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

[Connor McAdams]

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On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Connor McAdams <conmanx360 at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I run the program, the output to the terminal looks like the file
> included. This is with a Sound BlasterX AE-5.
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Connor McAdams <conmanx360 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You get that terminal output while running the program? Those
>> vfio_region_writes shouldn't be visible from the terminal... they
>> should be fed into QemuHDADump, and then it outputs it's own stuff. If
>> that is the output you're seeing, you might not have set up logging to
>> go to stderr.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 1:05 PM, Håvard <hovardslill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think this is right!
>>>
>>> I first booted up, then tested speakers (That I could not hear) and then
>>> tested microphone (Which worked perfectly) in windows settings.
>>>
>>> -Håvard
>>>
>>> Den ons. 12. sep. 2018 kl. 18:49 skrev Connor McAdams
>>> <conmanx360 at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Also, sorry to keep sending more replies, make sure the only trace you
>>>> have on is vfio_region_write, and not the read one. The read spams up
>>>> the console.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Connor McAdams <conmanx360 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Reason being, it may not have identified the CORB buffer properly or
>>>> > something. That's very odd to have no data. Never seen that before.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:42 PM, Connor McAdams <conmanx360 at gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >> Could you try again and make a copy of your terminal output?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Håvard <hovardslill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>> Hi again.
>>>> >>> Sorry for not noticing all files were empty, did it not run for long
>>>> >>> enough?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> -Håvard
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Den ons. 12. sep. 2018 kl. 18:39 skrev Håvard <hovardslill at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Sorry my bad again it was working perfectly, just missed a step.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I'll add the dumps as an attatchment. I had both external headset and
>>>> >>>> microphone plugged in and let the VM run in the background for ~30min
>>>> >>>> while
>>>> >>>> doing other stuff. I did not play music or test my microphone in the
>>>> >>>> VM
>>>> >>>> either, If i did anything wrong, please tell me!
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> It stopped at 0x104f4
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> -Håvard
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Den ons. 12. sep. 2018 kl. 00:31 skrev Connor McAdams
>>>> >>>> <conmanx360 at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Hm.... that's odd. They should show up in the folder you ran the
>>>> >>>>> command from. Does your console show any "DumpMem entered..." or
>>>> >>>>> something like that? You may have a permissions error. I've had some
>>>> >>>>> people report that as an issue before.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Håvard <hovardslill at gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>> > Hi!
>>>> >>>>> >
>>>> >>>>> > Took a while, but I think I got it working. Did not see any
>>>> >>>>> > "frame[xx]"
>>>> >>>>> > files though. What dumps do you want?
>>>> >>>>> >
>>>> >>>>> > -Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >
>>>> >>>>> > Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 21:27 skrev Håvard
>>>> >>>>> > <hovardslill at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >> Sorry about that, I forgot to enable a kernel config...
>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >> -Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >> Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 21:20 skrev Connor McAdams
>>>> >>>>> >> <conmanx360 at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>> >>> When it's bound as a stub, it shouldn't show up in alsamixer
>>>> >>>>> >>> controls.
>>>> >>>>> >>> You can check what module is loaded by doing lspci -v . It
>>>> >>>>> >>> should say
>>>> >>>>> >>> kernel driver in use: pci-stub. Also, did you run the vfio-bind
>>>> >>>>> >>> script
>>>> >>>>> >>> before trying it?
>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Håvard <hovardslill at gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>> >>> > Thank you for the offer!
>>>> >>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> > I run gentoo, but your github guide is very useful. I can't
>>>> >>>>> >>> > seem to
>>>> >>>>> >>> > bind my
>>>> >>>>> >>> > audio driver to a pci-stud. Is the Sound card still supposed
>>>> >>>>> >>> > to
>>>> >>>>> >>> > function as
>>>> >>>>> >>> > normal when I (think I) have bound it to a stud.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> > -Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> > Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 20:26 skrev Connor McAdams
>>>> >>>>> >>> > <conmanx360 at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> One thing you could try, is using the program I used to
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> reverse
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> engineer the Sound Blaster Z series of cards, QemuHDADump. If
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> your
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> processor supports pci-passthrough with a virtual machine,
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> you
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> could
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> run a Windows virtual machine with the sound card in it and
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> capture
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> the commands. I'd be willing to look through the dumps to see
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> if
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> there
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> are any special verbs or anything.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> You can find the program here:
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> https://github.com/Conmanx360/QemuHDADump
>>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> Let me know.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> <hovardslill at gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > Sorry, my gmail didn't update so I wrote my response before
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > I
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > read
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > your
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > last one.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > It is a separate mic port as the G751JT doesn't have any
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > headset
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > multijacks.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > I'll try and dig around in the kernel! Thanks for the tip!
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > -Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 20:09 skrev Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > <hovardslill at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> Thank you for taking your time and trying to help! :)
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> Do you know where I can ask around for more help on the
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> issue?
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> I
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> don't
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> want to give up yet.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> -Håvard
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> Den tir. 11. sep. 2018 kl. 20:02 skrev Takashi Iwai
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> <tiwai at suse.de>:
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> 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.  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
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> > > > >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> > > > [2  <text/html; UTF-8 (quoted-printable)>]
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> > > >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> > >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> > [2  <text/html; UTF-8 (quoted-printable)>]
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>> >
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>>
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>
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