[alsa-devel] ALSA on Alienware M17x

[Takashi Iwai]

At Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:40:13 +0930,
Adam Gray wrote:
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> On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:31:08 am Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:26:33 +0930,
> > 
> > Adam Gray wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:16:28 am Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > At Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:09:14 +0930,
> > > >
> > > > Adam Gray wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:04:48 am you wrote:
> > > > > > At Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:21:20 +0930,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Adam Gray wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm having a lot of trouble getting sound out of my Alienware
> > > > > > > M17x. I've attached the output from alsa-info. I'm running kernel
> > > > > > > version 2.6.28 with ALSA driver version 1.0.18.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1.0.18 is very old.  Any chance to try the later version?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Takashi
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm now running with the latest version (1.0.21), initially with the
> > > > > same results. After some fiddling I've managed to get the headphones
> > > > > working by adding:
> > > > >
> > > > > options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6
> > > > >
> > > > > to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. But still no speakers.
> > > >
> > > > Try model=intel first.  This will use the BIOS setup together with
> > > > GPIO1.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Takashi
> > >
> > > After setting model=intel I now have the speakers working, but no
> > > headphones.
> > 
> > OK, then attach alsa-info.sh output at this point.
> > 
> > To be sure -- you got both headphones working with model=dell-m6?
> > 
> > 
> > Takashi
> 
> 
> Sorry. Forgot to attach it the first time.
> With model=dell-m6 I only get sound out of the first headphone jack and the 
> line-out jack.

Which I/Os does your machine have?
According to alsa-info.sh output, BIOS gives three HP jacks, one mic
jack, one built-in speaker, one built-in mic, and one SPDIF out jack.

I guess the problem is due to three HPs.  The driver hasn't been
tested with three HP jacks, only with two HPs.


thanks,

Takashi