> One other thing I noticed is upon startup/load of Ubuntu, at the top of the screen it says something about snd hda codec "module has bad taint".
This is the alsa daily build module. It is printing an warning message to inform you that you're running a module that was not compiled with the rest of the kernel. You can ignore it. > tee: /sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/reconfig: No such file or directory Hmm, maybe this is related to the daily HDA DKMS too, somehow. There has been some reorganising upstream w r t the devices. Try uninstalling the daily DKMS again, reboot, and retry. > Are there any guides for this hdajackretask as to how I can do what you say, otherwise how might I get started experimenting with hdajackretask? Omgubuntu wrote a small introduction here, not sure how helpful it is: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/12/turn-headphone-jack-microphone-jack- ubuntu > @David : I think you meant modprobe.d (not modprobe.conf) Yes, thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu Studio Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1332900 Title: [Alienware 18, Realtek ALC668, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Bug seems similar to another reported bug with Alienware 18 laptops. It should be Realtek ALC3661 however it shows up as ALC668. Sound only comes out of 1 Channel, which appears to be subwoofer. Unlike the other bug, closing the lid appears to have no effect on sound. When doing the bug test, it said sound would alternate between 2 channels, however I only heard one consistent sound. It did not alternate. I believe it is playing from the subwoofer only. I would love to know more about how to route the sound to the proper speakers. I attempted modifications to daemon.conf in pulse and .asoundrc but have not found the correct configuration yet. This laptop is equipped with 2.1 Surround and should play sound accordingly. Also, alsamixer only shows (1) speaker control, whether this is normal I am unsure. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: phallix 1730 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: phallix 1730 F.... pulseaudio phallix 8573 F.... alsamixer CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Jun 21 21:02:28 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-15 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working Title: [Alienware 18, Realtek ALC668, Speaker, Internal] Playback problem UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/23/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: A07 dmi.board.name: 01W2J2 dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A02 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: A07 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA07:bd04/23/2014:svnAlienware:pnAlienware18:pvrA07:rvnAlienware:rn01W2J2:rvrA02:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA07: dmi.product.name: Alienware 18 dmi.product.version: A07 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2014-06-17T23:18:00.223827 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1332900/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : ubuntustudio-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp