Gutsy/Hardy on Lenovo 3000 N200--> no sound?

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Hi

I finally got around to installing Gutsy on my laptop. As the heading suggests, the sound is not working.

I don't even know where to start looking to solve this problem :o.

Your kind assistance will be appreciated :).
 
sky@sky-laptop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Contoller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
08:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
08:06.1 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
08:06.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 01)
08:06.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a)
08:06.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
sky@sky-laptop:~$
 
stepper said:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gutsy_Intel_HD_Audio_Controller

try method B or C.
Click to expand...

Method B got as far as:
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sky@sky-laptop:~/alsa-driver-1.0.15rc1$ ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
sky@sky-laptop:~/alsa-driver-1.0.15rc1$ make
make all-deps
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sky/alsa-driver-1.0.15rc1'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-deps'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sky/alsa-driver-1.0.15rc1'

Please, run the configure script as first...

sky@sky-laptop:~/alsa-driver-1.0.15rc1$ sudo make install
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Method c gives:

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sky@sky-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install alsa-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package alsa-source
sky@sky-laptop:~$ cd && mkdir alsa-patched && cd alsa-patched
mkdir: cannot create directory `alsa-patched': File exists
sky@sky-laptop:~$ tar -jxvf /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
tar: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
sky@sky-laptop:~$ cd modules/alsa-driver/
bash: cd: modules/alsa-driver/: No such file or directory
sky@sky-laptop:~$ wget -O alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_analog.c http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9021234/patch_analog.c
alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_analog.c: No such file or directory
sky@sky-laptop:~$ ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel && make
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
sky@sky-laptop:~$ sudo make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
sky@sky-laptop:~$ sudo cp ./modules/snd-hda-intel.ko /lib/modules/$( uname -r )/ubuntu/media/snd-hda-intel/
cp: cannot stat `./modules/snd-hda-intel.ko': No such file or directory
sky@sky-laptop:~$ sudo depmod -a
sky@sky-laptop:~$
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Edit: I edited my apt-get source list and should be able to make more progress tomorrow:)
 
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I tried this:

Hi there!
Try to do the following, after this my sound worked:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestin...o3000N100_0768

and then you still need (before rebooting) to do the following:

"Sound does not work out-of-the-box, but this is simply fixed by adding the following to etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

options snd-hda-intel single_cmd=1 model=lenovo"

from user chrismyers (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...59&postcount=8)

Good Luck!
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Big mistake - when I rebooted there was this sharp piercing sound coming from the speakers. It went past the log-in but froze before all the icons on the top bar loaded. The keyboard volume keys couldn't control the sound. I even tried disabling the modem in the bios because I read that it is linked to the sound but still that irritating sound. Finally I had success with Gutsy CD - booted from disk and removed the additional line from the alsa-base file. But now I'm back to sqaure 1 - no sound:(.
 
Saule said:
Tried both, still nothing:(
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Based on what I can see in the output you pasted, neither method B or C were executed successfully.
I would say that method B failed because you're missing some compiler component. I noticed on a Kubuntu-7.10 installation on another person's laptop that this was the case when I wanted to compile something.

Method C failed because you didn't actually have the alsa sources to patch:
sky@sky-laptop:~$ tar -jxvf /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
tar: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
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What version of alsa-driver are you using and is it not perhaps possible to simply update the driver through your package management utility (synaptic or apt-get)?
 
I updated my source list and also got the glibc packages so that the compiler worked. Thereafter both method B and C were completed in full. The end messages from both mentioned that sound was muted by default and that it should be adjusted with the Alsa mixer which I did.

Other forumites said that the surround option should be unmuted in the mixer. I enabled all options in the mixer but didn't find the surround option.
 
Ubuntu ver 8.04 will be out in about a month's time - hopefully this problem will be solved from original install:) (because I'm giving up on trying to fix Gutsy:o)
 
Saule said:
Ubuntu ver 8.04 will be out in about a month's time - hopefully this problem will be solved from original install:) (because I'm giving up on trying to fix Gutsy:o)
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Well let's hope 8.04 fixes the problem then :).
 
Saule said:
Ubuntu ver 8.04 will be out in about a month's time - hopefully this problem will be solved from original install:) (because I'm giving up on trying to fix Gutsy:o)
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You ever find that surround sound option? After a bit of fiddling... the way I am able to access mind is I double click on the sound icon.

This brings up the normal sound volume thing.

I then click on file.... change device (normally I use the realtek hardware ... but for this I change it to the ALSA option)

Then I click on edit and then preferences... and the should be a bunch of tickable boxes.

I then tick "Surround" and it jumps into my volume control and I am able to unmute and turn the volume up.
 
w1z4rd said:
You ever find that surround sound option? After a bit of fiddling... the way I am able to access mind is I double click on the sound icon.

This brings up the normal sound volume thing.

I then click on file.... change device (normally I use the realtek hardware ... but for this I change it to the ALSA option)

Then I click on edit and then preferences... and the should be a bunch of tickable boxes.

I then tick "Surround" and it jumps into my volume control and I am able to unmute and turn the volume up.
Click to expand...

I checked both
the Realtek and ALSA hardware options and neither of them have surround in the preferences list :(.
 
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