[alsa-devel] model needed for Clevo P150HM (Realtek ALC892)
Takashi Iwai
tiwai at suse.de
Tue Jun 28 09:12:59 CEST 2011
At Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:08:29 +0200,
Julian Sikorski wrote:
>
> W dniu 27.06.2011 14:32, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > 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
> It seems like the problem is still there. The output of alsa-info.sh is
> available here:
> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=38e2e44ab86691006a837715601aad4311fda0d3
Double-check whether you compiled really the right stuff.
The emulator works fine, so something wrong likely in your side.
Takashi
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