[ltp] Audio is really quiet on the X220

Matt Jenny linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:07:14 -0400


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try using alsamixer and see if one of your outputs is turned down, had that
problem with a R61e a long time ago

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Oscar Frasciello
<lancelot1981@hotmail.it>wrote:

>  I'm on x220 429137G, running Debian wheezy 64 bit and audio is fine
> both on jack and on speakers.
> Never audio loud or underpowering experienced on this machine.
> Cheers
> Oscar
>
> > From: thinkpad@darksleep.com
> > To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> > Subject: Re: [ltp] Audio is really quiet on the X220
> > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:48:18 +0000
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:26:01AM -0600, Yves Dorfsman wrote:
> > > On 2011-09-20 10:49, P. Siegl wrote:
> > > >I'm running Gentoo unstable with Vanilla Kernel 3.1.0-rc6 on my x220
> and
> > > >audio over jack or the speakers is like it should be ...
> > >
> > > Same here with Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit.
> >
> > I'm running Ubuntu 10.4 LTS on a T520 and audio over the speakers
> > is very underpowered. Audio over headphones is much more acceptable.
> >
> > I got a second T520 for my mom and left Windows 7 on it, it seems
> > to be significantly louder than on the one with Ubuntu. I need to get
> > around to making a 10.4 LTS live CD and trying that on the Windows
> > machine.
> >
> > --
> > Steven J. Owens
> > puff@darksleep.com / (412) 401-8060 cell
> > | "I'm going to make broad, sweeping generalizations and strong,
> > | declarative statements, because otherwise I'll be here all night and
> > | this document will be four times longer and much less fun to read.
> > | Take it all with a grain of salt."
> > | - http://darksleep.com/notablog
> > --
> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
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try using alsamixer and see if one of your outputs is turned down, had that=
 problem with a R61e a long time ago<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
ue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Oscar Frasciello <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:lancelot1981@hotmail.it">lancelot1981@hotmail.it</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">



<div><div dir=3D"ltr">
I&#39;m on x220 429137G, running Debian wheezy 64 bit and audio is fine<br>=
both on jack and on speakers.<br>Never audio loud or underpowering experien=
ced on this machine.<br>Cheers<br>Oscar<br><br><div>&gt; From: <a href=3D"m=
ailto:thinkpad@darksleep.com" target=3D"_blank">thinkpad@darksleep.com</a><=
br>
&gt; To: <a href=3D"mailto:linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org</a><br>&gt; Subject: Re: [ltp] Audio=
 is really quiet on the X220<br>&gt; Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:48:18 +0000<=
div>
<div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; On Tue, Sep 20, 201=
1 at 11:26:01AM -0600, Yves Dorfsman wrote:<br>&gt; &gt; On 2011-09-20 10:4=
9, P. Siegl wrote:<br>&gt; &gt; &gt;I&#39;m running Gentoo unstable with Va=
nilla Kernel 3.1.0-rc6 on my x220 and<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;audio over jack or the speakers is like it should be ...<br>&=
gt; &gt; <br>&gt; &gt; Same here with Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit.<br>&gt; <br>&gt;=
      I&#39;m running Ubuntu 10.4 LTS on a T520 and audio over the speakers=
<br>
&gt; is very underpowered.  Audio over headphones is much more acceptable.<=
br>&gt; <br>&gt;      I got a second T520 for my mom and left Windows 7 on =
it, it seems<br>&gt; to be significantly louder than on the one with Ubuntu=
.  I need to get<br>
&gt; around to making a 10.4 LTS live CD and trying that on the Windows<br>=
&gt; machine.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; -- <br>&gt; Steven J. Owens<br>&gt; <a href=
=3D"mailto:puff@darksleep.com" target=3D"_blank">puff@darksleep.com</a> / <=
a href=3D"tel:%28412%29%20401-8060" value=3D"+14124018060" target=3D"_blank=
">(412) 401-8060</a> cell <br>
&gt; | &quot;I&#39;m going to make broad, sweeping generalizations and stro=
ng,<br>&gt; |  declarative statements, because otherwise I&#39;ll be here a=
ll night and<br>&gt; |  this document will be four times longer and much le=
ss fun to read.<br>
&gt; |  Take it all with a grain of salt.&quot; <br>&gt; |  - <a href=3D"ht=
tp://darksleep.com/notablog" target=3D"_blank">http://darksleep.com/notablo=
g</a><br>&gt; -- <br>&gt; The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<=
br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-th=
inkpad" target=3D"_blank">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinf=
o/linux-thinkpad</a><br></div></div></div> 		 	   		  </div></div>
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