https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007 User jost@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007#c1 --- Comment #1 from Steffen Jost 2008-12-27 07:15:50 MST --- The problem of non-linear volume sliders and thus hearing no sound on headphones nor built-in speakers if the mixer levels are below ~80% still persists, despite some good guidance in the openSUSE-Forum. Furthermore, there are the following additional two problems: 2) An analog headset's microphone only works if it is selected as source 1. Having all volume sliders for source 1 and 2 identical, there is no sound if I select/capture from source 2. Both input sources are to "Mic". 3) The input source "Front Mic", which I expect to refer the laptop's built-in microphone, produces just noise. I cannot get the Dell M4400's internal microphone to work. NOTE: An analog headset's microphone works, but produces a lot of static noise. The model option "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-2" fixes this and the microphone works nicely. However, the three problems still persist (non-linear volume sliders, non-functional second source, non-functional internal microphone). Here is my up-to-date sound config info:

rpm -qa | grep alsa alsa-plugins-1.0.18.git20081122-1.11 alsa-driver-unstable-kmp-default-1.0.18.20081220_2.6.27.7_9.1-5.1 alsa-oss-32bit-1.0.17.git20080715-2.7 alsaplayer-0.99.80-5.10 alsa-utils-1.0.18.git20081122-1.7 alsa-tools-1.0.18.git20081201-1.5 bluez-alsa-4.19-1.5 alsa-1.0.18.git20081212-1.1 alsa-oss-1.0.17.git20080715-2.7 alsa-firmware-1.0.17.git20081202-2.3 alsa-docs-1.0.18.git20081212-1.1 alsa-driver-kmp-default-1.0.18.20081223_2.6.27.7_9.1-1.1 alsa-plugins-32bit-1.0.18.git20081122-1.10 java-1_6_0-sun-alsa-1.6.0.u7-20.4

rpm -qa | grep pulse libpulse0-0.9.12-9.5

rpm -q libasound2 libasound2-1.0.18.git20081212-1.1

cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m4-2 options snd slots=snd-hda-intel # u1Nb.ztWiP1hTtl5:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007 User tiwai@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007#c3 Takashi Iwai changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |jost@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk --- Comment #3 from Takashi Iwai 2009-01-07 01:00:03 MST --- First off, please uninstall alsa-driver-unstable-kmp. This is just for testing, and right now, there is no relevant patches for your hardware. After that, remove model option once, reboot and re-check the problems. (I guess the non-linear volume is a codec issue, though.) If the problems persist, run alsa-info.sh again and attach the output. Then try dell-m4-2 model, and run alsa-info.sh again. BTW, which volume are you referring to, exactly? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007 User ruchir.brahmbhatt@ecosmob.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007#c5 Ruchir Brahmbhatt changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|jost@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk | --- Comment #5 from Ruchir Brahmbhatt 2009-01-09 05:55:24 MST --- As requested in Bug #464428, I'm posting raw values. =>Audio too low at this level. Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L Amp-Out caps: N/A Amp-Out vals: [0x29 0x29] Converter: stream=5, channel=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Delay: 13 samples => Sound stopped working at this value. Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L Amp-Out caps: N/A Amp-Out vals: [0x1d 0x1d] Converter: stream=5, channel=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Delay: 13 samples -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007 User jost@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007#c7 --- Comment #7 from Steffen Jost 2009-01-09 08:56:55 MST --- As I am currently travelling without proper Internet access, here is just a short reply before I can perform the tests as requested. However, my replies to questions: 1) I recall I needed all relevant sliders above 90% to hear anything on both the built-in speakers or analog headphones. 2) I will uninstall "alsa-driver-unstable-kmp". However, I must emphasize that I have not much knowledge about these tings as just did as recommend in the Suse-Forum (linked in first comment). Of course, I do not know which step solved the problem, but in the end I had tested twice (including reboot) that without "dell-m4-2", the line-in becomes unusable. I do not really understand the scale issue, but if this is not a bug, then according to the forums it is still a "problem" for more people... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007 User tiwai@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462007#c9 Takashi Iwai changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|jost@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk | Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #9 from Takashi Iwai 2009-01-22 02:28:18 MST --- OK, now some fix patches have been merged into sound git tree (and SUSE kernel tree, too). The latest alsa-driver-kmp contains this fix. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.