snd-gusclassic /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-gusclassic
post-install snd-gusextreme /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-gusextreme
post-install snd-gusmax /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-gusmax
post-install snd-harmony /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-harmony
post-install snd-hda-intel /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-hda-intel
post-install snd-hdsp /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-hdsp
post-install snd-hdspm /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-hdspm
post-install snd-ice1712 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ice1712
post-install snd-ice1724 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ice1724
post-install snd-indigo /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-indigo
post-install snd-indigodj /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-indigodj
post-install snd-indigoio /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-indigoio
post-install snd-intel8x0 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-intel8x0
post-install snd-interwave /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-interwave
post-install snd-interwave-stb /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-interwave-stb
post-install snd-korg1212 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-korg1212
post-install snd-layla20 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-layla20
post-install snd-layla24 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-layla24
post-install snd-maestro3 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-maestro3
post-install snd-mia /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-mia
post-install snd-miro /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-miro
post-install snd-mixart /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-mixart
post-install snd-mona /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-mona
post-install snd-mpu401 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-mpu401
post-install snd-msnd-pinnacle /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-msnd-pinnacle
post-install snd-mtpav /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-mtpav
post-install snd-nm256 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-nm256
post-install snd-opl3sa2 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-opl3sa2
post-install snd-opti92x-ad1848 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-opti92x-ad1848
post-install snd-opti92x-cs4231 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-opti92x-cs4231
post-install snd-opti93x /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-opti93x
post-install snd-pc98-cs4232 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pc98-cs4232
post-install snd-pcsp /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pcsp
post-install snd-pcxhr /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pcxhr
post-install snd-pdaudiocf /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pdaudiocf
post-install snd-pdplus /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pdplus
post-install snd-portman2x4 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-portman2x4
post-install snd-powermac /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-powermac
post-install snd-pxa2xx-ac97 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-pxa2xx-ac97
post-install snd-rme32 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-rme32
post-install snd-rme96 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-rme96
post-install snd-rme9652 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-rme9652
post-install snd-s3c2410 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-s3c2410
post-install snd-sa11xx-uda1341 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sa11xx-uda1341
post-install snd-sb16 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sb16
post-install snd-sb8 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sb8
post-install snd-sbawe /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sbawe
post-install snd-serialmidi /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-serialmidi
post-install snd-serial-u16550 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-serial-u16550
post-install snd-sgalaxy /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sgalaxy
post-install snd-sonicvibes /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sonicvibes
post-install snd-sscape /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sscape
post-install snd-sun-amd7930 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sun-amd7930
post-install snd-sun-cs4231 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sun-cs4231
post-install snd-sun-dbri /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-sun-dbri
post-install snd-trident /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-trident
post-install snd-usb-audio /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-usb-audio
post-install snd-usb-usx2y /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-usb-usx2y
post-install snd-vx222 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-vx222
post-install snd-vxp440 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-vxp440
post-install snd-vxpocket /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-vxpocket
post-install snd-wavefront /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-wavefront
post-install snd-ymfpci /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ymfpci
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options snd-bt87x index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2

### update-modules&#58; end processing /etc/modutils/alsa-base

**Vergil83** · 09-20-2005

run

Code:

echo 7a 2090 > /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0+regs

This is because of a bug

**TruthSeeker** · 09-20-2005

Code:

bash&#58; /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0+regs&#58; No such device

I cd'd to the directory, and the file was there. I tried echo 0:7a > ac97#0-0+regs since that was the format of the entries in the file... same error.

**TruthSeeker** · 09-24-2005

Now I've tried upgrading to the absolute newest kernel (2.6.13.2) in hopes that it would either fix the sound directly, or fix the error about no such device... but no luck. I've tried reinstalling all the alsa packages, but that didn't help either. Here's some more info if it's of any help...

"alsaconf" claims not to find any PnP/PCI sound cards. "lspci" gives the following:

Code:

0000&#58;00&#58;00.0 Host bridge&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device cab3 &#40;rev 05&#41;
0000&#58;00&#58;01.0 PCI bridge&#58; ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge &#91;IGP 340M&#93;
0000&#58;00&#58;13.0 USB Controller&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4347 &#40;rev 01&#41;
0000&#58;00&#58;13.1 USB Controller&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4348 &#40;rev 01&#41;
0000&#58;00&#58;13.2 USB Controller&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4345 &#40;rev 01&#41;
0000&#58;00&#58;14.0 SMBus&#58; ATI Technologies Inc ATI SMBus &#40;rev 18&#41;
0000&#58;00&#58;14.1 IDE interface&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4349
0000&#58;00&#58;14.3 ISA bridge&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 434c
0000&#58;00&#58;14.4 PCI bridge&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4342
0000&#58;00&#58;14.5 Multimedia audio controller&#58; ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller
0000&#58;00&#58;14.6 Modem&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 434d &#40;rev 01&#41;
0000&#58;01&#58;05.0 VGA compatible controller&#58; ATI Technologies Inc&#58; Unknown device 4437
0000&#58;02&#58;04.0 Ethernet controller&#58; Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC &#40;rev 01&#41;
0000&#58;02&#58;06.0 CardBus bridge&#58; Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller &#40;rev 02&#41;
0000&#58;02&#58;07.0 Ethernet controller&#58; Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ &#40;rev 10&#41;

Any further help would be appreciated...

**Vergil83** · 09-24-2005

you might try building alsa from the source. Use

Code:

module-assistant

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