[alsa-devel] Regarding Sound on Acer Aspire 6935G

[Karthik Ramgopal]

Yes I did try model=acer-aspire-4930g. That gives me even lesser
functionality than model=auto (Surround volume can no longer be used to
adjust line-out volume) I think the 4930G uses a ALC888 and the
6935/6920/8920/8930 use a ALC889 (0x10ec0889) codec. Any way of obtaining
the verbs from the Windows driver?

Some more info (obtained by generally trying out verbs)

0x15 SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE 2 and 0x14 SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE 2 are both needed to
get the amps fired

0x14 SET_CONNECT_SEL 0x00 connects the laptop speakers and disconnects
line-out
0x14 SET_CONNECT_SEL 0x01 connects the line-out but laptop speakers continue
to function

0x15 SET_CONNECT_SEL 0x00 connects the laptop speakers and disconnects the
subwoofer
0x14 SET_CONNECT_SEL 0x01 connects the subwoofer but laptop speakers
continue to function
0x15 SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL 0x00 turns off the line-out
0x15 SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL 0x40 turns on the line-out but laptop-speakers
stay on
0x15 SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL 0xc0 Same as above but line-out volume is much
higher

0x0c SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE 0x7080 (Mutes all channels)
0x0c SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE 0x7000 (Un-mutes all channels)

The Realtek Linux driver had one ALC889 model entry for the M90V ALC889
codec with model param as asus-dig. I tried that out. With that headphone
jack sensing worked in the sense that as soon as a headphone was plugged in,
the subwoofer turned off, though the front speakers were still on. I did get
line-out volume though, it was very feeble. The internal mic still did not
work and nor did an external one.

Regards,
Karthik

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Emilio López <buhitoescolar at gmail.com>wrote:

> I seem to have the same card looking at lspci -v, and I experience the same
> problems. My laptop is an Acer Aspire 6930, so maybe the Acer bioses are
> broken? I got the sound to work (with the controls mapped uncorrectly), but
> I still can't make the mic work. I'll try with that model, I also tried with
> acer and acer-aspire with no luck.
>
> Emilio
>
> 2009/5/17 Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
>
>> At Sat, 16 May 2009 11:51:36 +0800,
>> Karthik Ramgopal wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >        Even after enabling DEBUG using --with-debug option with
>> configure when
>> > compiling the alsa-driver snapshot leaves no more error messages in the
>> dmesg
>> > logs. The only message relating to HDA is:
>> >
>> > [   41.104817] hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card
>> #0.
>> > Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.
>> >
>> > I just got the line-out output to work by toggling the surround volume.
>> I
>> > still think it's a mapping problem. The headphone switch is turning the
>> > subwoofer on and off, and the surround volume is controlling the
>> line-out
>> > volume.
>>
>> OK, this implies that the BIOS setup is broken.
>> Did you try model=acer-aspire-4930g, BTW?
>>
>>
>> Takashi
>>
>> > None of the line-in devices function and all of the amp-ins 0x0b to
>> > 0x0f are muted. Cannot find any verb to unmute them. hda-verb with
>> > SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE 2 at 0x15 is still needed at startup to fire up the
>> amps.
>> >
>> > Please help.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Karthik
>> >
>> >
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