[alsa-devel] Microphone detected, but no output for all ASUS G751xx with ALC668 chipset

[Takashi Iwai]

On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:02:54 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:14:37 +0200,
> Håvard wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, microphone gets detected instantly and it automatically changes to it
> > in pavucontrol.
> 
> Then it likely requires some additional initialization outside
> HD-audio.

Or, if it's a headset jack (not a separate mic jack), there is still a
chance about the missing headset initialization.

There are lots of other models for ALC662/ALC668, and on 4.19-rc, you
can choose most of models via model option.  Try each model.


Takashi

> It's hard to know, as it's pretty much vendor-specific.
> You can dig down the Windows, but I have no idea about Windows
> implementation, so can't give any hints, unfortunately.
> 
> 
> Takashi
> 
> > 
> > Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 18:52 skrev Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:40:23 +0200,
> > > Håvard wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for replying!
> > > >
> > > > Enabling loopback in alsamixer:
> > > > http://i.imgur.com/lNo6e7T.png
> > > >
> > > > And unmuting more and more things in "Mic Playback Volume" in
> > > hdaanalyzer:
> > > > http://i.imgur.com/H0HiOhy.png
> > > > made white noise come from the headset. However it did not change or
> > > react
> > > > at all when I talked or even muted the microphone physically.
> > > >
> > > > I couldn't find "Mic Playback Switch" anywhere in either alsamixer or
> > > > hdaanalyzer.
> > >
> > > It's a mixer mute switch.
> > >
> > > > The microphone works perfectly fine under Windows, so I don't think it is
> > > > the mic pin.
> > >
> > > But the fact above indicates the possibility of the wrong pin, too.
> > >
> > > Does the jack detection of the ext mic pin work?
> > >
> > >
> > > Takashi
> > >
> > > >
> > > > -Håvard
> > > >
> > > > Den man. 10. sep. 2018 kl. 22:39 skrev Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>:
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 20:44:30 +0200,
> > > > > Håvard wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Additional relevant info:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A similar issue was also discussed three years ago on Sun Jun
> > > 17:15:54
> > > > > CEST
> > > > > > 2015 and was about his surround sound setup, but did not touch on the
> > > > > > external microphone problem:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2015-June/093317.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > alsa-info.sh:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=1d8616ba5977308e03db6c3a86e36e9e9b38d6f0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Graph of ALC668 chipset from hdaanalyzer:
> > > > > > http://i.imgur.com/c08DNJW.png
> > > > > >
> > > > > > setting alsa-mode[1-8] does nothing to help the issue.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There are several of similar bug reports around the web experiencing
> > > > > > similar issues, and on different distros.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Microphone works perfectly in windows
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a ASUS ROG G751JT, but this problem seems to happen with all
> > > > > laptops
> > > > > > under the G751 name.
> > > > >
> > > > > When you enable the loopback volume and switch, and unmute/adjust "Mic
> > > > > Playback Volume", and "Mic Playback Switch", do you hear the input
> > > > > from the ext mic?  It's a route directly from NID 0x18 to the mixer
> > > > > NID 0x0b, then output mixer NID 0x0c, then outputs.  So this can be
> > > > > used to verify the hardware routing.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you don't hear via this route, it means that the input from the ext
> > > > > mic pin itself is broken, and it implies that something outside
> > > > > HD-audio codec.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Takashi
> > > > >
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