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From: Ricardo Cerqueira <alsa-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hi all;
>
> I'm having some trouble with the sound card on an Asus W5F laptop.
> When loading, dmesg says...
>
> hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC861, trying auto-probe from BIOS...
>This is more of an ALSA thing then a kernel thing. What version of ALSA are you running? If you're not using the the latest ALSA drivers (1.0.13) I would suggest upgrading to them and then trying again.
Nasa
> This happens with 2.6.17, 2.6.18, and current hg tip. Now... The problem isn't
> that I don't have any sound;
> I do have sound... I just don't have proper controls. There's no master nor
> PCM, for instance, and the Front or Headphones controls only have the mute
> toggle.
> Interestingly, the available controls change from version to version, and
> sometimes they even change between module reloads (OK, that's understandable,
> the board may get confused).
>
> I already tried the available "model=" options. They result
> in different controls being available, and some of them give out "scratchier"
> sound. Also, FWIW, I use softvol to get a PCM control.
>
> I'm not sure it this card is supposed to have hardware controls, but the fact
> that the controls change between versions or reloads is strange... Any hints?
>
> Thanks;
> --
> RC
& gt; >
>
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