[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ALSA: hda - Consider additional capture source/selector in ALC889

[Takashi Iwai]

At Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:29:38 +0100,
Mauro Condarelli wrote:
> 
> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:10:10 +0000 (UTC),
> > Mauro Condarelli wrote:
> >   
> >> Hi,
> >> sorry to disturb.
> >> I have an acer Aspire 8930 and I am fighting with sound.
> >> I have an up-to-date ubuntu Intrepid distribution.
> >> I had NO sound at all.
> >> I followed instructions upgrading to latest alsa-driver-1.0.19 added "options
> >> snd-hda-intel model=acer" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and
> >> "/usr/local/bin/hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x15 SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE 2" to
> >> /etc/rc.local.
> >> JOY! I have sound.
> >> So far so good.
> >> Now my problem is I do not have capture (intrnal or external mic are not
> >> working); I kept searching and found this thread.
> >> I downloaded the alsa-driver-snapshot-tiwai from ftp.kernel.org, applied the
> >> last patch (it seemed not applied in the snapshot) which went in with some line
> >> discrepancies.
> >> Removed the above settings and insatalled the new driver.
> >> Result is now I have a *very* low volume audio and I'm unsure the mic is working
> >> at all.
> >> I'm obviously missing something.
> >> Can someone be so kind to point me in the right direction, please?
> >> I'm (obviously!) ready to offer all info required. I simply didn't want to make
> >> this post any longer.
> >>     
> >
> > Try the latest snapshot below with model=auto option.
> >     ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/snapshot/alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz
> >
> > If this doesn't work, please run alsa-info.sh with --no-upload option
> > and attach the generated file.  The script is found at
> >     http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh
> >
> >   
> Hi Takashi,
> many thanks for the really fast answer!
> 
> 
> I was already using that snapshot (albeit with further patches).
> I recompiled and reinstalled a fresh copy (to be on the safe side), but 
> the results are the same: *very* low volume even with all mixers up.

And it's louder if you pass the model option?  If so, please run
alsa-info.sh on both states to compare.


thanks,

Takashi