No audio in Kodibuntu with ALC889A
#1
Hi everybody.

I've just installed Kodibuntu over an old PC with ASRock M3A790GXH/USB3 motherboard.
The system is up to date (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade).
No strange configurations were made, except the /tmp mounted as tmpfs (Kodibuntu is installed on a USB pendrive).

This is the output of alsa-info script: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=f6aca7...f7630dc098

I already tried to add to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
Code:
snd_hda_intel: model=intel-alc889a
or even
Code:
snd_hda_intel: model=audio

But with no luck.
With alsamixer I ensured that volume was not muted.
I don't know what else can I do.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
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#2
Well, I can't help you with the audio issue, sorry.

But if you didn't apt-get dist-upgrade then you didn't upgrade kodi
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#3
Ok, tomorrow i will do that.
Do I really need to dist-upgrade it since I downloaded the ISO just a few days ago?
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#4
Yes
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#5
You didn't post your audio configuration within kodi, do you see your audio interface in audio setting?
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#6
If you don't get anything out of it with e.g. aplay - you are out of luck.

Provide aplay -l | pastebinit
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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#7
@kyungrak: my goal is to first be able to play a simple wav from the console Smile Kodi configuration is the next step.

@fritsch: aplay is executed with no errors but speakers are still mute. I've just found that specifying some parameters in the alsa-base.conf has solved similar issues with Realtek audio chip. I mean position_fix and index. Tomorrow I will dist-upgrade the OS and play with module parameters.
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#8
Is it so hard to provide:

aplay -l | pastebinit

and
amixer | pastebinit

?
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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#9
@fritsch here you are:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/12539611/
http://paste.ubuntu.com/12539612/
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#10
I just dist-upgraded Kodi. Nothing has changed.
I tryed using with position_fix, id, index in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf with no luck.
dmesg | grep intel show no errors. Executing aplay to reproduce a simple wav show no errors, but speakers are always mute!

Any help will be appreciated.
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#11
Ask on the alsa user mailing list. This is nothing kodi or kodibuntu could solve.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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#12
Ok Fritsch, thank you.
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#13
Issue solved installing Realtek drivers: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/down...Down=false

sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
sudo make
sudo make install

And reboot.
Even if volume is at 100% it is very low now. But at least is not muted!

I hope this could help someone.
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