[alsa-devel] model needed for Clevo P150HM (Realtek ALC892)

Takashi Iwai tiwai at suse.de
Mon Jun 27 14:32:38 CEST 2011


At Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:19:36 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> At Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:21:26 +0200,
> Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > 
> > W dniu 27.06.2011 08:04, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > > At Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:01:06 +0200,
> > > Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > >>
> > >> W dniu 25.06.2011 13:31, Julian Sikorski pisze:
> > >>> W dniu 25.06.2011 13:08, Julian Sikorski pisze:
> > >>>> W dniu 25.06.2011 09:11, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > >>>>> At Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:25:53 +0200,
> > >>>>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On 24/06/2011 11:12, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > >>>>>>> At Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:34:01 +0200,
> > >>>>>>> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> At Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:40:47 +0200,
> > >>>>>>>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On 23/06/2011 14:41, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>> At Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:36:55 +0200,
> > >>>>>>>>>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I am coming here from pulseaudio-general mailing list [1]. I recently
> > >>>>>>>>>>> got myself a Clevo P150HM laptop. It has 2.1 speakers, a built-in
> > >>>>>>>>>>> microphone and the following connectors:
> > >>>>>>>>>>> - headphone out
> > >>>>>>>>>>> - microphone in; can be switched to center/lfe out
> > >>>>>>>>>>> - spdif out; can be switched to rear speaker out
> > >>>>>>>>>>> - line in; can be switched to side speaker out
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Alsa does not seem to reflect that the device is capable of 5.1 and 7.1
> > >>>>>>>>>>> sound, and there are two configs showing up in pavucontrol (analog
> > >>>>>>>>>>> output and analog headphones) which seem to be the same. I have uploaded
> > >>>>>>>>>>> the output of alsa-info.sh [2]. Please let me know if more information
> > >>>>>>>>>>> is needed.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> The current parser doesn't allow the multi-io pins when the primary
> > >>>>>>>>>> output is no line-out.  The patch below should fix (change) the
> > >>>>>>>>>> behavior.  It'll count HP out, too.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Takashi
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> ---
> > >>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
> > >>>>>>>>>> index fe56b2b..b0cf726 100644
> > >>>>>>>>>> --- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
> > >>>>>>>>>> +++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
> > >>>>>>>>>> @@ -18992,6 +18992,7 @@ static int alc662_auto_fill_dac_nids(struct hda_codec *codec,
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	hda_nid_t dac;
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	spec->multiout.dac_nids = spec->private_dac_nids;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +	spec->multiout.num_dacs = 0;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	for (i = 0; i<   cfg->line_outs; i++) {
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		dac = alc_auto_look_for_dac(codec, cfg->line_out_pins[i]);
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		if (!dac)
> > >>>>>>>>>> @@ -19326,8 +19327,20 @@ static int alc_auto_add_multi_channel_mode(struct hda_codec *codec)
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	unsigned int location, defcfg;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	int num_pins;
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> +	if (cfg->line_out_type == AUTO_PIN_SPEAKER_OUT&&   cfg->hp_outs == 1) {
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		/* use HP as primary out */
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		cfg->speaker_outs = cfg->line_outs;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		memcpy(cfg->speaker_pins, cfg->line_out_pins,
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		       sizeof(cfg->speaker_pins));
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		cfg->line_outs = cfg->hp_outs;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		memcpy(cfg->line_out_pins, cfg->hp_pins, sizeof(cfg->hp_pins));
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		cfg->hp_outs = 0;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		memset(cfg->hp_pins, 0, sizeof(cfg->hp_pins));
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		cfg->line_out_type = AUTO_PIN_HP_OUT;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		alc662_auto_fill_dac_nids(codec, cfg);
> > >>>>>>>>>> +	}
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	if (cfg->line_outs != 1 ||
> > >>>>>>>>>> -	    cfg->line_out_type != AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT)
> > >>>>>>>>>> +	    cfg->line_out_type == AUTO_PIN_SPEAKER_OUT)
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		return 0;
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	defcfg = snd_hda_codec_get_pincfg(codec, cfg->line_out_pins[0]);
> > >>>>>>>>>> @@ -19348,6 +19361,8 @@ static int alc_auto_add_multi_channel_mode(struct hda_codec *codec)
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		spec->multi_ios = num_pins;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		spec->ext_channel_count = 2;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    		spec->multiout.num_dacs = num_pins + 1;
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		/* for avoiding multi HP mixers */
> > >>>>>>>>>> +		cfg->line_out_type = AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	}
> > >>>>>>>>>>    	return 0;
> > >>>>>>>>>>    }
> > >>>>>>>>> Would you like me to test this patch? If so, what should I apply it to
> > >>>>>>>>> and how should I proceed?
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Yes, the test would be appreciated, of course.
> > >>>>>>>> Apply it to the latest 3.0-rc kernel and test.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Also, the additional patch below will give "Headphone" mixer control
> > >>>>>>> back while new "Surround", "Center" and "LFE" will appear.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Note that you'll need to change "Channel Mode" mixer control to "6ch"
> > >>>>>>> for using the surround outputs even with these patches.  As default,
> > >>>>>>> it's set as "2ch".
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Takashi
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>> I will definitely try to give this a shot, but the outcome might be 
> > >>>>>> dependent on the fact whether Fedora 15 will want to work with 3.0-rc 
> > >>>>>> kernel.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> You can build the kernel by yourself at any time...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> How about 8-channel sound btw? Under Windows the device claims to be 
> > >>>>>> capable of it.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Do you have 4 jacks?  Otherwise it's nonsense.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Takashi
> > >>>> OK, I was able to successfully apply the patch and build the kernel. I
> > >>>> tested it using:
> > >>>> $ pasuspender bash
> > >>>> $ speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6
> > >>>> Once I set sound to 6-channel using alsamixer -c0, I was able to hear
> > >>>> the sound for all 6 channels. Setting it to 4 channels took away LFE and
> > >>>> center. Pulseaudio outputs are still a little messy, but this is out of
> > >>>> ALSA scope, I think.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Julian
> > >>> It seems I spoke a bit too soon. The superfluous controls are still a
> > >>> problem. Speaker and Headphone controls seem to be overlapping (new
> > >>> output on amixer -c0 attached). They both control the headphones when
> > >>> they are plugged in and internal speakers when not.
> > >>>
> > >>> Julian
> > >>>
> > >> Sorry for this email bombardment, but I just booted back to stock F15
> > >> kernel (2.6.38.8-32.fc15.x86_64) and noticed that speaker and headphone
> > >> controls actually do what they advertise. Still, it is impossible to
> > >> make the sound go through the speakers when headphones are plugged in (I
> > >> tried pavucontrol for this).
> > > 
> > > The auto-mute feature can be controlled "Auto-Mute Mode" mixer enum.
> > > Set to "Disabled" will turn off the auto-mute in the driver side.
> > > However...
> > 
> > You are right - when auto-mute is disabled sound goes via both speakers
> > and headphones when they are plugged. I did not know the function of
> > auto-mute.
> > However, the "Speaker" and "Headphone" controls still do influence both
> > outputs, and "Speaker" can only be muted - there is no volume control
> > available. So, in my opinion, they should either be merged altogether,
> > or switched back to the way they work in 2.6.38.8-32.fc15.x86_64, that
> > is setting the volume of speakers and headphones independently.
> 
> Give alsa-info.sh outputs on your machine with the latest status for
> further analysis.

I think this issue was fixed now in topic/hda branch in sound git tree:
  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git

Give it a try.  You can pull the branch into the latest Linus git tree
for merging into the latest 3.0-rc.


Takashi


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