Dear Mr. Daniel T Chen,

It seems that if I connect the speakers and put the plug in the socket prior
to system start-up, they do work like they are supposed to. Nevertheless, I
have attached the output of
http://www.linux-sound.info/alsa/index.php?task=support .

Thank you very much for your kind help.

With kind regards,

Jonathan

On 5/13/07, Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> This speaker symptom cannot possibly be an Ubuntu/Linux issue.
> According to
>
> http://www.harmankardon.com/faq/showfaq.aspx?Region=USA&Country=US&Language=ENG&lstProduct=SOUNDSTICKSII
> , these speakers use a normal analog output.
>
> What you really should be asking is whether your _sound card_ is
> configured properly.  Are the levels increased properly?  Please read
> http://www.linux-sound.info/alsa/index.php?task=support and tell me the
> URL of the paste generated by the script linked from that page.
>
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
>    Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
>      Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Audio Team
>        Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> Low volume level with Soundsticks II Harman Kardon Speakers
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114372
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>


ALSA Information Script v 0.4


Kernel Version
--------------

2.6.20-gentoo

Linux fallen 2.6.20-gentoo #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 15 02:46:07 EST 2007 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux


ALSA Version
------------

Driver version: 1.0.14rc2
Library version: 1.0.14rc2
Utilities version: 1.0.14rc2


Loaded ALSA modules
-------------------

snd_emu10k1
snd_cmipci
snd_usb_audio


Soundcards recognised by ALSA
-----------------------------

 0 [Live           ]: EMU10K1 - SBLive 5.1 [SB0060]
                      SBLive 5.1 [SB0060] (rev.7, serial:0x80611102) at 0x9400, irq 17
 1 [CMI8738MC8     ]: CMI8738-MC8 - C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC8
                      C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC8 (model 68) at 0x9c00, irq 16
 2 [PCM2702        ]: USB-Audio - Burr-Brown Japan PCM2702
                      Burr-Brown Japan Burr-Brown Japan PCM2702 at usb-0000:00:1d.2-2, full speed


PCI Soundcards installed in the system
--------------------------------------

02:02.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
02:02.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
02:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)


Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device ID's
---------------------------------------------

Vendor id: 1102
Device id: 0002
Needed module: snd_emu10k1


Vendor id: 13f6
Device id: 0111
Needed module: snd_cmipci


Amixer output
-------------

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone LFE',1
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',1
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Center',1
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Tone',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [on]
  Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Bass',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 40
  Front Left: 23 [58%]
  Front Right: 23 [58%]
Simple mixer control 'Treble',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 40
  Front Left: 31 [78%]
  Front Right: 31 [78%]
Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control '3D Control Sigmatel - Depth',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Mono: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control '3D Control Sigmatel - Rear Depth',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Mono: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Synth',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Wave',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Wave Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Wave LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Wave Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Line LiveDrive',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Line2 LiveDrive',1
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'CD',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Left: Capture [on]
  Front Right: Capture [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Mic1' 'Mic2'
  Item0: 'Mic1'
Simple mixer control 'Video',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Left: Capture [off]
  Front Right: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Coaxial',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 LiveDrive',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [off]
  Front Right: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 TTL',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 15
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 15
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mix',0
  Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Front Left: Capture [off]
  Front Right: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0
  Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Front Left: Capture [off]
  Front Right: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'AC97',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] Capture 100 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'SB Live Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel 4-Speaker Stereo',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Output Bias',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-46.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-46.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Surround Phase Inversion Playback ',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Software Master',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 255
  Front Left: 255 [100%]
  Front Right: 255 [100%]