FYI, I'm eagerly watching this discussion as a user from the sidelines.
I'll be happy to test out release candidates once they come out, but
until then I don't want to mess with my(mostly) working settings.
Keep going guys!
Trevor
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:42:10 +0200,
> Prakash Punnoor wrote:
>
>> Am Montag 16 April 2007 schrieb Takashi Iwai:
>>
>>> At Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:03:51 +0200,
>>>
>>> Prakash Punnoor wrote:
>>>
>>>> Am Montag 16 April 2007 schrieb Takashi Iwai:
>>>>
>>>>> At Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:51:21 +0200,
>>>>>
>>>>> Prakash Punnoor wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Am Montag 16 April 2007 schrieb Takashi Iwai:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:24:49 +0200,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Prakash Punnoor wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So my guess is that probably setting ad1986a_3st_init_verbs is
>>>>>>>> wrong for my mobo.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> {0x0f, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x2},
>>>>>>>> {0x10, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x1},
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're using older version. The latet HG version has different
>>>>>>> values there. Please try the HG version first then further
>>>>>>> debugging...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope doesn't work. I didn't put in complete hg drivers
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>
>>>> Because within 5 minutes I didn't find an easy way to deploy the hg tree
>>>> into kernel sources except copiying the directions to correct locations
>>>> by examining the kernel directory tree which is not very user friendly...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, if these verbs are harmful for your devices, we need to adjust
>>>>> it a bit. Try to comment out these verbs then confirm that the
>>>>> surround is working again.
>>>>>
>>>> It does.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Then get the connection of the
>>>>> corresponding widgets from /proc/asound/card0/codec#* file and compare
>>>>> with the above values.
>>>>>
>>>> Node 0x0f [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
>>>> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
>>>> Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
>>>> Connection: 8
>>>> 0x1f* 0x20 0x1d 0x1d 0x27 0x28 0x29 0x2a
>>>> Node 0x10 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
>>>> Connection: 3
>>>> 0x20* 0x1c 0x1f
>>>>
>>>> Please remember, there is still the bug left, that when I change ch
>>>> setting, I have to alter surr/center/lfe vol as they are otherwise muted.
>>>>
>>> Hmm, I can't follow the thread right now, so could you give a detailed
>>> problem description again, how to reproduce the problems?
>>>
>> With 2.6.21-rc6, surr and center/lfe remain silent, regardless of alsamixer
>> setting. When I patch ad1986a_3st_init_verbs out, it works.
>>
>> Another related bug is above:
>>
>>
>>>> Please remember, there is still the bug left, that when I change ch
>>>> setting, I have to alter surr/center/lfe vol as they are otherwise muted.
>>>>
>> I guess writing 0xb000 is not enough, as the lower 6 bits are gain value. Or
>> does the gain get applied somewhere else?
>>
>
> It corresponds to "Mic Boost" control.
>
>
>>> The widgets 0x0f and 0x10 are basically only for inputs (line and
>>> mic-in selections). Thus I'm wondering why these affects to outputs
>>> at all...
>>>
>> Well, I am not sure how to read the specs:
>>
>> 0x0f Chooses the mic inputs betweeb the MIC_1/2 and C/LFE pins. Contains the
>> mic gain boost amp.
>>
>> 0x10 Chooses the line in inputs between the line in, surround and MIC_1/2
>> pins.
>>
>> I think with those NIDs you actually select between "I want line in" or "I
>> want surround out" and whatever.
>>
>
> It sounds like so although it's just a guess work.
>
>
>> I remeber having troubles capturing sound via mic in or line in using audacity
>> alsa driver. I only managed it with audacity oss driver (with alsa oss kernel
>> emu). I guess this is related to wrong setting of above NIDs?
>>
>
> Maybe. The 0x0f and 0x10 are really mysterious setting on AD1986A.
>
>
>>> Also, make sure that changing only these verbs do the same effect.
>>> That is, instead of commenting out, put 0 to the verbs for 0x0f and
>>> 0x10 in ad1986a_3st_init_verbs, and don't touch other lines.
>>>
>> This works, I get sound.
>>
>
> Then, we seems to need reset 0x0f and 0x10 at each channel setting.
> Try the patch below. This will reset 0x0f and 0x10 to 0 when 6ch
> channel mode is chosen. On 2ch channel mode, these values should be
> back to make mic and line working (and no surround outputs, of
> course).
>
>
> Takashi
>
> diff -r 4b6ed4ef4820 pci/hda/patch_analog.c
> --- a/pci/hda/patch_analog.c Mon Apr 16 19:20:17 2007 +0200
> +++ b/pci/hda/patch_analog.c Mon Apr 16 21:07:45 2007 +0200
> @@ -764,9 +764,11 @@ static struct hda_verb ad1986a_ch2_init[
> /* Surround out -> Line In */
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x24 },
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb080},
> + { 0x10, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x1 },
> /* CLFE -> Mic in */
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x24 },
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb080},
> + { 0x0f, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x4 },
> { } /* end */
> };
>
> @@ -774,9 +776,11 @@ static struct hda_verb ad1986a_ch4_init[
> /* Surround out -> Surround */
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x40 },
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb000},
> + { 0x10, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x0 },
> /* CLFE -> Mic in */
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x24 },
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb080},
> + { 0x0f, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x4 },
> { } /* end */
> };
>
> @@ -784,9 +788,11 @@ static struct hda_verb ad1986a_ch6_init[
> /* Surround out -> Surround out */
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x40 },
> { 0x1c, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb000},
> + { 0x10, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x0 },
> /* CLFE -> CLFE */
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x40 },
> { 0x1d, AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, 0xb000},
> + { 0x0f, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x0 },
> { } /* end */
> };
>
>
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