[alsa-devel] Dell N5110 HDA External Speaker is mute

[Takashi Iwai]

At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:53 +0000,
Cefn Hoile wrote:
> 
> On 12 January 2012 15:18, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> > At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:11:16 +0000,
> > Cefn Hoile wrote:
> >>
> >> On 12 January 2012 11:59, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> >> > At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:51:12 +0000,
> >> > Cefn Hoile wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks, Takashi.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't know what tools and invocations to use test out the GPIO
> >> >> values you describe. I think you're saying I shouldn't bother toggling
> >> >> things through HDA Analyzer as there's nothing obviously wrong in that
> >> >> part of the configuration (as reported by alsa-info.sh which is
> >> >> attached as requested).
> >> >>
> >> >> I noticed in HD-Audio.txt a section which mentions a similar problem
> >> >> and IDT codecs specifically (below). Is there an IRC or mailing list
> >> >> where people could talk me through the basics of trying different
> >> >> GPIO/EAPD, Power Enable or Pin Sense manipulations. I wouldn't know
> >> >> how, yet. If I succeed I'll report back.
> >> >>
> >> >> Hopefully this will be worth it, as I think the N5110 is a pretty
> >> >> popular model with a common card, and probably a bunch of Dell
> >> >> hardware could get fixed if it could be figured out.
> >> >
> >> > You can change the GPIO setup via hda-verb on the fly.
> >> > For example, to set GPIO bit 0, try
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_MASK 0x01
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DIR 0x01
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DATA 0x01
> >> > where the output direction is assumed, and only GPIO 0 is set.
> >> > For GPIO bit 1,
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_MASK 0x02
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DIR 0x02
> >> >        hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x01 SET_GPIO_DATA 0x02
> >> > and 0x04 for GPIO bit 2.  Your device have up to three GPIO bits.
> >> >
> >> > If none of above doesn't any change, try to set DATA 0 instead of 1,
> >> > and/or DIR 0 instead of 1.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Takashi
> >> >
> >> >> QUOTING FROM HD-Audio.txt >>>>>>>
> >> >>
> >> >> If you are masochistic enough to debug the driver problem, note the
> >> >> following:
> >> >>
> >> >> - The speaker (and the headphone, too) output often requires the
> >> >>   external amplifier. This can be set usually via EAPD verb or a
> >> >>   certain GPIO. If the codec pin supports EAPD, you have a better
> >> >>   chance via SET_EAPD_BTL verb (0x70c). On others, GPIO pin (mostly
> >> >>   it's either GPIO0 or GPIO1) may turn on/off EAPD.
> >> >> - Some Realtek codecs require special vendor-specific coefficients to
> >> >>   turn on the amplifier. See patch_realtek.c.
> >> >> - IDT codecs may have extra power-enable/disable controls on each
> >> >>   analog pin. See patch_sigmatel.c.
> >> >> - Very rare but some devices don't accept the pin-detection verb until
> >> >>   triggered. Issuing GET_PIN_SENSE verb (0xf09) may result in the
> >> >>   codec-communication stall. Some examples are found in
> >> >>   patch_realtek.c.
> >> >>
> >> >> <<<<<<<<
> >> >>
> >> >> On 12 January 2012 11:25, Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> wrote:
> >> >> > At Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:56:24 +0000,
> >> >> > Cefn Hoile wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> In case anything has changed in my config since the original info run,
> >> >> >> here is the same script run right now...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=d0a1fd23339878916b611c88e64e4868b45445ce
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Could you rather attach?  Then it'll be archived and searchable.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Anyway, I don't see any obvious problem in the output.
> >> >> > If the pin assignment is correct, the routing and amp setups should be
> >> >> > OK with the current status.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Maybe it's a missing GPIO setup.  Try to adjust GPIO mask, direction
> >> >> > and value bits.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Takashi
> >>
> >> I have tried the attached script, which hopefully corresponds with the
> >> GPIO exploration regime you wanted me to try. Please take a look at
> >> the sequence in case there could be some combination I missed based on
> >> trying to interpret your description, or if there's some kind of
> >> reload step I need to do.
> >
> > Yeah, there are some bugs :)
> > The combination should be (mask/dir/data)
> > 1/1/0 1/1/1 1/0/0 1/0/1
> > 2/2/0 2/2/2 2/0/0 2/0/2
> > 4/4/0 4/4/4 4/0/0 4/0/4
> >
> > Also, as a test, use aplay with -Dplughw option.
> > This skips PA and others.
> >
> >
> > Takashi
> >
> >> When running this GPIO script as...
> >> sudo ./setgpio.sh
> >> ...with headphones on my N5110 it plays the sample every time, and
> >> with speakers it is always silent.
> >>
> >> Here's an example log of execution...
> >>
> >> cefn at cefn-oneiric-dell:~$ sudo ./setgpio.sh
> >> [sudo] password for cefn:
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x00 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x00]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x0, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x01 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x1
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x02 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x2
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >> SETTING GPIO 0x04 MASK, DIRECTION AND DATA TO [0x01 0x01 0x01]
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x716, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x717, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> nid = 0x1, verb = 0x715, param = 0x4
> >> value = 0x0
> >> Home directory /home/cefn not ours.
> >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> >> Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> >>
> >>
> >> Cefn
> 
> Thanks again for your patience. It would be really useful if you could
> suggest a specific change to the section of my script which details
> the alternates, unless my script is more conceptually broken than
> that. That way I can't misinterpret which of the flags you're trying
> to describe with words. The problem I have looking at your "1/1/0"
> list is which arguments of the actual hda-verb command to bind them
> to: there are actually 4 values to vary in my mind. Three lines are
> executed as a block for every possible combination of values in my
> script (in the center of the nested loops)...
> 
> hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 "$GPIOMASK" SET_GPIO_MASK "$TARGETBIT"
> hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 "$GPIODIR" SET_GPIO_DIR "$TARGETBIT"				
> hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 "$GPIODATA" SET_GPIO_DATA "$TARGETBIT"
> 
> .... that is, GPIOMASK, GPIODIR, GPIODATA AND TARGETBIT. Your response
> details only 3 values, so what do I do with TARGETBIT, or is it
> identical to something else?.

No, the the first argument after /dev/snd/hwC0D0 is always 0x01.
It's the AFG node id which the GPIO is always bound to.  Only the last
value, i.e. the parameter to the exected verb, is changed.


Takashi