ac97_patch.c provides two helper functions that wrap the channel_mode variable, but they only take you out to 5.1 Audio: static inline int is_surround_on(struct snd_ac97 *ac97) { return ac97->channel_mode >= 1; } static inline int is_clfe_on(struct snd_ac97 *ac97) { return ac97->channel_mode >= 2; } For 7.1 Audio, i think there needs to be a test for 'Surround Back' or 'Back Surround' static inline int is_surback_on(struct snd_ac97 *ac97) { return ac97->channel_mode >= 4; } Am i correct? or am i mistaken? agreement or corrections appreciated! I think that i need this function for implementing vt1618_update_jacks() because vt1618 is 7.1 Audio: static void vt1618_update_jacks(struct snd_ac97 *ac97) { unsigned short usSft = 0, usMsk = 0x0003; if(is_surround_on(ac97)) ac97_update_bits_page(ac97, 0x60, 0x000C, ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0]<<2, 0); if(is_clfe_on(ac97)) ac97_update_bits_page(ac97, 0x60, 0x0030, ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0]<<4, 0); if(is_surback_on(ac97)) { /* toggle surround rear dac power */ snd_ac97_update_bits(ac97, 0x5c, 0x0008, ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] << 3); /* toggle aux in surround rear out jack */ snd_ac97_update_bits(ac97, 0x76, 0x0008, ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] << 3); } } _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel