On 31/03/15 01:41, Raymond Yau wrote: > > > > > Thank you for your reply, > > > > Please see below the output of alsa-info.sh before and after the > headphone plugged in > > > > > Before:http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=a316eebf7b150b5897838be37bce4e8c9d95eaae > > After: > http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=0f163003e9005972db5f97f21a45be67816e3801 > > > > I have 6 Jacks at the rear panel and two at the top (one output one > input) > > I am afraid I do not know how to switch channel mode to retask. > > > > Also, the computer is of a certain age, and the issue has started > several month ago but I never really looked into it, so I am not sure > that change in power management will be relevant has it seems quite > recent. > > > > grey jack mean no headphone playback volume control and independent > headphone > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c?id=4abdbd1c2c1832e7270e546307ffb3e56b286db2 > > The recent fix for the independent HP reduced the availability of the > side surround output, because there are only 4 DACs for 7.1 and a HP > outputs. Adjust the badness tables for VIA so that 7.1 outputs are > activated for the cost of missing independent HP. > > Once when we implement the dynamic DAC switching to multiple outputs, > this conflicts will be eased in future... > > This mean some feature are lost > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c?id=2525050518496dfd6905abfa8d6d34288eed36d7 > > If you have selected ac97 front audio panel instead of hda front audio > panel in BIOS setup, both front hp and front mic disable jack > detection Misc = NO_PRESENCE > > You have to provide pulseaudio verbose log since there is only > headphone phantom jack and no headphone playback volume and > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_PulseAudio_problems > > Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out > Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 > ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 > Control: name="Front Headphone Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 > Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 > Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] > Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect > Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 > Pin Default 0x0221411f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front > Conn = 1/8, Color = Green > DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf > Misc = NO_PRESENCE > Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ > Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 > Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 > Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 > Connection: 2 > 0x16* 0x25 > Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out > Control: name="Front Mic Boost Volume", index=0, device=0 > ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 > Control: name="Front Mic Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 > Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 > Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80] > Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect > Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 > Pin Default 0x02a19138: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front > Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink > DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x8 > Misc = NO_PRESENCE > Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50 > Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 > Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 > Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 > Connection: 2 > 0x16* 0x25 > > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/tree/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf > > >> > > >> > First some details: > >> > I have an VT1708S sound card with a rear panel and and top/front > panel My Speakers are plugged on the rear panel corresponding to the > "surround" channel on alsamixer. While I always have my headset > plugged in on the top panel. > >> > > >> > This is not user specific but system wide. > >> > > >> > Now the issue; > >> > The Surround channel is always muted when PulseAudio starts, > doesn't mater if the headset are plugged in or not. I have used > alsamixer to unmute and run "sudo alsa-store" but it hasn't worked > >> > I also tried to stop PulseAudio Daemon that restore the mixer's > level but it hasn't work. > >> > This issue has started months ago, but never got around to sort > it before. > >> > > >> > >> You have to post output of alsa-info.sh before and after you > plugged the headphone > >> > >> How many audio jacks in rear panel, you need to switch channel mode > to retask the input jacks as output if you want suuround40 or surround51 > >> > >> The recent change in power management or hardware fault in your > front audio panel jack detection may affect rear panel > >> > >>https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c?id=688b12cc3ca8a5155b95ce8d01e0e43006813b27 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > pulseaudio-discuss mailing list > pulseaudio-discuss at lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/pulseaudio-discuss Again thank you for your replies, As advices I changed the Bios setting from AC97 to HD Audio. Now upon start up or pulseaudio being restarted the headphones is muted, but the surround channel isn't any more. As mentioned I would like both channel not to be muted. Please find below the output of pulseaudio -vvvv: pulseaudio -vvvvv I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted D: [pulseaudio] core-rtclock.c: Timer slack is set to 50 us. D: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: RealtimeKit worked. I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 6.0 D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation host: i686-pc-linux-gnu D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: -march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wall -W -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-overlength-strings -Wunsafe-loop-optimizations -Wundef -Wformat=2 -Wlogical-op -Wsign-compare -Wformat-security -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wformat-nonliteral -Wpointer-arith -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wfloat-equal -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-noreturn -Wshadow -Wendif-labels -Wcast-align -Wstrict-aliasing -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused-parameter -ffast-math -fno-common -fdiagnostics-show-option -fdiagnostics-color=auto D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux i686 3.19.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Mar 18 16:36:01 CET 2015 D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 4 CPUs. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in VM: no D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Optimized build: yes D: [pulseaudio] main.c: FASTPATH defined, only fast path asserts disabled. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is 1603b312050eb424a77bbb74000001f6. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Session ID is c2. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /run/user/1000/pulse. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/sweetth/.config/pulse. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-6.0/modules. I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running. E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/attachments/20150331/d9043520/attachment-0001.html>