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    No sound on ASUS Z35F

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by pbrane83, Aug 19, 2006.

  1. pbrane83

    pbrane83 Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Hi all. I've succesfully installed Ubuntu with XP :D. Well, almost succesful. I'm not getting any sound in Ubuntu. I tried adding "options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 model=laptop-eapd" to "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base" , using the text editor, to see if this would fix the problem? However, the file is read-only and wont let me make any changes. How can I edit this file?
     
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    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    Try running this command from the terminal:

    sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

    It'll ask for your password (same one you use to log in) and then open the file in gedit. Adding the command "sudo" will give you superuser priviliges and allow you to edit/save system files which are owned by root.

    Hope this helps. BTW, what version of Ubuntu are you running? For what it's worth I'm running Dapper 6.0.6.1 and my Intel high def audio was picked up and configured automagically on install.
     
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    pbrane83 Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    I'm running Dapper 6.0.6.1 also. I was able to edit/save the alsa-base file, thanks :). The line I entered didnt fix my sound though :(. It's a Realtek ACL861 high def audio(or Intel 82801 GBM ICH-M). Does anyone know how I can get this working in ubuntu?
     
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