Sound on Precision T3400

[LUK ShunTim]

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Glenn Morris wrote:
> 
>> I recently got a Precision T3400
> [...]
>> Since then I've re-installed the machine with RHEL5 (actually
>> Scientific Linux 5, but it should make zero difference). Now the sound
>> does not work.
> 
> Following up to myself...
> 
> I managed to get sound working by installing the latest version of
> alsa-driver (1.0.15 as opposed to 1.0.12 in RHEL5). Obviously this is
> going to break the next time I install a new kernel...
> 
> Is there an appropriate dkms snd-hda-intel package for RHEL5?
> The latest one I could find on the Dell site is 1.0.6p-10dkms, which
> doesn't build under RHEL5.
> 
> Perhaps this would have been on the driver cd that came with the
> system, but for some reason the "T3400n drivers and utilities" cd only
> contains Windows drivers...
> 

Hello Glenn,

I'm happy to learn that you got the sound working for your new machine.

I don't intend to hijack this thread :-) but since you mentioned 
precision 690, I'd be grateful if you could share what are your 
(snd-hda-intel) module parameters. In particular what did you use for 
the "model=" option, if you have to use any. I run debian/sid and 
encounter a similar phenomenon -- sound card detected, module loads fine 
etc, but no sound. I try various ones like model=basic, model=3stack, 
... and even model=dell but I got no luck.

Thanks in advance,
ST
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