On 2020-07-03 14:43 +0200, Jaroslav Kysela wrote: > Dne 03. 07. 20 v 12:59 Mark Pearson napsal(a): > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Alsa-devel <alsa-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of > > > Jaroslav Kysela > > > Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 6:34 AM > > > > > > Dne 03. 07. 20 v 10:00 Benjamin Poirier napsal(a): > > > > As a result of commit d2cd795c4ece ("ALSA: hda - fixup for the bass > > > > speaker on Lenovo Carbon X1 7th gen"), the sound output level on my machine, an > > > > X1 Carbon 7th gen, was reduced to ~65% of its previous level when playing > > > > certain sounds. [1] > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > Thank you for this work. Perhaps, Takashi will have some comments to > > > improve this quirk. > > Seconded - thank you! > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > It is possible that the X1 Carbon 8th gen would benefit from the same > > > > changes but I don't have a device to test that. Fixups are reordered so > > > > that the devices for 7th & 8th gen can share the same chain after the first > > > > fixup. The resulting chain is: > > > > > > 8th gen hardware should be similar, so the new fixup should be applied to this > > > hw, too. > > > > > We'll do some testing here and confirm the fixes on the X1C7 and X1C8 (and Yoga) > > > > Do let me know if there is any details Lenovo can provide that would help > > The functionality of this patch is same like the hda-verb command is > executed with the current kernel (run as root): > > hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x17 SET_CONNECT_SEL 1 > > You can control tweeters with 'Speaker' volume control. > And headphones and bass speakers with the 'Headphone' volume control. For other X1 users who might stumble upon this discussion; practical usage of the hda-verb trick requires a way to apply it automatically[1] and changes to the ucm profile[2]. [1] https://gist.github.com/hamidzr/dd81e429dc86f4327ded7a2030e7d7d9#gistcomment-3345062 [2] https://gist.github.com/hamidzr/dd81e429dc86f4327ded7a2030e7d7d9#gistcomment-3335517 I've added more information here: https://github.com/gobenji/thinkpad-x1-gen7-sound/tree/c5ebc9166e955934dab03d6c4fb5928cf28496b0#alternative-2---runtime-reconfiguration