Volume mutes when below 16%.

[darrin reeves]

not much else to say. When using alsamixer from terminal and when using all gui methods of changing volume it always mutes at 15% and below. When using alsamixer volume jumps from 0 to 16 and when using gui sliders there is nothing below 16%. I have found nothing about this other than two other posts with people saying the same thing, and no fixes posted there either. I can't imagine only three people are experiencing this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ipokesmot 2907 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ipokesmot 2907 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/timer: ipokesmot 2907 f.... pulseaudio
Date: Sun Jan 13 02:16:05 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-19 (207 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_Jack: Black Headphone Out, Left
Symptom_Type: Volume slider, or mixer problems
Title: [VGC-LS25E, SigmaTel STAC9872AK, Black Headphone Out, Left] volume slider problem
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-12-08 (36 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R0100W2
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: R0100W2
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0100W2:bd12/07/2006:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGC-LS25E:pvrC3LNKHR1:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrR0100W2:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGC-LS25E
dmi.product.version: C3LNKHR1
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

pulseaudio should ignore softvol "O'CLOCK PLAYBACK VOLUME" when there are hardware volume headphone and speaker

 * index: 1
 name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
 driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
 flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
 state: SUSPENDED
 suspend cause: IDLE
 priority: 9959
 volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
         0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
         balance 0.00
 base volume: 42%
              -22.50 dB
 volume steps: 65537

control.1 {
  iface MIXER
  name 'Speaker Playback Volume'
  value.0 0
  value.1 0
  comment {
   access 'read write'
   type INTEGER
   count 2
   range '0 - 64'
   dbmin -4800
   dbmax 0
   dbvalue.0 -4800
   dbvalue.1 -4800
  }
 }

control.4 {
  iface MIXER
  name 'Headphone Playback Volume'
  value.0 63
  value.1 63
  comment {
   access 'read write'
   type INTEGER
   count 2
   range '0 - 64'
   dbmin -4800
   dbmax 0
   dbvalue.0 -75
   dbvalue.1 -75
  }
 }

control.17 {
  iface MIXER
  name 'PCM Playback Volume'
  value.0 255
  value.1 255
  comment {
   access 'read write user'
   type INTEGER
   count 2
   range '0 - 255'
   tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
   dbmin -5100
   dbmax 0
   dbvalue.0 0
   dbvalue.1 0
  }
 }

[darrin reeves (darrinreeves01)]

Not too sure what you are trying to say. I am no expert at Ubuntu or Linux
for that matter. I just know it works better than microcrap. Any
explanation would be much appreciated.

On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Raymond <email address hidden> wrote:

> pulseaudio should ignore softvol "O'CLOCK PLAYBACK VOLUME" when there are
> hardware volume headphone and speaker
>
>
> * index: 1
> name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
> driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
> flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
> state: SUSPENDED
> suspend cause: IDLE
> priority: 9959
> volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
> 0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
> balance 0.00
> base volume: 42%
> -22.50 dB
> volume steps: 65537
>
>
> control.1 {
> iface MIXER
> name 'Speaker Playback Volume'
> value.0 0
> value.1 0
> comment {
> access 'read write'
> type INTEGER
> count 2
> range '0 - 64'
> dbmin -4800
> dbmax 0
> dbvalue.0 -4800
> dbvalue.1 -4800
> }
> }
>
>
> control.4 {
> iface MIXER
> name 'Headphone Playback Volume'
> value.0 63
> value.1 63
> comment {
> access 'read write'
> type INTEGER
> count 2
> range '0 - 64'
> dbmin -4800
> dbmax 0
> dbvalue.0 -75
> dbvalue.1 -75
> }
> }
>
>
> control.17 {
> iface MIXER
> name 'PCM Playback Volume'
> value.0 255
> value.1 255
> comment {
> access 'read write user'
> type INTEGER
> count 2
> range '0 - 255'
> tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
> dbmin -5100
> dbmax 0
> dbvalue.0 0
> dbvalue.1 0
> }
> }
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099059
>
> Title:
> Volume mutes when below 16%.
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> not much else to say. When using alsamixer from terminal and when
> using all gui methods of changing volume it always mutes at 15% and
> below. When using alsamixer volume jumps from 0 to 16 and when using
> gui sliders there is nothing below 16%. I have found nothing about
> this other than two other posts with people saying the same thing, and
> no fixes posted there either. I can't imagine only three people are
> experiencing...

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/commit/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c?id=f1e43cd9b82d3d0d1a5b5441510b1e91aa8acc5d

Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.523| 0.003) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Requested volume: 0: 16% 1: 16%
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.523| 0.000) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: in dB: 0: -47.25 dB 1: -47.25 dB
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.524| 0.000) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Got hardware volume: 0: 16% 1: 16%
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.524| 0.000) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: in dB: 0: -47.25 dB 1: -47.25 dB
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.524| 0.000) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Calculated software volume: 0: 100% 1: 100% (accurate-enough=yes)
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.524| 0.000) [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: in dB: 0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
Jan 13 02:16:50 ipokesmot247 pulseaudio[2907]: ( 4.524| 0.000) [alsa-sink] sink.c: Volume not changing

the dB range is -48dB to 0dB for stereo headphone and speaker playback volume with 64 steps

PCM Playbacks volume (stereo) is softvol control with dB range -51dB to 0dB with 256 steps

master playback volume (mono) is the virtual master volume

you have to study the source to find out how pulseaudio calculate 16%

can you post the pulseaudio verbose log ?

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

nsteps of default amp out is 127

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=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[1]: enable=0, dir=0, 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=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[4]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xd0c05: Stereo Amp-Out R/L
  Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=63
  Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=8, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Delay: 13 samples

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/commit/src/pulse/volume.c?id=ef01baf613b5f2cedd1a64b883a79d93965dc219

[darrin reeves (darrinreeves01)]

how do I get a pulseaudio verbose log, and all this code is greek to me. I
am no programmer nor do I know anything about it.

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Raymond <email address hidden>wrote:

>
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/commit/src/pulse/volume.c?id=ef01baf613b5f2cedd1a64b883a79d93965dc219
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099059
>
> Title:
> Volume mutes when below 16%.
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> not much else to say. When using alsamixer from terminal and when
> using all gui methods of changing volume it always mutes at 15% and
> below. When using alsamixer volume jumps from 0 to 16 and when using
> gui sliders there is nothing below 16%. I have found nothing about
> this other than two other posts with people saying the same thing, and
> no fixes posted there either. I can't imagine only three people are
> experiencing this.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
> Architecture: amd64
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: ipokesmot 2907 F.... pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ipokesmot 2907 F...m pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/timer: ipokesmot 2907 f.... pulseaudio
> Date: Sun Jan 13 02:16:05 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-19 (207 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120425)
> MarkForUpload: True
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: alsa-driver
> Symptom: audio
> Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel
> Symptom_Jack: Black Headphone Out, Left
> Symptom_Type: Volume slider, or mixer problems
> Title: [VGC-LS25E, SigmaTel STAC9872AK, Black Headphone Out, Left]
> volume slider problem
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-12-08 (36 days ago)
> dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2006
> dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
> dmi.bios.version: R0100W2
> dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.board.name: VAIO
> dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.board.version: R0100W2
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.chassis.version: N/A
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0100W2:bd12/07/2006:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGC-LS25E:pvrC3LNKHR1:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrR0100W2:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
> dmi.product.name: VGC-LS25E
> dmi.product.version: C3LNKHR1
> dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
>
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[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for alsa-driver (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]