Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Sony Y-Series - Ubuntu - faint sound

Any chance you are dual booting with windows? I have found that
settings in windows can affect function in Ubuntu, as they seem to
sometimes modify devices in the bios somehow. In the past, it has
always been an on or off thing for me. For example, if I have wifi,
the touchpad, or sound off/muted in windows, they will not function in
Linux at all, even when using "modprobe" to activate from the cli.
Try booting into Windows and Making sure sound is on and set to max
volume.

Also, laptops like sony have a number of Keyboard function keys and
other hardware buttons that control sounds at the software level.
Have you checked those? I know the Vaios often also have a "sound
effects" button, and this needs to be deactivated to hear sound in
Ubuntu properly.

Some other thoughts? What version of alsa are you using? 10.04 does
not come with the latest version and may need to be upgraded for
better results. Not sure if there is a newer version in the
repositories yet, or not, but I think there was a newer one with
10.10.
run "cat /proc/asound/version" from terminal to see..

Also, what is your output of "lspci -nn | grep Audio"? If you have
more than one returned, you can select your device in Alsa with, i
think, the F6 key.

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Najib Asmaty
<najib.mailinglists@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I bought a Sony VAIO Y-Series VPCYA15FG. Unfortunately, they all come with
> Windows 7 pre-installed. I installed Ubuntu 10.04 and ran the update. Ubuntu
> picked the sound card, but the sound is so faint that one can hardly hear
> it; almost mute.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Najib
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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>

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