Created attachment 282714 [details]
alsa-info

The same happens to me on a Dell Latitude E5500 - x86-64 but it is a fresh installation. No sound at all. 

Reconfigured the sound card, updated alsa packages (all the system actually) with the latest updates available. No sound


# head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec#0
Codec: IDT 92HD71B7X

Tried also changing in modprobe the option model to "ref" as suggested for the codec 92HD71B7X but nothing changed.


In addition, whenever I restart the alsasound daemon and retest the sound with the command "speaker-test", the following error occurs:

# speaker-test -c2 -twav

speaker-test 1.0.19

Playback device is default
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
WAV file(s)
ALSA lib pulse.c:272:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused

Playback open error: -111,Connection refused
ALSA lib pulse.c:272:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused


Restart the system fix this problem but still have no sound. I don't know if I should open a new bug,


Thanks.

Found dmesg reports the following.

ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3136: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0xf/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3140:    speaker_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3144:    hp_outs=1 (0xa/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3145:    mono: mono_out=0x0
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3153:    inputs: mic=0xb, fmic=0xc, line=0x0, fline=0x0, cd=0x0, aux=0x0
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:678: hda_generic: no proper input path found
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:426: hda_generic: no proper output path found
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:1021: hda_generic: no PCM found
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3136: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0xf/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3140:    speaker_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3144:    hp_outs=1 (0xa/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3145:    mono: mono_out=0x0
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3153:    inputs: mic=0xb, fmic=0xc, line=0x0, fline=0x0, cd=0x0, aux=0x0
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:622: hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to polling mode: last cmd=0x00af0200
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:678: hda_generic: no proper input path found
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:426: hda_generic: no proper output path found
ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c:1021: hda_generic: no PCM found

For me sound is fix with the newest kernel update. It works now with the following options:

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

Jan's problem is likely irrelevant with the original problem, as he has a different machine with a different codec.

Axel, which output are you listening?  You should have the line-out jacks and the headphone jack(s).  Try each of them.

Another question is what sound system is used.  On GNOME or KDE4, pulseaudio is used as default.  This might be problematic.  For testing, it'd be safer to login to linux console and use aplay or speaker-test.

Hallo, 
leider kann ich sehr wenig English, aber ich habe seit Dezember 2008, das 
gleiche Problem -- kein Sound  -- mitr' snd_hda_intel. 
openSuse 11.1, 
Bitte Infos für einen deutsprachigen Anfänger und Schritt für Schritt.
Danke, Peter

I upgraded now to the latest kernel, logged on to the console in init 3, but still could not get any sound. Instead, alsamixer is still showing pulseaudio as soundcard. Any advice how to get rid of it on the command line?

Every time I log in openSUSE KDE 4, there's no sound of login and the following message is displayed:

"The audio playback device HDA Intel (STAC92xx Analog) does not work. Falling back to default."

Though every time, there's always sound of logout.

(In reply to comment #7)
> I upgraded now to the latest kernel, logged on to the console in init 3, but
> still could not get any sound. Instead, alsamixer is still showing pulseaudio
> as soundcard. Any advice how to get rid of it on the command line?

Do you get pulseaudio setup even after login to linux console without X?
That's weird.  Try to run "setup-pulseaudio --disable", then re-login again.

Anyway, give the alsa-info output on the latest kernel, too.

(In reply to comment #8)
> Every time I log in openSUSE KDE 4, there's no sound of login and the following
> message is displayed:
> 
> "The audio playback device HDA Intel (STAC92xx Analog) does not work. Falling
> back to default."
> 
> Though every time, there's always sound of logout.

This is just a (minor) problem of phonon backend on KDE4.

(In reply to comment #9)
> (In reply to comment #7)
> > I upgraded now to the latest kernel, logged on to the console in init 3, but
> > still could not get any sound. Instead, alsamixer is still showing pulseaudio
> > as soundcard. Any advice how to get rid of it on the command line?
> 
> Do you get pulseaudio setup even after login to linux console without X?
> That's weird.  Try to run "setup-pulseaudio --disable", then re-login again.

did not help.....

> Anyway, give the alsa-info output on the latest kernel, too.

Find it here:

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=6ab4abf319f1df935abe36a52cc02fb50578956a

(In reply to comment #8) 
> "The audio playback device HDA Intel (STAC92xx Analog) does not work. Falling
> back to default."

This bug is also present in openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 1 KDE 4.

(In reply to comment #12)
> > "The audio playback device HDA Intel (STAC92xx Analog) does not work. Falling
> > back to default."
> 
> This bug is also present in openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 1 KDE 4.

Happens every time.

.....

What about with the latest 11.2 kernel, or alsa-driver-kmp in OBS multimedia:audio:KMP repo?
    http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/

For the 11.2 kernel you may add Praveen as info provider. I have currently updated to 2.6.27.25-0.1-pae and still the same behaviour...

The message from phonon can be ignored.  This is a problem of phonon backend.

Axel, in your case, what is exactly the problem?  There is a known issue with the mute switch after boot: it's muted always after reboot.
This bug was fixed recently but not published to the online update yet.  But you can find the fixed packages in the latest OBS multimedia:libs repo.  Update alsa.rpm, libasound2.rpm and its dependencies.

The other issue could be a conflict with PA, but this is irrelevant with the sound driver.

(In reply to comment #17)
> Axel, in your case, what is exactly the problem?  There is a known issue with
> the mute switch after boot: it's muted always after reboot.

yes, I've seen it, but that is not the issue - I'm able to unmute :-)

> This bug was fixed recently but not published to the online update yet.  But
> you can find the fixed packages in the latest OBS multimedia:libs repo.  Update
> alsa.rpm, libasound2.rpm and its dependencies.

Just updated to kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-pae but I still cant get any sound out of it (with the kernel 2.6.29.29 also not). Sorry to say, but under windoze everything is OK :-(

rpm -qa | egrep '(kernel|alsa|libasound|kmp)'
alsa-driver-unstable-kmp-pae-1.0.20.20090821_2.6.27.29_0.1-1.1
alsa-oss-1.0.17-1.37
alsa-plugins-1.0.18-6.12
alsa-1.0.18-8.7
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-pae-185.18.14_2.6.27.23_0.1-2.2
kernel-pae-extra-2.6.27.29-0.1.1
kernel-pae-base-2.6.27.29-0.1.1
libasound2-1.0.18-8.7
alsa-utils-1.0.18-6.4
alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.20.20090821_2.6.27.29_0.1-1.1
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.18-6.12
kernel-pae-2.6.27.29-0.1.1

Don't install both alsa-driver-unstable-kmp and alsa-driver-kmp.  Uninstall alsa-driver-unstable one, at least.

After that, give alsa-info.sh output (run with --no-upload option).

Created attachment 317977 [details]
alsa info

Removed the driver as requested, but still cant hear anything....

..and forgot remove 'needinfo'

Well, this is still 11.1 kernel while you (or someone) changed the product to 11.2.
Because every unrelated person jumped in, this bug report looks quite complex.  All others found in this bug report are totally different problems!  They don't help but confuse the situation.

So, I reset to 11.1 now, and only concentrate on Axel's case.  Don't do any posts regarding any other machines.

Now, Axel, what is the vendor/product name of your machine?  Have you ever got any sound with that machine with SUSE?

Also, if you test sound, try the following:

    aplay -Dplughw -vv /usr/share/sounds/alsa/test.wav

If another process is blocking the sound device, kill it first.

(In reply to comment #23)
> Now, Axel, what is the vendor/product name of your machine?  Have you ever got
> any sound with that machine with SUSE?

Well, it is not a brand, it is a customized PC with a Gigabyte-Mainboard. I can attache a hwinfo for it.

I had sound when Suse 10.3 was installed (if I remember right). Sound with Windows XP is working as well.

aplay -Dplughw -vv /usr/share/sounds/alsa/test.wav

does not produce any sound :-(

Created attachment 321085 [details]
hwinfo

I recently upgraded my Dell Dimension E520 to the latest update kernel 2.6.27.29 and lost all sound.  It uses snd_hda_intel as the sound driver.

Simply downgrading to 2.6.27.25 resolved the issue for me.

While running .29 I tried various things including upgrading to the latest alsa via: http://en.opensuse.org/Alsa-update.  The instructions worked fine, but I still had no sound until I downgraded kernels.

Takashi, if you would like to know more about my machine, or if you would like me to open a separate bug, just ask.

Greg's problem is likely irrelevant as it's a completely different machine.
Please open another bug.

Axel, any chance to try 11.2, or at least, the latest alsa-driver-kmp?
There have been lots of fixes including ones for ALC889A.

If it still doesn't work with the very latest driver, please give alsa-info.sh output again with it.

I did a clean/new install of 11.2, still no sound (as said, on Windows it works). 

This PC is a mystery to me anyway: Although it has a Nvidia 8800 GT, which is a very powerful 3D gaming card, no compositing is possible. juast as an additional remark.

I will attach alsa-info ASAP.

Created attachment 334526 [details]
alsa-info (openSUSE 11.2)

This is a year old bug and difficult to track any more.
If this issue still happens with openSUSE 11.3 and/or OBS multimedia:audio:KMP alsa-driver-kmp, please open a new bug.

Thanks.