[ALSA - driver 0002035]: Realtek 861 card not functional using included alsa drivers

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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=2035> 
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Reported By:                vertex
Assigned To:                tiwai
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Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   2035
Category:                   PCI - hda-intel
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Distribution:               Fedora Core 5
Kernel Version:             2.6.16-1.2080_FC5smp
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Date Submitted:             04-18-2006 20:00 CEST
Last Modified:              05-31-2006 20:20 CEST
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Summary:                    Realtek 861 card not functional using included alsa
drivers
Description: 
I am using the FC5 drivers to begin with.  The packages are labeled version
1.0.11rc2.  There are only a few options when I run alsamixer. Using the
stock drivers, I have these options:

Headphone switch
CD level
Mic level
Input Source switch(Mic/CD)

I compiled the 1.0.11rc5 drivers from source and rebooted. I now have
these channels when I run alsamixer:

Front switch
CD level
Mic level
Input Source switch(Mic/CD)

I tried compiling the 1.0.9 drivers from Realtek's website(said nothing
about the 861), but they did not build.  In fact, the install script
overwrote my asound libraries requiring a package replacement to get back
to a sane state.

Please let me know if there is something more I can provide.
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 vertex - 05-30-06 19:11 
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I've been trying to figure out this process myself. Here is a thread that
might be helpful:
https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1618 . I just don't
have the skill to fix this problem. I found the attached
patch_realtek.diff pretty interesting. Also, here is a link to the realtek
datasheet:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?spec=True&compamodel=ALC861

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 taschenorakel - 05-31-06 20:20 
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GOOD NEWS: There is some version of snd-intel-hda which can produce sound
with this notebook. Bundled with my notebook there was some CD-ROM labled
with "Intervideo InstantOn"
(http://www.kefk.net/Linux/Distributionen/Speziell/InterVideo/index.asp).
It contains some mini Linux for quickly playing media files without
booting a full operating system.

The file C:\InstantON\lib_main contains a MIMIX filesystem containing this
version of snd-intel-hda.ko:

/tmp/m31/alsa-driver-1.0.9b_24a/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c;
compiled for "2.6.13 SMP preempt 686 gcc-3.4".

Checksums:

eee42797c5a4b11d04ac61de26b7ab51  snd-hda-codec.ko
c16bdc4c3f6bc1d77dae76bd752efffc  snd-hda-intel.ko

Now we just have to tell Intervideo to give us their version of
alsa-driver-1.0.9b_24a :-)

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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04-18-06 20:00 vertex         New Issue                                    
04-18-06 20:00 vertex         Distribution              => Fedora Core 5   
04-18-06 20:00 vertex         Kernel Version            => 2.6.16-1.2080_FC5smp
04-18-06 20:09 rlrevell       Note Added: 0009339                          
04-18-06 20:25 pzad           Note Added: 0009340                          
04-18-06 20:40 vertex         Note Added: 0009342                          
04-18-06 20:50 vertex         Note Added: 0009343                          
04-18-06 22:25 rlrevell       Note Added: 0009345                          
04-18-06 22:32 vertex         Note Added: 0009346                          
04-18-06 22:45 rlrevell       Note Added: 0009347                          
04-18-06 23:02 vertex         Note Added: 0009348                          
04-20-06 14:41 tiwai          Note Added: 0009375                          
04-20-06 20:21 vertex         File Added: modprobe.hda.intel.txt                
   
04-20-06 20:22 vertex         File Added: codec0.during.playback                
   
04-20-06 20:23 vertex         Note Added: 0009398                          
04-21-06 16:50 tiwai          Note Added: 0009416                          
04-21-06 16:51 tiwai          Note Added: 0009417                          
04-21-06 16:54 tiwai          Note Added: 0009418                          
04-21-06 18:56 vertex         Note Added: 0009428                          
04-26-06 00:37 vertex         Note Added: 0009499                          
05-11-06 00:44 vertex         Note Added: 0009755                          
05-11-06 00:46 vertex         File Added: dmesg.debug.txt                    
05-11-06 00:47 vertex         File Added: codec0.noplayback.new                 
  
05-29-06 23:33 taschenorakel  Note Added: 0010015                          
05-30-06 19:11 vertex         Note Added: 0010021                          
05-31-06 20:20 taschenorakel  Note Added: 0010028                          
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