Nobody to help ? Could someone confirme that you don't need to plug the headphones to get the subwoofer working ? Here is what I have in syslog concerning the hda-intel :
01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.318176] hda-intel 0000:00:03.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw' 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.318333] hda-intel 0000:00:1b.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw' 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.319998] HDA driver get symbol successfully from i915 module 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.320025] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 47 for MSI/MSI-X 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.327609] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: irq 48 for MSI/MSI-X 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330441] SKU: Nid=0x1d sku_cfg=0x41000001 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330443] SKU: port_connectivity=0x1 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330444] SKU: enable_pcbeep=0x0 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330445] SKU: check_sum=0x00000000 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330445] SKU: customization=0x00000000 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330446] SKU: external_amp=0x0 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330447] SKU: platform_type=0x0 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330448] SKU: swap=0x0 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330448] SKU: override=0x1 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330717] autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0x1a/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330718] speaker_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330720] hp_outs=2 (0x15/0x16/0x0/0x0/0x0) 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330720] mono: mono_out=0x0 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330721] inputs: 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330723] Mic=0x19 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330724] Internal Mic=0x12 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330725] realtek: No valid SSID, checking pincfg 0x41000001 for NID 0x1d 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.330726] realtek: Enabling init ASM_ID=0x0001 CODEC_ID=10ec0668 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.336462] input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input12 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.336517] input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input11 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.336563] input: HDA Intel PCH Speaker as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input10 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.336612] input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input9 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.336661] init: failsafe main process (810) killed by TERM signal 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.340994] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input15 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.341064] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input14 01-14 03:44 kernel: [ 5.341113] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input13 Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1302090 Title: Dell Alienware 14, Speaker sound output is mono until a headphone jack is plugged To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1302090/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs