[alsa-devel] intel-hd on an intel G33 motherboard

Thu Dec 27 11:38:29 CET 2007

Thank you for taking interest in my problem.

I tried alsamixer -D hw:1.0 and similar combinations, but the card doesn't speak to me:

#alsamixer -D hw:1.0
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for hw:1.0: No such device

It is a pity that Intel hasn't made the choice of a unvarying unified APIs. Unhappy collaborations such as those between Microsoft and Intel usually bring trouble and pain to developers.

It's quite infuriating to only get sound out the card via headphones which means that the card is working to a certain degree.  It looks like it's taunting me ;-)

Patrick

> From: tdavis at dsl-only.net
> To: fuuss at hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:47:27 -0800
> CC: alsa-devel at alsa-project.org
> Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] intel-hd on an intel G33 motherboard
>
> Ok, the second codec is the HDMI port. For some reason, it is getting
> assigned to be primary sound device. Try "alsamixer -D hw:1.0" to see
> if it can control the realtek device.
>
> Oddly enough, I used to work at Intel as a contractor, developing audio
> drivers for their boards. They stopped supporting Linux when my
> contract ended.
>
> I'll see what I can do over the next couple of weeks.
>
> Tobin
>
> On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 00:33 +0000, De Fuuss wrote:
>
>> Hi Tobin,
>>
>> Thanks for you quick reply.
>>
>> I tried both 3stack-6ch and 3stack-6ch-dig (the card has a spdif out). I found out that when putting on headphones on a separate headphone jack I get some sound with both settings. Hoever, the front out l/r, center/bass sourround back l/r and side sourround l/r port remain silent.
>>
>> I set all channels to 80-100% in alsamixer.
>>
>> A few more details from my setup:
>> Shuttle XPC SG33G5M
>> Intel G33 Express + ICH9DH
>>
>> Interestingly, when I run alsamixer, it identifies the Chip as "Generic 1095 ID 1392", in other words in points to codec#1. I thought it should point to codec#0, e.g. RealTek ALC888
>>
>> I have the strong impression that the channels are not truly set by alsamixer as they point to the wrong codec. I'm only a layman in ALSA, and I have no idea how to tell alsamixer to consider codec#0 instead codec#1.
>>
>> Do you have any idea on how to crack this nut?
>>
>> Below is the output of both codecs:
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> ____________________
>> #cat /proc/asound/cards
>>
>> 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
>> HDA Intel at 0xfdff8000 irq 22
>>
>> # cat /proc/asound/Intel/codec#0
>> Codec: Realtek ALC888
>> Address: 0
>> Vendor Id: 0x10ec0888
>> Subsystem Id: 0x12970888
>> Revision Id: 0x100001
>> No Modem Function Group found
>> Default PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Default Amp-In caps: N/A
>> Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
>> Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
>> bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x07 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x9f 0x9f]
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
>> bits [0x6]: 16 20
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Connection: 1
>> 0x23
>> Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x9f 0x9f]
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
>> bits [0x6]: 16 20
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Connection: 1
>> 0x22
>> Node 0x0a [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100391: Stereo Digital
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Connection: 1
>> 0x1f
>> Node 0x0b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x9d 0x9d] [0x80 0x80] [0x9f 0x9f] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
>> Connection: 10
>> 0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17
>> Node 0x0c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x1d 0x1d]
>> Connection: 2
>> 0x02 0x0b
>> Node 0x0d [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f]
>> Connection: 2
>> 0x03 0x0b
>> Node 0x0e [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f]
>> Connection: 2
>> 0x04 0x0b
>> Node 0x0f [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Connection: 2
>> 0x05 0x0b
>> Node 0x10 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x11 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x12 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x13 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x01011012: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x0836: IN OUT Detect
>> Pin Default 0x01016011: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Orange
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x0836: IN OUT Detect
>> Pin Default 0x01012014: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Grey
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f* 0x26
>> Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x08373e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x01813040: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
>> Pincap 0x08373e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x02a19850: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
>> Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x08373e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x9993014f: [Fixed] Aux at Int ATAPI
>> Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Pincap 0x08373e: IN OUT HP Detect
>> Pin Default 0x02214020: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
>> Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
>> Connection: 5
>> 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
>> Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
>> Pincap 0x0820: IN
>> Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
>> Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
>> Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
>> Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
>> Pincap 0x0820: IN
>> Pin Default 0x4005a603: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
>> Conn = Optical, Color = UNKNOWN
>> Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
>> Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400300: Mono Digital
>> Pincap 0x0810: OUT
>> Pin Default 0x01451130: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
>> Conn = Optical, Color = Black
>> Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
>> Connection: 1
>> 0x06
>> Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400200: Mono Digital
>> Pincap 0x0820: IN
>> Pin Default 0x01c59160: [Jack] SPDIF In at Ext Rear
>> Conn = Optical, Color = Pink
>> Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
>> Node 0x20 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00040: Mono
>> Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x22 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
>> Connection: 11
>> 0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
>> Node 0x23 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
>> Connection: 11
>> 0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
>> Node 0x24 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
>> Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
>> bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>> formats [0x1]: PCM
>> Node 0x26 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
>> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80]
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>> Connection: 2
>> 0x25 0x0b
>>
>> A second codec sits at /proc/asound/Intel/codec#0. A cat results in:
>>
>> Codec: Generic 1095 ID 1392
>> Address: 1
>> Vendor Id: 0x10951392
>> Subsystem Id: 0xffffffff
>> Revision Id: 0x100000
>> No Modem Function Group found
>> Default PCM:
>> rates [0x0]:
>> bits [0x0]:
>> formats [0x0]:
>> Default Amp-In caps: N/A
>> Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
>> Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x6211: Stereo Digital
>> PCM:
>> rates [0x7f0]: 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
>> bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
>> formats [0x5]: PCM AC3
>> Node 0x03 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40738d: Stereo Digital Amp-Out
>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
>> Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
>> Pincap 0x0894: OUT Detect
>> Pin Default 0x18560010: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
>> Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
>> Pin-ctls: 0x00:
>> Connection: 1
>> 0x02
>>
>>
>>> From: tdavis at dsl-only.net
>>> To: fuuss at hotmail.com
>>> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:30:28 -0800
>>> CC: alsa-devel at alsa-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] intel-hd on an intel G33 motherboard
>>>
>>> Try "model=3stack-6ch". Also, if you look in the
>>> alsa-driver-1.0.15/alsa-kernel/Documentation/Alsa-Configuration.txt
>>> file, there are other models you can select for the alc883/888 codec.
>>>
>>> Let me know if this works and I'll add your system to the driver.
>>>
>>> Tobin
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 18:42 +0000, De Fuuss wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I'm missing something, but I've failed to get even the slightest
>>>> noise out of the onboard sound card from a Intel G33 motherboard. I
>>>> tried the alsa drivers from the alsa-driver-1.0.15 package as well as
>>>> the the alsa drivers provided by kernel 2.6.23 (built as modules), to
>>>> no avail.
>>>>
>>>> The sound chip is identified as a Intel HDA / Realtek ALC888 on the Intel G33 ICH9 motherboard.
>>>>
>>>> After reading some of the documentation from the ALSA site and googling through half the internet I haven't found out yet if this specific sound card is supported by ALSA and if some module options must be passed (such as options snd-intel-hda model=.....).
>>>>
>>>> Could somebody be so kind as to point me into the right direction?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Patrick
>>>>
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> glDisable (GL_BUGS);
> heh
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