[alsa-devel] latest Mac Pro (quad core) audio issues

[stan]

S. Aguinaga wrote:
> 
> Hello Stan,
> 
> This is awesome I did find the problem it's listed in the /var/log/messages under ALSA.
> 
> 1.   When I bring up the "Pulse Volume Control" gui, the first tab "Playback"  comes up empty, and grayed-out is "No Streams Available"
> 2.   aplay does not produce sound, period!
> 3.   Amrok's welcome sample does not produce sound out of the std tower speaker or the headphone jack.
> 
> I didn't notice anything strange on the output of the alsa-info.sh file, but when I checked the var/log/messages, this is what I found:
> 
>  sudo cat /var/log/messages | grep ALSA
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1810: chipset global capabilities = 0x4401
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:749: codec_mask = 0x1
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Surround Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Center Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave LFE Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Side Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Headphone Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Speaker Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Mono Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Line-Out Playback Volume, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Surround Playback Switch, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Center Playback Switch, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave LFE Playback Switch, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Side Playback Switch, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Speaker Playback Switch, skipped
> Aug 11 07:52:10 macprolinx kernel: ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1073: Cannot find slave Mono Playback Switch, skipped
> 
> Let me know if I should send something else.
> 
> // Salvador 
> // Northwestern University
> 
I think your problem is a misidentification of your sound chip.  The 
model being used for your 889A appears to be incompatible, thus all 
the errors above.  It appears that the macpro ALC885 is being selected 
before it gets to the choice for the ALC889A.  Perhaps a developer can 
look into this.

!!HDA-Intel Codec information
!!---------------------------

Codec: Realtek ALC889A


!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!------------

APLAY

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC885 Analog [ALC885 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

One shows ALC889A and the other shows ALC885.  In the driver code 
there is a comment to the effect that the 889A is best handled as an 
ALC888, yet the macpro is listed under the ALC885.

I am not a developer so can't go beyond this, but it seems that there 
is a problem.  There should be a macpro under the ALC888 as well as 
the 885.

Here are the model options for the two candidates

	ALC882/885
	  3stack-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O
	  6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
	  arima		Arima W820Di1
	  targa		Targa T8, MSI-1049 T8
	  asus-a7j	ASUS A7J
	  asus-a7m	ASUS A7M
	  macpro	MacPro support
	  mbp3		Macbook Pro rev3
	  imac24	iMac 24'' with jack detection
	  w2jc		ASUS W2JC
	  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)

	ALC883/888
	  3stack-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O
	  6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
	  3stack-6ch    3-jack 6-channel
	  3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
	  6stack-dig-demo  6-jack digital for Intel demo board
	  acer		Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
	  acer-aspire	Acer Aspire 9810
	  medion	Medion Laptops
	  medion-md2	Medion MD2
	  targa-dig	Targa/MSI
	  targa-2ch-dig	Targs/MSI with 2-channel
	  laptop-eapd   3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE)
	  lenovo-101e	Lenovo 101E
	  lenovo-nb0763	Lenovo NB0763
	  lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195
	  haier-w66	Haier W66
	  3stack-hp	HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards)
	  6stack-dell	Dell machines with 6stack (Inspiron 530)
	  mitac		Mitac 8252D
	  clevo-m720	Clevo M720 laptop series
	  fujitsu-pi2515 Fujitsu AMILO Pi2515
	  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)

 From the code, here is the comment indicating it should be treated as 
an ALC888:

if (board_config < 0 || board_config >= ALC882_MODEL_LAST) {
		/* Pick up systems that don't supply PCI SSID */
		switch (codec->subsystem_id) {
		case 0x106b0c00: /* Mac Pro */
			board_config = ALC885_MACPRO;
			break;
		case 0x106b1000: /* iMac 24 */
			board_config = ALC885_IMAC24;
			break;
		case 0x106b00a1: /* Macbook (might be wrong - PCI SSID?) */
		case 0x106b2c00: /* Macbook Pro rev3 */
		case 0x106b3600: /* Macbook 3.1 */
			board_config = ALC885_MBP3;
			break;
		default:
			/* ALC889A is handled better as ALC888-compatible */
			if (codec->revision_id == 0x100103) {
				alc_free(codec);
				return patch_alc883(codec);
			}
			printk(KERN_INFO "hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC882, "
		       			 "trying auto-probe from BIOS...\n");
			board_config = ALC882_AUTO;
		}
	}