Sound no longer working on AAO ZG5

Question

I just reinstalled Arch on my ZG5 -- before I reinstalled everything sound-related was working by using snd-intel-hda and ALSA, all I had to do was add the line
options snd-hda-intel model=acer-aspire
in /etc/modprobe.conf, unmute the channels, and ALSA took it from there. After my reinstall, I did the same things I did to get it to work last time, and no sound appears, despite the device being listed.
Here are outputs from commands that may be useful:
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
cat /proc/asound/modules
0 snd_hda_intel
ls -l /sys/module/snd/holders
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_hda_codec -> ../../snd_hda_codec
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_hda_codec_realtek -> ../../snd_hda_codec_realtek
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_hda_intel -> ../../snd_hda_intel
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_hwdep -> ../../snd_hwdep
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_mixer_oss -> ../../snd_mixer_oss
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_pcm -> ../../snd_pcm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_pcm_oss -> ../../snd_pcm_oss
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_seq -> ../../snd_seq
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_seq_device -> ../../snd_seq_device
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_seq_oss -> ../../snd_seq_oss
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 14 19:43 snd_timer -> ../../snd_timer
ls -l /dev/snd
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Mar 14 19:36 by-path
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 Mar 14 19:36 controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 Mar 14 19:36 hwC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 Mar 14 19:36 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 Mar 14 19:37 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 Mar 14 19:36 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 Mar 14 19:36 timer
lsmod | grep '^snd'
snd_seq_dummy 1119 0
snd_seq_oss 25232 0
snd_seq_midi_event 4568 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 41912 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 4409 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_codec_realtek 224540 1
snd_hda_intel 18988 0
snd_pcm_oss 33950 0
snd_hda_codec 64796 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_mixer_oss 15366 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hwdep 4804 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 59496 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 15687 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 43987 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc 6021 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
cat /etc/rc.conf
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_GB.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/London"
KEYMAP="uk"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(!snd-pcsp acpi_cpufreq r8169 pciehp ath5k !uvcvideo)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="helios"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#Static IP example
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond)
Thanks for any help
EDIT: Just tested with another distro and sound works out of the box with ALSA and the same output from the above commands... hm.
Last edited by neurolysis (2011-03-14 21:36:48)

Answer 1

Hi,
Don't know if it is possible but what about using a small pin with strong glue? (depending on the force needed to get it out).
/rob