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jeffjeff

I've been tearing my hair about the sound. On a slightly different model I got the sound going with TeenPup just using the Audio Wizard (though I had to try a couple variant).

On this model, S7020, I tried older and 2008 Teenpup without success. The master control in the mixer would be locked at the bottom.Tried 2.15 CE, Pup 3, pup 4 without getting it working. (Though I must admit I didn't check then to see if the headphone output may have been working in spite of no loudspeaker sound)

After read this thread, i checked the hardware: realtek ALC260 and then I added an option model=fujitsu and now it is working with Puppy 4.1.12. At first I just got sound on the headphones output. The mixers are a bit odd.

With sgmixer the control "phone out" actually controls the speaker. and pcm2 controls the headphones.

With the AlsaMixer one had to "scroll" to the right quite a ways before seeing "speaker". It is rather unusual that the headphone doesn't cut out the speakers, they can be modified independently.

Anyone know a way to get the Keyboard controls to influence the sound? Like [Fn]+[F9] = raise volume, etc.

mikeb · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11071

rjbrewer · Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas

Jeffjeff

A few mentions of fujitsu sound here:

http://tilos.csl.mech.ntua.gr/~apoikos/s7020.html

rjb

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5468 Location: Australia

mikeb · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11071

mikeb · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11071

Alsa 1.0.20 for standard and retro puppies...should be a great help

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=330132#330132

mike

stevesr0 · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 169

I have a Fujitsu convertible laptop (model T4220), which has two internal microphones.

These don't work under Puppy (4.2.1 frugal install). I attached a USB webcam w microphone (Logitech Quickcam for notebooks). The video worked, but not the audio. I installed the 1.0.20 version of Alsa, but haven't been able to adjust the settings to enable the internal microphone.

I attached a microphone to the external microphone connection and that works.

This seems rather strange.

Appreciate suggestions and comments.

Steve

stevesr0 · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 169

Purchased a Syba webcam (model CL-MG-MC-BK) at Outlet PC), after seeing a recommendation on a Puppy Linux forum thread about which webcam to use.

I just plugged this in the USB port (as I had with the Logitech I tried previously and when I did a test call with Skype, both sound and audio immediately worked.

In the audio section of Skype's options, there were two choices for Venus (I assume this is the Syba Webcam driver), but the hdwr intel was selected and I didn't change this.

I am not sure if somehow I made some change in the ALSA settings since last trying the Logitech (and the sound input is actually from the internal microphone), but I don't care at this moment.

Steve

mikeb · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11071

I thought I had replied...was when the forum was acting up...
the space bar selects inputs in alsamixer...just for reference.

mike

stevesr0 · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 169

As I posted previously, a logitech quickcam for notebooks audio didn't work (under Skype) with this laptop with Intel HD audio. However, with another brand of webcam, the builtin USB microphone worked immediately.

I thought the microphone issue was related to the intel hd linux driver, which should be the same with different USB microphones plugged into the same port, no?

Appreciate suggestions about checking out why the other one didn't work and this one does.

Thanks.

Steve

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5468 Location: Australia

Puppy's version of ALSA has changed several times since this thread was started in October 2007.
Puppy 4.3 now has ALSA ver 1.0.20.
Shortly I will update the options now available for the snd-hda-intel ALSA 1.0.20 driver.

While browsing the ALSA documentation, I saw some options relating specifically to ASUS Eee models, which might solve the Eee audio problems reported on the forum recently:

eeepc-p703 ASUS Eeepc P703 P900A
eeepc-p901 ASUS Eeepc P901 S101
eeepc-p701 ASUS Eeepc P701
eeepc-ep20 ASUS Eeepc EP20

For example, with the Eee 900A you would add this line to /etc/modprobe.conf

scabz · Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 366 Location: Tallahassee FL US

hey i added this line to modprobe.conf

Flash · Posted: Sun 25 Oct 2009, 14:39 Post subject:

Here's the block diagram of my Gigabyte motherboard. Do you think I'll ever be able to get the sound to go through the HDMI cable? I can't see how it could be done, but it works in Windows, with the drivers that came with the Gigabyte board.

mawebb88 · Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 245 Location: France nr Lyon

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5468 Location: Australia

Flash, I just made a post about HDMI audio in your original thread on this subject -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=354763#354763