[alsa-devel] model needed for Clevo P150HM (Realtek ALC892)

[Julian Sikorski]

W dniu 01.07.2011 08:27, Julian Sikorski pisze:
> W dniu 01.07.2011 08:24, Takashi Iwai pisze:
>> At Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:14:26 +0200,
>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
>>>
>>> W dniu 01.07.2011 07:21, Takashi Iwai pisze:
>>>> At Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:16:04 +0200,
>>>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> W dniu 30.06.2011 21:28, Takashi Iwai pisze:
>>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:09:49 +0200,
>>>>>> Julian Sikorski wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $ dmesg | grep XXX
>>>>>>> [   14.813013] XXX alc662_auto_fill_dac_nids called
>>>>>>> [   14.813015] XXX line_outs=1, 14/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813016] XXX hp_outs=1, 1b/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813018] XXX spk_outs=0, 0/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813186] XXX filled dacs: 2/0/0/0/0, hp 0, ext 0/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813187] XXX swap primary out to HP
>>>>>>> [   14.813188] XXX spk=14
>>>>>>> [   14.813190] XXX line=1b
>>>>>>> [   14.813191] XXX alc662_auto_fill_dac_nids called
>>>>>>> [   14.813192] XXX line_outs=1, 1b/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813194] XXX hp_outs=0, 0/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813195] XXX spk_outs=1, 14/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813311] XXX filled dacs: 2/0/0/0/0, hp 0, ext 0/0/0
>>>>>>> [   14.813560] XXX added multi-io pin 1a, dac 3
>>>>>>> [   14.813814] XXX added multi-io pin 18, dac 4
>>>>>>> [   14.813818] XXX create mixer ch 0 pin 1b dac 2 mix c
>>>>>>> [   14.813821] XXX create mixer ch 1 pin 1a dac 3 mix d
>>>>>>> [   14.813825] XXX create mixer ch 2 pin 18 dac 4 mix e
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How about the fix below?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Takashi
>>>>>
>>>>> It works, thanks! In more detail, the Speaker/Headphone situation is
>>>>> back to 2.6.38 state - you can regulate them independently, but muting
>>>>> one mutes the other. LFE/Center and Surround keep working correctly too.
>>>>> The new output of alsa-info.sh:
>>>>> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=45bc0df9747371b348bde6c4aa508b2ba44aff47
>>>>
>>>> Right, it's because ALC892 has no mute-control in pin widgets but
>>>> only in the mixer widget.  And HP and speaker paths share the same
>>>> mixer, thus it's impossible to mute independently.
>>>
>>> I assume that the auto-mute function uses a different approach then - it
>>> disables the speakers sound when headphone jack is plugged in.
>>
>> Yes, it changes the pin-control value.
> 
> Thanks for clarification.
> 
>>>>> So it seems that the only things remaining are the SPDIF/rear channel
>>>>> jack and the coupled muting issue.
>>>>
>>>> It's a BIOS bug.  It doesn't tell SPDIF is available.
>>>> Ditto for the 4th stereo out.  No pin is exposed by BIOS.
>>>
>>> I see. I can try updating the BIOS and see if it changes anything. If it
>>> doesn't, is there a way to work the problem around in the driver?
>>
>> You need to figure out pins manually by yourself, then change the
>> driver code.  I leave it as a homework :)
> 
> :) I cannot write code, so I would not count on myself doing that. I
> will have a look into updating the BIOS though.
> 
>> thanks,
>>
>> Takashi
> 
> Once again thanks for all the work you have done,
> 
> Julian
Hmm, I googled a bit and it seems the way to find the pins is to write
values to user_pin_configs. So no coding knowledge seems needed, could
you give me some pointers on where to start?

Thanks,
Julian