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

Julian Sikorski belegdol at gmail.com
Wed Jun 29 21:29:38 CEST 2011


W dniu 29.06.2011 20:16, Julian Sikorski pisze:
> W dniu 29.06.2011 19:36, Julian Sikorski pisze:
>> 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
>>
> I had a closer look at 2.6.38.8-32.fc15.x86_64 and the controls are not
> completely separate. While you can regulate the volume of headphones and
> speakers separately, muting one mutes the other.
> 
> Julian

I also tried merging sound-2.6/master with Linus's tree, but this also
did not help.

Julian

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