headphone-jack isn't working in "julia"

[Yuukon]

Hi there,
I've installed Julia a few days ago and I've encountered a problem with the headphone/mic jack. They aren't working.
I can hear everything perfectly fine through the internal speakers of my laptop, but as soon as I connect the headphones the sound stops, and I can hear it very, very slightly through the headphones, though it's barely heard. I've been going through forums etc. to find a solution for this problem, but nothing seems to be working for me.
I've got a Packard Bell EasyNote from the MZ series, using the headphones of my iPod, mostly. I've already tried a headset with volume control, but it has the same problem.

In all things I've tried I had the volume out loud completely.
I wonder if there is someone who has an solution for this issue?

[seeley]

Hi!
First you should open a Terminal and type:

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alsamixer

hit F6 and choose your sound card, if not found, try "default".
You have Gnome, so you can install

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gnome-alsamixer

if not installed.
Last option:

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pavucontrol

If nothing works it maybe necessary to edit files.
seeley

[Yuukon]

Hi there,

I have already tried those options, and that is why I turned to the forum, since it isn't working. Still, your help is much appreciated.
When opening 'alsamixer' in the terminal, there should be a slide for the headphones which isn't there. Maybe a necessary detail to know, maybe not.

[seeley]

Hi!
Okay, then we need to identify your sound card:

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cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec

and

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aplay -L

Please post the first output and the part concerning your problem in output2.
seeley

[Yuukon]

Codec: Realtek ALC861-VD

& "aplay -L"

default
pulse
Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC861-VD Analog
Hardware device with all software conversions

[seeley]

Hi!
Maybe you must edit alsa-base.conf or a blacklist; first let's try:

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gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

password
Now I would save the file - to know the original file is stored as "alsa-base.confO" or similar (if you need it later on again).
Then add as last row:

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options snd-hda-intel model=auto

and save the file as /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
Reboot (!) and try everything again.
seeley

[Yuukon]

I've done as you said, but I still hear nothing. In alsamixer there is still no slider for the headphones, too.

[seeley]

Hi!
There is one more option:
Replace "auto" with the name of your computer model in

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options snd-hda-intel model=auto

Save, reboot an try...
seeley

[Yuukon]

It still ain't working, now that I've put my model in the whole alsamixer isn't opening anymore.

"cannot open mixer: No such file or directory"

[seeley]

Hi!
Then delete the last row and save the file or save your "alsa-base.confO" as /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.
The problem is, that there are thousands of hardware combinations and the kernel developer can't consider every case.
I would search, e.g.:
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt#783
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt
http://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page
and in Ubuntu forum (Mint depends on Ubuntu; mind the difference in the name of alsa.conf):
e.g.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1043568
Once I found a solution for a SONY laptop in an Ubuntu forum, that worked in Mint, too.
Sorry, that I - as a normal user - can't give further help.
Maybe you should bump your post.
seeley

[lidex]

Options (models) for

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ALC861VD/660VD
==============
  3stack                 3-jack
  3stack-dig         3-jack with SPDIF OUT
  6stack-dig         6-jack with SPDIF OUT
  3stack-660         3-jack (for ALC660VD)
  3stack-660-digout     3-jack with SPDIF OUT (for ALC660VD)
  lenovo                 Lenovo 3000 C200
  dallas                 Dallas laptops
  hp                    HP TX1000
  asus-v1s         ASUS V1Sn
  auto            auto-config reading BIOS (default)

[diemer12345]

Thanks Seeley,

After weeks of messing around I followed your steps and the headset is working perfectly.

Regards,

Dan D.