[alsa-devel] Dell N5110 HDA External Speaker is mute

[Takashi Iwai]

At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:11:16 +0000,
Cefn Hoile wrote:
> 
> On 12 January 2012 11:59, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> > At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:51:12 +0000,
> > Cefn Hoile wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks, Takashi.
> >>
> >> I don't know what tools and invocations to use test out the GPIO
> >> values you describe. I think you're saying I shouldn't bother toggling
> >> things through HDA Analyzer as there's nothing obviously wrong in that
> >> part of the configuration (as reported by alsa-info.sh which is
> >> attached as requested).
> >>
> >> I noticed in HD-Audio.txt a section which mentions a similar problem
> >> and IDT codecs specifically (below). Is there an IRC or mailing list
> >> where people could talk me through the basics of trying different
> >> GPIO/EAPD, Power Enable or Pin Sense manipulations. I wouldn't know
> >> how, yet. If I succeed I'll report back.
> >>
> >> Hopefully this will be worth it, as I think the N5110 is a pretty
> >> popular model with a common card, and probably a bunch of Dell
> >> hardware could get fixed if it could be figured out.
> >
> > You can change the GPIO setup via hda-verb on the fly.
> > For example, to set GPIO bit 0, try
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_MASK 0x01
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DIR 0x01
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DATA 0x01
> > where the output direction is assumed, and only GPIO 0 is set.
> > For GPIO bit 1,
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_MASK 0x02
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DIR 0x02
> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DATA 0x02
> > and 0x04 for GPIO bit 2.  Your device have up to three GPIO bits.
> >
> > If none of above doesn't any change, try to set DATA 0 instead of 1,
> > and/or DIR 0 instead of 1.
> >
> >
> >
> > Takashi
> >
> >> QUOTING FROM HD-Audio.txt >>>>>>>
> >>
> >> If you are masochistic enough to debug the driver problem, note the
> >> following:
> >>
> >> - The speaker (and the headphone, too) output often requires the
> >>   external amplifier. This can be set usually via EAPD verb or a
> >>   certain GPIO. If the codec pin supports EAPD, you have a better
> >>   chance via SET_EAPD_BTL verb (0x70c). On others, GPIO pin (mostly
> >>   it's either GPIO0 or GPIO1) may turn on/off EAPD.
> >> - Some Realtek codecs require special vendor-specific coefficients to
> >>   turn on the amplifier. See patch_realtek.c.
> >> - IDT codecs may have extra power-enable/disable controls on each
> >>   analog pin. See patch_sigmatel.c.
> >> - Very rare but some devices don't accept the pin-detection verb until
> >>   triggered. Issuing GET_PIN_SENSE verb (0xf09) may result in the
> >>   codec-communication stall. Some examples are found in
> >>   patch_realtek.c.
> >>
> >> <<<<<<<<
> >>
> >> On 12 January 2012 11:25, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> >> > At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:56:24 +0000,
> >> > Cefn Hoile wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> In case anything has changed in my config since the original info run,
> >> >> here is the same script run right now...
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=d0a1fd23339878916b611c88e64e4868b45445ce
> >> >
> >> > Could you rather attach?  Then it'll be archived and searchable.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, I don't see any obvious problem in the output.
> >> > If the pin assignment is correct, the routing and amp setups should be
> >> > OK with the current status.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe it's a missing GPIO setup.  Try to adjust GPIO mask, direction
> >> > and value bits.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Takashi
> 
> I have tried the attached script, which hopefully corresponds with the
> GPIO exploration regime you wanted me to try. Please take a look at
> the sequence in case there could be some combination I missed based on
> trying to interpret your description, or if there's some kind of
> reload step I need to do.

Yeah, there are some bugs :)
The combination should be (mask/dir/data)
1/1/0 1/1/1 1/0/0 1/0/1
2/2/0 2/2/2 2/0/0 2/0/2
4/4/0 4/4/4 4/0/0 4/0/4

Also, as a test, use aplay with -Dplughw option.
This skips PA and others.


Takashi

> When running this GPIO script as...
> sudo ./setgpio.sh
> ...with headphones on my N5110 it plays the sample every time, and
> with speakers it is always silent.
> 
> Here's an example log of execution...
> 
> cefn at cefn-oneiric-dell:~$ sudo ./setgpio.sh
> [sudo] password for cefn:
> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> value = 0x0
> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> 
> 
> Cefn