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[Vladimir Katilevskiy <truaddict@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 13.04 fresh install or fully updated - no difference.
While listening music through internal speakers I noticed that left speaker sounds differently from the right one. I would describe left speaker's sound as those from the headphones lying on the table: low volume level and mostly high frequences are heard.
1) Trying to check mixer levels in alsamixer, muting/unmuting, balance channels etc didnt help.
2) In alsamixer there is a mixer item called "Bass Speaker". If I mute it, other playback items (including Master) are muted too. If I make its level to 0, then sound from both speakers become identical: low volume and without bass frequences. Level of the Bass Speaker resets if I adjust volume level from Unity volume control tool.
3) Trying to set model parameter for intel_hda module to "mbp55" or "imac27" didnt help.
4) Sound from headphones is perfectly ok.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  vkat       1970 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:   vkat       1970 F...m pulseaudio
Date: Wed Oct  2 19:12:40 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low
Title: [MacBookPro8,1, Cirrus Logic CS4206, Speaker, Internal] Background noise or low volume
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/24/12
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro8,1
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646:bd01/24/12:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro8,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-94245B3640C91C81:rvrMacBookPro8,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-94245B3640C91C81:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro8,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug kernel-sound raring

** Package changed: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) => linux-meta (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  [MacBookPro8,1, CS4206] Left speaker low volume  and absence of low
  freqs

Status in “linux-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 13.04 fresh install or fully updated - no difference.
  While listening music through internal speakers I noticed that left speaker sounds differently from the right one. I would describe left speaker's sound as those from the headphones lying on the table: low volume level and mostly high frequences are heard.
  1) Trying to check mixer levels in alsamixer, muting/unmuting, balance channels etc didnt help.
  2) In alsamixer there is a mixer item called "Bass Speaker". If I mute it, other playback items (including Master) are muted too. If I make its level to 0, then sound from both speakers become identical: low volume and without bass frequences. Level of the Bass Speaker resets if I adjust volume level from Unity volume control tool.
  3) Trying to set model parameter for intel_hda module to "mbp55" or "imac27" didnt help.
  4) Sound from headphones is perfectly ok.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  vkat       1970 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:   vkat       1970 F...m pulseaudio
  Date: Wed Oct  2 19:12:40 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: alsa-driver
  Symptom: audio
  Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed
  Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
  Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal
  Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low
  Title: [MacBookPro8,1, Cirrus Logic CS4206, Speaker, Internal] Background noise or low volume
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/24/12
  dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: MBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
  dmi.board.name: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
  dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.board.version: MacBookPro8,1
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646:bd01/24/12:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro8,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-94245B3640C91C81:rvrMacBookPro8,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-94245B3640C91C81:
  dmi.product.name: MacBookPro8,1
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

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