ALC 888 sound card

[Frans]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:01:25 +0200, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:

>> I'm using a MEDION MD 96640 laptop with a ALC 888 sound car (from
>> Realtek?) which performs perfectly in Win Vista. In Ubuntu 8.04 I hear
>> a very weak sound (with all settings to max). Is there a solution?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I recently bought a new computer, which happens to have that very same
> sound chip. I too have (extremely) low sound volume unfortunately. I
> searched the web a bit and quickly found out that:
> 
> 1) it's a very well know problem
> 2) there is no solution sadly, no choice but live with it ! :-/
> 
> Since I have desktop computer, it was feasible to add separate and
> amplified loudspeakers, which, once set to the max, produce
> decent/acceptable output. But sadly in your case you have a laptop so
> not practical/possible to do the same :-/
> 
> Only thing you can do is make sure that in the volume control panel, the
> "Front" slider/channel is set to the max. But other than that...
> 
> Sorry for the bad news...

Maybe this can help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=658035 , 
especially post #10 .

I would also try alsamixer (from the command line) .

Good luck!

    -Frans