Bug 499831

Summary: default volume too low on Toshiba Satellite Pro P200 [HDA Intel 1179:ff00]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Chris Tyler <ctyler.fedora>
Component: alsa-libAssignee: Jaroslav Kysela <jkysela>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: awilliam, jkysela
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output of alsa-info.sh
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mixer values before fix
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settings after adjusting 'front' to 100%
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output of lshw none

Description Chris Tyler 2009-05-08 13:44:09 UTC
Created attachment 343080 [details]
output of alsa-info.sh

Description of problem:
The default audio levels on this laptop are barely audible. The hardware volume scrollwheel (which causes the OSD volume control to appear), volume control applet, and pavucontrol are all incapable of setting the volume to a sufficiently high level -- it's necessary to use alsamixer to set the 'front' control to 100%.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
 alsa-utils-1.0.19-4.fc11.x86_64
 alsa-lib-1.0.19-3.fc11.x86_64
 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.18-3.fc11.x86_64

 kernel-2.6.29.2-126.fc11.x86_64

 pulseaudio-utils-0.9.15-11.fc11.x86_64
 pulseaudio-libs-0.9.15-11.fc11.x86_64
 pulseaudio-0.9.15-11.fc11.x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F11 preview, update to rawhide, observe that sound is too quiet.
2. Use alsamixer to set 'front' control to 100%.
3. Observe that sound is audible.
  
Additional info:
The 'amixer_before.txt' file may not have the exact default setting for 'front'. However, I am certain that 'front' is the only control that I adjusted in alsamixer.

Comment 1 Chris Tyler 2009-05-08 13:45:03 UTC
Created attachment 343081 [details]
mixer values before fix

Comment 2 Chris Tyler 2009-05-08 13:45:45 UTC
Created attachment 343082 [details]
settings after adjusting 'front' to 100%

Comment 3 Chris Tyler 2009-05-08 13:46:50 UTC
Created attachment 343083 [details]
output of lshw

Since there are several different laptop configurations with similar designations, I've also attached the 'lshw' output.

Comment 4 Adam Williamson 2009-05-15 15:55:41 UTC
Jaroslav, was this one done in 1.0.20?

Chris, once you adjust front to 100%, do Pulse volume controls then give a reasonable range of adjustment - i.e., when you set the Pulse slider to 0, does it still go quiet?

Comment 5 Chris Tyler 2009-05-16 02:12:53 UTC
(In reply to comment #4)
> Chris, once you adjust front to 100%, do Pulse volume controls then give a
> reasonable range of adjustment - i.e., when you set the Pulse slider to 0, does
> it still go quiet?  

Yes, with front at 100% it operates as expected. I think the headphone setting should also be put all the way up, but haven't confirmed that.

(Unclear on whether to set the NEEDINFO flag to '+' or ' ', trying '+').

Comment 6 Adam Williamson 2009-05-16 03:07:38 UTC
Thanks.

Comment 7 Jaroslav Kysela 2009-05-21 09:07:25 UTC
The alsa-utils-1.0.20-3 package should fix this issue. Reopen this bug if the problem persist.