[alsa-devel] HP pavilion dv5 1110ew - no hdmi sound

[Takashi Iwai]

At Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:43:16 +0100,
Bartłomiej Holdenmayer wrote:
> 
> Dnia 2009-02-14, sob o godzinie 11:30 +0100, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > At Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:48:26 +0100,
> > Bartłomiej Holdenmayer wrote:
> > > 
> > > Dnia 2009-02-13, pią o godzinie 09:03 +0100, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > > > At Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:58:44 +0100,
> > > > I wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > At Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:37:54 +0100,
> > > > > Bartłomiej Holdenmayer wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Dnia 2009-02-11, śro o godzinie 08:48 +0100, Takashi Iwai pisze:
> > > > > > > At Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:20:44 +0100,
> > > > > > > Bartłomiej Holdenmayer wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Welcome,
> > > > > > > > I have no sound through HDMI.
> > > > > > > > I have Nvidia Geforce 9200M GS with 180.11 driver. Alsa 1.0.19. And
> > > > > > > > newest bios F13A. 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I was googling for a week and only solution i found was to upgrade Alsa
> > > > > > > > and Nvidia to the newest version. I did, but i still do not have sound
> > > > > > > > over HDMI. In Win$ it is working ok.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=01be9175263a5021fcfef3a47123afc04d62a863
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Try the very latest alsa-driver snapshot below:
> > > > > > >     ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/snapshot/alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Takashi
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have now the newest nvidia 180.29 from 11.02.09. I have alsa snapshot.
> > > > > > Still sound does not work over hdmi.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, then the last suspect is BIOS.
> > > > 
> > > > BTW, the very latest alsa-driver snapshot includes a new feature to
> > > > force the codec probing.  Grab the latest one and try probe_mask=0x1ff
> > > > option.  You'll have to see some new messages
> > > > 	hda_intel: codec_mask forced to 0xff
> > > > 
> > > > Takashi
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
> > > 
> > > Can You please tell me what exactly should I do?
> > 
> > Well, just like what I wrote in the above: grab the latest alsa-driver
> > snapshot tarball, build it, install it, and add probe_mask=0x1ff
> > module option to snd-hda-intel, then load it.  If you've done it
> > properly, you see the message like above.  And let's see whether the
> > driver can detect more codecs.
> > 
> > 
> > Takashi
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> 
> I did ehat You wrote. Here is my dmesg:
> [   14.729023] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low)
> -> IRQ 2
> 2
> [   14.729028] hda_intel: codec_mask forced to 0xff
> [   14.729054] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
> [   15.776021]
> ALSA /usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19/pci/hda/../../alsa-k
> ernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:634: hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout,
> switching to
>  polling mode: last cmd=0x100f0000
> [   16.780019]
> ALSA /usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19/pci/hda/../../alsa-k
> ernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1271: hda_intel: Codec #1 probe error;
> disabling it...
> [   17.816508]
> ALSA /usr/src/Alsa-1.0.19/alsa-driver-1.0.19/pci/hda/../../alsa-k
> ernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1271: hda_intel: Codec #3 probe error;
> disabling it...
> [   17.921600] input: HDA Digital PCBeep
> as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/inp
> ut/input11
> [   18.052194] input: HDA Intel at 0x9f300000 irq 22 Mic at Ext Front
> Jack as /d
> evices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input12
> [   18.052587] input: HDA Intel at 0x9f300000 irq 22 Mic at Sep UNKNOWN
> Jack as 
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input13
> [   18.052894] input: HDA Intel at 0x9f300000 irq 22 HP Out at Ext Front
> Jack as
>  /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input14
> 
> What next should I do?
> 
> I have basic questions:
> Alsa to work good with my HDMI sound have to know what hardware is
> onboard and what it can do- features (f.ex.HDMI). What is responsible
> for recognition of hardware? Is that alsa-driver package? How can I
> force good recognition?
> 
> aplay -l list devices it can use. Now for me it is:
> artek at hplaptop:~$ aplay -l
> **** Lista PLAYBACK urządzeń ****
> karta 0: Intel [HDA Intel], urządzenie 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx
> Analog]
>   Urządzenia podrzędne: 1/1
>   Urządzenie podrzędne #0: subdevice #0
> karta 0: Intel [HDA Intel], urządzenie 1: STAC92xx Digital [STAC92xx
> Digital]
>   Urządzenia podrzędne: 1/1
>   Urządzenie podrzędne #0: subdevice #0
> 
> Up to my knowledge, as soon as Alsa knows about HDMI feature, i will get
> 3rd device with aplay -l. Am I right about it?

It's true for dedicated HDMI codec chip.  But, right now it's mixed
for the HDMI routing from the analog codec chip.  This should be fixed
in future.

> What is that device: STAC92xx Digital?

It's either an SPDIF or an HDMI output.

Turn on "IEC958 Playback Switch", and just try to play something from
the default device.


Takashi