From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dan Aloni Subject: Re: Re: ALC658 rev 0 - a problem with Rear Right Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:21:18 +0200 Message-ID: <20050307202118.GA15401@localdomain> References: <20050307122800.GA27123@localdomain> <20050307153921.GA14807@localdomain> <20050307165653.GA22454@localdomain> <20050307182414.GA29156@localdomain> <20050307185514.GA5738@localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Takashi Iwai Cc: Clemens Ladisch , alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 08:13:16PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote: > At Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:55:14 +0200, > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 07:28:28PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > > At Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:24:14 +0200, > > > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 06:13:44PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > > > > At Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:57:02 +0200, > > > > > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 05:33:56PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > > > > > > At Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:39:21 +0200, > > > > > > > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 02:10:14PM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dan Aloni wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The problem was introduced in the following changeset, which > > > > > > > > > > was supposed to cleanup things but accidently broke something. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "[ALSA] Clean up and fix stereo mutes" : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Most AC'97 codecs have one mute bit for both channels, but some can > > > > > > > > > have one for each channel (that's called "stereo mute"). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems the new driver enables the stereo mute bits, but then forgets > > > > > > > > > to unmute the second channel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anything happen if you toggle both mute bits in alsamixer? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using alsamixer I am unable to mute any channel by itself - it > > > > > > > > always mutes or unmutes boths channels at the same time (I tried > > > > > > > > any possible combination of m M, < or >). However if I revert the > > > > > > > > changeset I am able to control each channel alone using < or > and > > > > > > > > there's no problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, are you sure that it's ALC658? AFAIK, the codec doesn't support > > > > > > > the stereo mutes (at least ALSA code doesn't enable it). > > > > > > > > > > > > Unless the driver misidentifies the chipset, this is ALC658. > > > > > > > > > > Oh yes, indeed. It's strange that the older version did have the > > > > > stereo mute controls. > > > > > > > > > > Could you compare the contents of > > > > > /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0+regs file between the older > > > > > ("working") and the latest versions? > > > > > > > > I compared and saw no changes in the registers between the latest version > > > > and my version with the reverted changeset. > > > > > > Hmm, interesting. > > > > > > Just to be sure (I'm back from the travel shortly ago, so might be > > > missing something): the problem persists only on the surround right > > > channel? > > > > Yes, only that channel. > > > > > And you could mute on/off of "Surround" left/right channels via > > > alsamixer independently in the older version? > > > > I can only mute both at the same time with the latest version, but I > > can mute each channel alone with the working version. >[..] > > OK. Then please try the attached patch. This will enable the stereo > mutes on the surround volume control again. > Works. Thanks, -- Dan Aloni da-x@colinux.org ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click