kern/148741: [sound] Headphones are deaf (do not work) on Lenovo ThinkPad X300

[Lars Engels]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 09:37:22PM +0200, Alexander Motin wrote:
> On 27.11.2012 21:23, Yuri wrote:
> > On 11/27/2012 08:46, Alexander Motin wrote:
> >> I haven't removed support for model-specific hacks, even moved them
> >> into separate file to make easier to handle them. If there is so much
> >> interest to this specific model, I don't mind to add it. But first we
> >> have to clean up the problem. Provided hints look more like
> >> inconsistent combination of hints from different systems. So at first
> >> we should find out which of these lines are really useful and why.
> >> Vermaden, could you do some binary search and upload somewhere verbose
> >> dmesg output for better understanding of the situation.
> >
> > I had experience with hda devices on FreeBSD 3 times, and they proved
> > spooky.
> > * On Lenovo S10-2 it's not obvious how to set up microphone. Microphone
> > in mixer is up and there is audible signal coming out of speakers from
> > the microphone, but signal doesn't go to pcm input, and skype for
> > example doesn't transmit the voice. I remember I was able to fix the
> > problem manipulating the mixer channels, but it wasn't an obvious fix,
> > and had to be written down on sticker accompanying the netbook. It
> > wasn't just "click the Record check box".
> 
> During last driver rewrite on spring I've made the HDA driver try to 
> automatically choose best available recording source and levels. It 
> should help recording to work out of the box.
> 
> > * Lenovo ThinkPad T60 also had some sound issues with sound (Intel
> > Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
> > (rev 01)). Sound just didn't play out of the box. However I don't have
> > BSD on it now.
> 
> AC'97 is absolutely different beast. It is so old that I have no plans 
> to spend my time on fixing it.
> 
> > * Desktop with Asus P6T has on-board hda device (Intel 82801JI HDA
> > Controller), and when the sound is playing with the default setup,
> > signal comes from the sound socket on the back of computer, not from the
> > front one. How to make it play on the front? I am sure it is possible
> > with some device hints.
> 
> Often desktops board configure front connectors as separate audio 
> device, that is exactly supported by the HDA driver. Now you have to 
> choose it manually as playback/record source in your application or make 
> it the default sound device system-wide. I am working now on making that 
> more automatic.
> 
> > I think it makes sense to have the handbook section under Audio
> > dedicated to such devices that usually aren't obviously easy to set up.
> > Brief explanation why the problems arise and whet is the normal way of
> > fixing them would be great. And I imagine someone like Alexander who is
> > an expert in this area would be the perfect candidate to write such
> > section.
> 
> I've written many technical details in snd_hda manual page, but as usual 
> in such cases, the more I am writing, the less people can understand it. 
> If somebody can explain these things in some easy way -- welcome.

Maybe it would be worth having a ncurses based configuration tool?
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