I have a Dell T1700 which uses the same Realtek ALC280 audio codec chip. The sound through speakers is very distorted and tinny, unlistenable really.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312750 Title: [SATELLITE P870, Realtek ALC280, Speaker, Internal] Sound is distorted Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Sound is low, whatever soft used. I compare level and quality with the same computer under Win 7. Problem with audio card driver? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: manu 2190 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Apr 25 16:34:21 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful Symptom_Card: Audio interne - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful Symptom_Type: Digital clip or distortion, or "overdriven" sound Title: [SATELLITE P870, Realtek ALC280, Speaker, Internal] Sound is distorted UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/17/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: 6.30 dmi.board.name: Portable PC dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: MP dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr6.30:bd01/17/2013:svnTOSHIBA:pnSATELLITEP870:pvrPSPLBE-01V00HFR:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrMP:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: SATELLITE P870 dmi.product.version: PSPLBE-01V00HFR dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1312750/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp