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From: Ben Gamari <bgamari@gmail.com>
To: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
Subject: Dell Latitude D830 internal speaker volume degraded on 2.6.29-rc*
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:04:07 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <720e76b80901291704o167dfe9fwbd1f4e4ceece6b97@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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Hey all,

For quite a while now, the internal speaker volume on my Dell Latitude
D830 has been very soft. While usually the case can be made to
resonate with all mixers at 100%, recently I have noticed a
substantial decrease in output.

Figuring this must be caused by a codec mis-configuration, I booted
into a working kernel 2.6.27.9-134.fc10.x86_64 and collected a dump
from /proc/asound/card0/codec#0. After booting back into my own
vanilla kernel from master, I collected another trace. When I was
looking through the diff -u of the two dumps, one particular
difference seemed notable,

 Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
   Amp-Out caps: N/A
-  Amp-Out vals:  [0x7f 0x7f]
-  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
+  Amp-Out vals:  [0xff 0xff]
+  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
   Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
   Delay: 13 samples

Perhaps this is significant? Regardless, I have attached both of the
original dumps. Let me know if anything else is needed. Thanks,

- Ben

[-- Attachment #2: codec0.broken --]
[-- Type: application/octet-stream, Size: 7260 bytes --]

Codec: SigmaTel STAC9205
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x838476a0
Subsystem Id: 0x102801fe
Revision Id: 0x100204
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x7e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x0f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Default Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x7f, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x02, mute=1
GPIO: io=5, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=1
  IO[0]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=1, unsol=0
  IO[1]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[2]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[3]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[4]: enable=1, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=1, unsol=1
Analog Loopback: 0x01
Node 0x0a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0000173f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x0321101f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1
  Connection: 2
     0x10 0x11*
Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00001737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x03a11020: [Jack] Mic at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=03, enabled=1
  Connection: 2
     0x10* 0x11
Node 0x0c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00001737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x90a70330: [Fixed] Mic at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0000003f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x90170310: [Fixed] Speaker at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x0e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00001737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x400000fe: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xe
  Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x0f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00001737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x400000ff: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x64 0x64]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x7f 0x7f]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
Node 0x12 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x1d0541: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x1d
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=0
Node 0x13 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x1d0541: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x1e
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=0
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40010c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00]
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x400000fd: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xd
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Connection: 1
     0x15
Node 0x15 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200100: Mono
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x40f000f9: [N/A] Other at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x9
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x400000fa: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xa
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x400000fc: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xc
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x19 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x04, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 7
     0x0e 0x16 0x0f 0x0b* 0x0c 0x0d 0x0a
Node 0x1a [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x04, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 7
     0x0e 0x16 0x0f 0x0b* 0x0c 0x0d 0x0a
Node 0x1b [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300103: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: N/A
  Amp-In vals:  [0x0d 0x0d]
  Connection: 1
     0x19
Node 0x1c [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300103: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: N/A
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 1
     0x1a
Node 0x1d [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30090d: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 3
     0x1b* 0x17 0x18
Node 0x1e [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30090d: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 3
     0x1c* 0x17 0x18
Node 0x1f [Audio Output] wcaps 0x40211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x5]: PCM AC3
  Delay: 4 samples
Node 0x20 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x140311: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x5]: PCM AC3
  Delay: 4 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x21 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400301: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x0144131f: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = RCA, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 3
     0x1f* 0x1d 0x1e
Node 0x22 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x430681: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00010024: IN EAPD Detect
  EAPD 0x0:
  Pin Default 0x40c003f8: [N/A] SPDIF In at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x8
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 3 samples
Node 0x23 [Beep Generator Widget] wcaps 0x70000c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x03, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x17, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00]
Node 0x24 [Volume Knob Widget] wcaps 0x600000: Mono
  Volume-Knob: delta=1, steps=127, direct=1, val=127
  Connection: 2
     0x10* 0x11
Node 0x25 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00001: Stereo

[-- Attachment #3: codec0.fixed --]
[-- Type: application/octet-stream, Size: 7165 bytes --]

Codec: SigmaTel STAC9205
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x838476a0
Subsystem Id: 0x102801fe
Revision Id: 0x100204
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x7e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x0f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Default Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x7f, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x02, mute=1
GPIO: io=5, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=1
  IO[0]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=1
  IO[1]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0
  IO[2]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0
  IO[3]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0
  IO[4]: enable=1, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=1
Node 0x0a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x08173f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x0321101f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=30, enabled=1
  Connection: 2
     0x10* 0x11
Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x03a11020: [Jack] Mic at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 2
     0x10* 0x11
Node 0x0c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x90a70330: [Fixed] Mic at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x083f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x90170310: [Fixed] Speaker at Int N/A
    Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x0e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x400000fe: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xe
  Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x0f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo
  Pincap 0x081737: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x400000ff: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x64 0x64]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0xff 0xff]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
Node 0x12 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x1d0541: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x1d
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=0
Node 0x13 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x1d0541: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x1e
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=0
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40010c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00]
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x400000fd: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xd
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Connection: 1
     0x15
Node 0x15 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x200100: Mono
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x40f000f9: [N/A] Other at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x9
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x400000fa: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xa
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x400000fc: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0xc
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x19 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x04, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 7
     0x0e 0x16 0x0f 0x0b* 0x0c 0x0d 0x0a
Node 0x1a [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x04, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 7
     0x0e 0x16 0x0f 0x0b* 0x0c 0x0d 0x0a
Node 0x1b [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300103: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: N/A
  Amp-In vals:  [0x0d 0x0d]
  Connection: 1
     0x19
Node 0x1c [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300103: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: N/A
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 1
     0x1a
Node 0x1d [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30090d: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 3
     0x1b* 0x17 0x18
Node 0x1e [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30090d: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 3
     0x1c* 0x17 0x18
Node 0x1f [Audio Output] wcaps 0x40211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x5]: PCM AC3
  Delay: 4 samples
Node 0x20 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x140311: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x5]: PCM AC3
  Delay: 4 samples
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x21 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400301: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x0144131f: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = RCA, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 3
     0x1f* 0x1d 0x1e
Node 0x22 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x430681: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x0810024: IN EAPD Detect
  EAPD 0x0:
  Pin Default 0x40c003f8: [N/A] SPDIF In at Ext N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x8
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 3 samples
Node 0x23 [Beep Generator Widget] wcaps 0x70000c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x03, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x17, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00]
Node 0x24 [Volume Knob Widget] wcaps 0x600000: Mono
  Volume-Knob: delta=1, steps=127, direct=1, val=127
  Connection: 2
     0x10* 0x11
Node 0x25 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00001: Stereo

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             reply	other threads:[~2009-01-30  1:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-30  1:04 Ben Gamari [this message]
2009-01-31  9:47 ` Dell Latitude D830 internal speaker volume degraded on 2.6.29-rc* Takashi Iwai
2009-01-31 21:28   ` Ben Gamari
2009-02-02 13:44     ` Takashi Iwai

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