[SOLVED] No Sound on fresh install

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:54 am

My motherboard died so I upgraded. Reinstalled Mint 10. Now I have no sound at all.
My question is - should I change the motherboard to something else or can this be fixed?

Description: Linux Mint 10 Julia
Release: 10

Linux Reljoy-Mint 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:32:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Disks: HDD Total Size: 1320.3GB (4.6% used) 1: /dev/sda ST3320620A 320.1GB

Gnome Version 2.32.0

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Motherboard is 
Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2
revision 3.4
Chipset: North Bridge: AMD 760G. South Bridge: AMD SB710
Realtek ALC888B codec
2/4/5.1/7.1 channel

CPU is 
AMD 3.2GHz quad core Phenom II X 4 955 Processor

RAM is 4GHz

Video card is
inno 3D
GF 9500-GT-DVI-HDTV-HDCP-DDR2-1GB
I-9500GT-I4F3D
Using NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version current)

I looked at
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=23139
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449
http://www-old.alsa-project.org/main/in ... /Main_Page
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=32293
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=63673

Gnome alsa mixer is installed but does not do anything when I go to the system menu,Sound & Video, Open Gnome Alsa Mixer.

lshw

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
reljoy-mint               
    description: Computer
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: vsyscall64 vsyscall32
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       physical id: 0
     *-memory
          description: System memory
          physical id: 0
          size: 3960MiB
     *-cpu
          product: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@0
          size: 3200MHz
          capacity: 3200MHz
          width: 64 bits
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save cpufreq
     *-pci:0
          description: Host bridge
          product: RS780 Host Bridge
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 00
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          configuration: latency=32
          resources: memory:0-1fffffff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:40 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f8000000-fbffffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: G96 [GeForce 9500 GT]
                vendor: nVidia Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
                resources: irq:18 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f8000000-f9ffffff ioport:ef00(size=128) memory:fb000000-fb07ffff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
             physical id: 6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:41 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fdc00000-fdcfffff ioport:fdf00000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 06
                serial: 1c:6f:65:5d:d5:8b
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI ip=192.168.0.116 latency=0 multicast=yes
                resources: irq:42 ioport:de00(size=256) memory:fdfff000-fdffffff memory:fdff8000-fdffbfff
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 11
             bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=32
             resources: irq:22 ioport:ff00(size=8) ioport:fe00(size=4) ioport:fd00(size=8) ioport:fc00(size=4) ioport:fb00(size=16) memory:fe02f000-fe02f3ff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 12
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ohci bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:16 memory:fe02e000-fe02efff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 12.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ohci bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:16 memory:fe02d000-fe02dfff
        *-usb:2
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 12.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:17 memory:fe02c000-fe02c0ff
        *-usb:3
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ohci bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:18 memory:fe02b000-fe02bfff
        *-usb:4
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ohci bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:18 memory:fe02a000-fe02afff
        *-usb:5
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 13.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:19 memory:fe029000-fe0290ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 3c
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
        *-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=32
             resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:fa00(size=16)
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=32
             resources: irq:16 memory:fe024000-fe027fff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master vga_palette
             resources: ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:fde00000-fdefffff memory:fdd00000-fddfffff
        *-usb:6
             description: USB Controller
             product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.5
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ohci bus_master
             configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:18 memory:fe028000-fe028fff
     *-pci:1
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:2
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Address Map
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:3
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=k10temp
          resources: irq:0
     *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Link Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 105
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz

lspci

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)

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

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
Codec: Realtek ALC887

aplay -L

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ aplay -L
default
pulse
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=1
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Digital
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=1
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Digital
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=SB,DEV=1
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Digital
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Analog
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=1
    HDA ATI SB, ALC887 Digital
    Hardware device with all software conversions

alsamixer

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ alsamixer
cannot load mixer controls: Invalid argument

gnome-alsamixer

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rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ gnome-alsamixer

(gnome-alsamixer:3209): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

(gnome-alsamixer:3209): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault

TBABill · Post by **TBABill** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:46 am

I do not see your model listed (ALC887) http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation ... Models.txt

But there is a LOT of discussion/direction on how to edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to match the make and/or model of the machine http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1043568

Basically all you do is add

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options snd-hda-intel model=MODEL

to the end of the alsa-base.conf file with YOUR model cross referenced in place of capitalized MODEL in that statement. For my HP Touchsmart I have to use options snd-hda-intel model=touchsmart, for example.

Note: if this works you may want to # out the line that was in use previously that didn't work.

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:12 pm

I added that line as you suggested and referred to the url you gave me.
options snd-hda-intel model=ALC887
I don't think it worked at all.

killall pulseaudio

rperrett@Reljoy-Mint /etc/modprobe.d $ killall pulseaudio
rperrett@Reljoy-Mint /etc/modprobe.d $ sudo alsa force-reload
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/rperrett/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
Terminating processes: 2618lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/rperrett/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
2634lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/rperrett/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/rperrett/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
(failed: processes still using sound devices: 2656(pulseaudio)).
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/rperrett/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 2656(pulseaudio).
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-timer snd-page-alloc).
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-realtek snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.

pulseaudio -D

rperrett@Reljoy-Mint /etc/modprobe.d $ pulseaudio -D
E: main.c: Daemon startup failed.

TBABill · Post by **TBABill** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:13 pm

Model should not be the chipset model, as you posted above. Instead, the file I linked to http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation ... Models.txt shows all the model names in the left column you can try and to the right of them is a bit of info on them. Replace MODEL with whatever matches your machine or appears to come closest.

TBABill · Post by **TBABill** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:18 pm

Could also try model=basic as well.

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:43 am

My motherboard is a Gigabyte MA78LMT-S2
The sound is Realtek ALC888B codec
I still have not got sound. I must be doing something wrong.
My alsa-base.conf file is

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# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-hda-intel model=ALC888

TBABill · Post by **TBABill** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:05 am

I think the problem is you are using the CHIPSET model. If you look at the link I provided both times there are models of computers (like Toshiba, Touchsmart, etc.

ALC882/883/885/888/889
======================
3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O
6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
arima Arima W820Di1
targa Targa T8, MSI-1049 T8
asus-a7j ASUS A7J
asus-a7m ASUS A7M
macpro MacPro support
mb5 Macbook 5,1
macmini3 Macmini 3,1
mba21 Macbook Air 2,1
mbp3 Macbook Pro rev3
imac24 iMac 24'' with jack detection
imac91 iMac 9,1
w2jc ASUS W2JC
3stack-2ch-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
alc883-6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
3stack-6ch 3-jack 6-channel
3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
6stack-dig-demo 6-jack digital for Intel demo board
acer Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
acer-aspire Acer Aspire 9810
acer-aspire-4930g Acer Aspire 4930G
acer-aspire-6530g Acer Aspire 6530G
acer-aspire-7730g Acer Aspire 7730G
acer-aspire-8930g Acer Aspire 8930G
medion Medion Laptops
medion-md2 Medion MD2
targa-dig Targa/MSI
targa-2ch-dig Targa/MSI with 2-channel
targa-8ch-dig Targa/MSI with 8-channel (MSI GX620)
laptop-eapd 3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE)
lenovo-101e Lenovo 101E
lenovo-nb0763 Lenovo NB0763
lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195
lenovo-sky Lenovo Sky
haier-w66 Haier W66
3stack-hp HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards)
6stack-dell Dell machines with 6stack (Inspiron 530)
mitac Mitac 8252D
clevo-m540r Clevo M540R (6ch + digital)
clevo-m720 Clevo M720 laptop series
fujitsu-pi2515 Fujitsu AMILO Pi2515
fujitsu-xa3530 Fujitsu AMILO XA3530
3stack-6ch-intel Intel DG33* boards
intel-alc889a Intel IbexPeak with ALC889A
intel-x58 Intel DX58 with ALC889
asus-p5q ASUS P5Q-EM boards
mb31 MacBook 3,1
sony-vaio-tt Sony VAIO TT
auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)

So instead of =ALC888 as your states, try them one by one as =acer or =targa or whatever. Trial and error, but you need to follow the instructions I provided and use the links. There won't be a magic one that I can point you to because it's just a motherboard and not a name brand computer so you'll likely have to do this over and over till you work through the list and get one that works. And try =basic as well in the last line of alsa-base.conf.

Example - the first line above for that chipset is

3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O

So what you do is take the part on the left (3stack-dig) and replace MODEL with 3stack-dig as follows:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:15 am

Finally I understand!!!
Thank you.
I have tried the first 5, rebooting between them. Still no sound.
Is there a way that I don't have to reboot each time?
thanks again.
Edit:
Thought I understood - but I was putting all of the line, not just the first part.
I have sound working - but not working properly. It sometimes starts and stops. I am playing a music track from my hard drive.
I'm using
options snd-hda-intel model=targa

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:06 am

I have sound working (after a fashion) but it is not fixed properly yet.
Any idea why I get this?
rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ pulseaudio -D
E: main.c: Daemon startup failed.

and

rperrett@Reljoy-Mint ~ $ gnome-alsamixer

(gnome-alsamixer:3335): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

(gnome-alsamixer:3335): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault

Reljoy · Post by **Reljoy** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:48 pm

I replaced my motherboard to a
Gigabyte 880GA-UD3H
and the sound worked perfectly when I installed Mint10.

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