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

Julian Sikorski belegdol at gmail.com
Wed Jun 29 19:36:54 CEST 2011


W dniu 28.06.2011 09:12, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> 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
I compiled the latest origin/master of sound-2.6 tree and the problem is
still there. Output of alsa-info.sh is attached.

Julian
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