Random controls with hda-intel

Random controls with hda-intel

[niteblade]

Hi guys,

This is a problem I already posted on alsa-users, but since the only
reply I got was a me-too, I'm posting here.

I have some problems with the snd-hda-intel driver. The mixer controls
seem to be unpredictably appearing and disappearing or changing type
(on/off-switch vs volume) from alsa-driver
version to version. In the current daily snapshot (12th Sept 2008) I
have no volume control at all. In the driver shipped with 2.6.25 kernel
at least I get a pcm volume control. Several driver versions ago (dont
remember the version number) I had a master volume control. Several
other controls seem to have no effect on anything.

When loading the snd-hda-intel driver, I get in my syslog:

 hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC861, trying auto-probe from BIOS...

The alsa info script has uploaded my infos here:
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be535315befdb3dbb24430e90e46a7b4ed07a591

Any help is appreciated

Kai

Re: Random controls with hda-intel

[Travis Place]

Noticed the following in the GIT code in regards to your card..


	/* FIXME: the entry below breaks Toshiba A100 (model=auto works!)
	 *        Any other models that need this preset?
	 */
	/* SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1179, 0xff10, "Toshiba", ALC861_TOSHIBA), */

Please confirm if using that quirk makes the card behave properly for you.
You can do this by loading the snd-hda-intel module with the model=toshiba 
argument. (remove snd-hda-intel module from the running kernel, then 
do 'modprobe snd-hda-intel model=toshiba')




On Sunday 21 September 2008 9:10:20 pm niteblade@gmx.net wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> This is a problem I already posted on alsa-users, but since the only
> reply I got was a me-too, I'm posting here.
>
> I have some problems with the snd-hda-intel driver. The mixer controls
> seem to be unpredictably appearing and disappearing or changing type
> (on/off-switch vs volume) from alsa-driver
> version to version. In the current daily snapshot (12th Sept 2008) I
> have no volume control at all. In the driver shipped with 2.6.25 kernel
> at least I get a pcm volume control. Several driver versions ago (dont
> remember the version number) I had a master volume control. Several
> other controls seem to have no effect on anything.
>
> When loading the snd-hda-intel driver, I get in my syslog:
>
>  hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC861, trying auto-probe from BIOS...
>
> The alsa info script has uploaded my infos here:
> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be535315befdb3dbb24430e90e46a7b4ed07a591
>
> Any help is appreciated
>
> Kai
> _______________________________________________
> Alsa-devel mailing list
> Alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
> http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel

Re: Random controls with hda-intel

[niteblade]

Using the driver (fresh snapshot 22-Sep) with or without the quirk has
no obvious influence on the mixer controls I get.

With model=auto I get the following controls:
Master, Front, Caller I, Off-hook (bool only, no functionality)
PCM, Capture (volume only, at least pcm works as expected)
Line, CD, Mic (bool and volume, not tested)
Input Source (multiple choice)

With model=toshiba I get almost almost quiet but audible playback and
the following controls:
Master, Caller I, Off-hook (bool, master works as expected)
PCM, Capture (volume only, at least pcm works)
Mic (bool and volume, not tested)
Front Mic, Line, CD, Mixer (only capture selection)

BTW: This box is indeed a Toshiba A100.


Travis Place schrieb:
> Noticed the following in the GIT code in regards to your card..
> 
> 
> 	/* FIXME: the entry below breaks Toshiba A100 (model=auto works!)
> 	 *        Any other models that need this preset?
> 	 */
> 	/* SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1179, 0xff10, "Toshiba", ALC861_TOSHIBA), */
> 
> Please confirm if using that quirk makes the card behave properly for you.
> You can do this by loading the snd-hda-intel module with the model=toshiba 
> argument. (remove snd-hda-intel module from the running kernel, then 
> do 'modprobe snd-hda-intel model=toshiba')
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday 21 September 2008 9:10:20 pm niteblade@gmx.net wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> This is a problem I already posted on alsa-users, but since the only
>> reply I got was a me-too, I'm posting here.
>>
>> I have some problems with the snd-hda-intel driver. The mixer controls
>> seem to be unpredictably appearing and disappearing or changing type
>> (on/off-switch vs volume) from alsa-driver
>> version to version. In the current daily snapshot (12th Sept 2008) I
>> have no volume control at all. In the driver shipped with 2.6.25 kernel
>> at least I get a pcm volume control. Several driver versions ago (dont
>> remember the version number) I had a master volume control. Several
>> other controls seem to have no effect on anything.
>>
>> When loading the snd-hda-intel driver, I get in my syslog:
>>
>>  hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC861, trying auto-probe from BIOS...
>>
>> The alsa info script has uploaded my infos here:
>> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=be535315befdb3dbb24430e90e46a7b4ed07a591
>>
>> Any help is appreciated
>>
>> Kai
>> _______________________________________________
>> Alsa-devel mailing list
>> Alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
>> http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
> 
>