Workaround for Sound Problem on openSUSE 11.1 on Intel ICH9
OK without further ado, I also have problem with openSUSE 11.1 installation on HP 2230s laptop. There is no sound 
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My laptop soundcard is Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family), this is the "lspci | grep Audio" result
slowhand:/home/medwinz # lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
I know some people also have the same problem with me in the list thread and even I make a bug report for this case. Before I submit the bug report I browse the opensuse forum thread for the same case and also googling around and found the closed relative on Ubuntu launchpad. I understand that this is holidays season and the respond from Novell internal bug solver personnel might be not too responsive. So based on the information I gathered finally I can make my laptop ready to rock again 
This is the workaround and the steps I took:
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec
the result of mine
Codec: Analog Devices AD1984A
Codec: LSI ID 1040
Codec: Intel G45 DEVCTG
checking through less /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt, I found out some entries for AD1984A
AD1884A / AD1883 / AD1984A / AD1984BThen I modified /etc/modprobe.d/sound become:
desktop 3-stack desktop (default)
laptop laptop with HP jack sensing
mobile mobile devices with HP jack sensing
thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad X300
AD1984
basic default configuration
thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T61/X61
dell Dell T3400
options snd slots=snd-hda-intelReboot and set all the slider all the way up in kmix. Check the sound with ’speaker-test -c2 -l5 -twav’ from the konsole. Everything is ready to rock again.
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop —> this is I added, coz alsa seems confused
# u1Nb.s7WKievqWt5:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
something broken again. I try to install vlc from packman also and now I can hear the mp3. The question is what happened with Amarok packman from packman repo? It is ok on 11 why not in 11.1. Then after reading the wiki, I decide to install yauap and gstreamer engine (which is I think not make sense 
), but what happen is the mp3 now automagically can be played through the Amarok. It is enough explanation for me Have a lot of Fun
Merci Monsieur!
a simple workaround for a nasty problem…
My HP 6830s speakers now work full blast!
!greetings from Toulouse, France
Comment by Antoine — January 7, 2009 @ 7:30 am