Asus M2N-MX audio issues

Asus M2N-MX audio issues

[Alfredo Pironti]

Hi list,
I hope I am not off topic. I'm not a developer, however, I own a piece
of hardware which is not (fully) working with alsa. I'm not writing
here to ask you how to configure my soundcard, but to cooperate with
you to make it working.

I also wrote to the alsa-user mailing list, but I'm not sure which one
is the best for my intents. :-)

All tests I am reporting here have been done both with 2.6.19 and
2.6.20.rc5 kernels (the latter using alsa 1.0.14rc2 I suppose).

First: the soundcard is not working properly, not even when manually configured.
Second: the sound card is not properly configured/set up automatically.

FIrst: The M2N-MX motherboard has 3 jacks on the rear (headphones out,
line out, mic in), and a Front Panel Audio connector (10-1 PIN AAFP),
where I plugged the headphones out and mic in, which are provided with
my case. The only configuration which is acceptable (but NOT working)
for me is to load the snd-hda-intel module with options:
position_fix=1 model=3stack
With this config I get correct output on the front panel headphones
out, but no output is present on the two rear out ports. Moreover,
with alsamixer I can change the volume of the headphones both by
changing the headphones volume, or the PCM volume (like they were
bounded together).
I can't really understand the position_fix option (something regarding
DMA), but for the model option, I read that 3stack was added for
M2N-MX. However, it seems to me that still we have some issues with
this motherboard.

Second: Since a module parameter was added for this motherboard, it
would be beautiful if this parameter was set automatically when the
M2N-MX is used.

Provided that it won't damage my hardware, I am willing to help to
test things out, in order to make the driver working.

Some details about my configuration:

lspci:
00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)

cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 (when configured with position_fix=1
model=3stack)
Codec: Analog Devices AD1986A
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x11d41986
Subsystem Id: 0x1043818f
Revision Id: 0x100500
Default PCM: rates 0x07f, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Default Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Default Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x30311: Stereo Digital
  PCM: rates 0x060, bits 0x02, types 0x5
  Connection: 2
     0x01* 0x06
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x44d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1a 0x1a]
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x40d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1a 0x1a]
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x40d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1a 0x1a]
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x06 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100511: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x07f, bits 0x06, types 0x1
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 1
     0x12
Node 0x07 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200101: Stereo
  Connection: 8
     0x03 0x09 0x13 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x18
Node 0x08 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200100: Mono
  Connection: 1
     0x07
Node 0x09 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010e: Mono Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80] [0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80]
  Connection: 2
     0x04 0x05
Node 0x0a [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
  Connection: 3
     0x07* 0x04 0x05
Node 0x0b [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x07* 0x04
Node 0x0c [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x04* 0x07
Node 0x0d [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x05* 0x08
Node 0x0e [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300100: Mono
  Connection: 2
     0x08* 0x11
Node 0x0f [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 8
     0x1f 0x20 0x1d* 0x1d 0x27 0x28 0x29 0x2a
Node 0x10 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300101: Stereo
  Connection: 3
     0x20 0x1c* 0x1f
Node 0x11 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300941: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x0f* 0x2b
Node 0x12 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x0f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 8
     0x11* 0x22 0x00 0x21 0x10 0x07 0x08 0x23
Node 0x13 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x14 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80]
  Connection: 1
     0x23
Node 0x15 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x19 0x19]
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x16 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 1
     0x21
Node 0x17 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x18 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x0f, nsteps=0x0f, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x8f]
  Connection: 2
     0x19* 0x24
Node 0x19 [Beep Generator Widget] wcaps 0x700000: Mono
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400185: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1a 0x1a]
  Pincap 0x081f: OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x02214021: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
  Connection: 1
     0x0a
Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400185: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x081001f: OUT HP EAPD Detect
  Pin Default 0x01014011: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 1
     0x0b
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400185: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0837: IN OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x01013012: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Connection: 1
     0x0c
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400985: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x081737: IN OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x01019015: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Connection: 1
     0x0d
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400104: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80]
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x501700f0: [N/A] Speaker at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 1
     0x0e
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400081: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081727: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x02a190f0: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
Node 0x20 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400081: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081727: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x018130f0: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x21 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400081: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0827: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x509700f0: [N/A] Aux at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x22 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x993310f0: [Fixed] CD at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x23 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x50b700f0: [N/A] Telephony at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x24 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x50f700f0: [N/A] Other at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x25 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400301: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x0145f0f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = Optical, Color = Other
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 1
     0x02
Node 0x26 [Power Widget] wcaps 0x500500: Mono
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 8
     0x07* 0x08 0x13 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x18
Node 0x27 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x1f 0x1d
Node 0x28 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x1f 0x20
Node 0x29 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200101: Stereo
  Connection: 2
     0x1d 0x20
Node 0x2a [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200101: Stereo
  Connection: 3
     0x1f 0x1d 0x20
Node 0x2b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200100: Mono
  Connection: 1
     0x0f


Any help/suggestion/comment is welcome.
Alfredo

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Re: Asus M2N-MX audio issues

[Takashi Iwai]

At Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:51:56 +0100,
Alfredo Pironti wrote:
> 
> Hi list,
> I hope I am not off topic. I'm not a developer, however, I own a piece
> of hardware which is not (fully) working with alsa. I'm not writing
> here to ask you how to configure my soundcard, but to cooperate with
> you to make it working.
> 
> I also wrote to the alsa-user mailing list, but I'm not sure which one
> is the best for my intents. :-)
> 
> All tests I am reporting here have been done both with 2.6.19 and
> 2.6.20.rc5 kernels (the latter using alsa 1.0.14rc2 I suppose).

Unfortunately 2.6.20 kernel took only a small part of ALSA 1.0.14rc2
changes.  Many fixes for HD-audio are missing.  Try to build modules
from alsa-driver-1.0.14rc2 tarball externally.


Takashi

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Re: Asus M2N-MX audio issues

[Alfredo Pironti]

> >
> > All tests I am reporting here have been done both with 2.6.19 and
> > 2.6.20.rc5 kernels (the latter using alsa 1.0.14rc2 I suppose).
>
> Unfortunately 2.6.20 kernel took only a small part of ALSA 1.0.14rc2
> changes.  Many fixes for HD-audio are missing.  Try to build modules
> from alsa-driver-1.0.14rc2 tarball externally.

Done, and it completely resolved any issue.

Thank you very much for your work and support.

I hope to see latest alsa drivers in kernel as soon as possible.

Cheers,
Alfredo

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