[LAU] mute laptop speakers with Intel HDA

[Michael Baranov]

Ken Restivo wrote:
>
>
> Ask on ALSA list, but, last I checked, hda-intel == useless peice of shit.
>
> I gave up after being told that there was no hope of hda-intel ever
> working properly on linux. I use an external sound device (M-Audio
> FastTrack Pro USB) and it works beautifully.
>
> Even a cheap US$8 USB audio dongle worked well, and much better than
> the hda-intel.
>

I've spent the whole yesterday evening to find this:
https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=3179
Exactly my problem with my chip. What could I do? Just appended my info...

So you suggest picking up an USB dongle? Will I be able to use it instead of the main audio card? (I mean will I be able to completely disable it in order no to interfere with USB dongle)

Thanks.