[Asus Maximus 6 Hero, Realtek ALC1150, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all

[Glen Nelson]

oem-audio-hda-daily-dkms - 0.201312071632~ubuntu13.10.1 has been installed.

Back channels work fine, but I don't have speakers plugged into there currently.

Very minimal investigation has been done on the forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2192485

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: gralamin 1982 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: gralamin 1982 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Sun Dec 8 19:06:31 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-08 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: gralamin 1982 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: gralamin 1982 F.... pulseaudio
Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [All Series, Realtek ALC1150, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/19/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0804
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MAXIMUS VI HERO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0804:bd08/19/2013:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnMAXIMUSVIHERO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: All Series
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

  analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
   properties:

 control.39 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Line Out Front Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }
 control.40 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Line Out Surround Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }
 control.41 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Line Out CLFE Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }
 control.42 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Line Out Side Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }
 control.43 {
  iface CARD
  name 'Front Headphone Jack'
  value false
  comment {
   access read
   type BOOLEAN
   count 1
  }
 }

did your comptuer chassis have HDA Front Audio Panel support jack detection ?

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-015851.htm

check the frout audio connector are connected properly to your front audio panel

if you are using a front audio panel which does not support jack detection

you need to set bit 8 of pin default of headphone and front mic node

MISC=NO_PRESENCE

1) BIOS set front audio panel to AC97
2) hdajackretask to change hp and front mic does not support jack detection
3) Early patching [pincfg]

0x19 0x02a19160
0x1b 0x02214120

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/plain/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt

the driver create headphone phantom jack and front mic phantom jack similar to SPDIF phantom jack

Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Control: name="Front Mic Boost Volume", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Control: name="Front Mic Jack", index=0, device=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000373e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
  Pin Default 0x02a19c60: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x6, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26

Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
  Control: name="Front Headphone Jack", index=0, device=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0001373e: IN OUT HP EAPD Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
  EAPD 0x2: EAPD
  Pin Default 0x02214c20: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26*

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

take a look at chapter 1

5. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
•
We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability
.
•
If you want to connect a high-definition or an AC’97 front panel audio module to this
connector, set the
Front Panel Type
item in the BIOS setup to [HD] or [AC97].

[Glen Nelson (glen-nelson-1)]

> If you want to connect a high-definition or an AC’97 front panel audio module to this
> connector, set the
> Front Panel Type
> item in the BIOS setup to [HD] or [AC97].

It is currently set to [HDAudio], and is attached using a HDAudio plug. Setting it to [AC97] causes a headphones object to appear, but it still does not work. There are no other relevant options in the UEFI.

Case is, specifically, a Coolermaster HAF X. It has connectors that are labelled AC97 and HDAudio, and the HDAudio is currently attached. The manual, available from http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/case/full-tower/haf-x.html shows the exact same diagram, except rotated 180 degrees. Notably they both list Port2R and Port2L, which are required for the Jack detection. As such, I expect Jack detection is fully supported with my configuration.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-tools.git;a=blob;f=hda-verb/README;hb=HEAD

Check the value output by

sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1b GET_PIN_SENSE 0

when headphone is plugged and unplugged

Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'

when auto-mute mode is enabled

the driver auto matically mute the rear panel jacks by set pin-ctls of the line out jacks to zero

send: NID=0x1b, VERB=0x709(exec_pin_sense), PARM=0x0
receive: 0x0
send: NID=0x1b, VERB=0xf09(get_pin_sense), PARM=0x0
receive: 0x80000000
send: NID=0x14, VERB=0x707(set_pin_ctl), PARM=0x0
send: NID=0x15, VERB=0x707(set_pin_ctl), PARM=0x0
send: NID=0x16, VERB=0x707(set_pin_ctl), PARM=0x0
send: NID=0x17, VERB=0x707(set_pin_ctl), PARM=0x0

post the pulseaudio verbose log

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

[Glen Nelson (glen-nelson-1)]

>sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1b GET_PIN_SENSE 0
>when headphone is plugged

nid = 0x1b, verb = 0xf09, param = 0x0
value = 0x0

>when headphone is unplugged

nid = 0x1b, verb = 0xf09, param = 0x0
value = 0x0

Disabling Auto-Mute mode results in no change.

With Auto-mute disabled, I started the verbose log with no headphones attached. Once the headphones attached, I then killed the process. Log attached.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

it should return 0x80000000 when headphone is plugged and 0 when unplugged

how about green , black, orange and grey line out jacks ?

sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x14 GET_PIN_SENSE 0

sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x15 GET_PIN_SENSE 0

sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x16 GET_PIN_SENSE 0

sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x17 GET_PIN_SENSE 0

[Glen Nelson (glen-nelson-1)]

This is embarrassing, as I have failed in the scientific method. Now the headphones are working, and it properly returns 0x80000000.

I had one fan (the front fan), not plugged in, as I needed a fan extension cable for the 3 port slot. Having received one today, I plugged it in. At the same time, I disconnected and reconnected the HDAudio. Now Ubuntu is recognizing the sound correctly. Unclear whether this was actually due to the fan not being plugged in, with a bad circuit design, or due to the HDAudio connector not being inserted correctly.

I am following the route of not touching it now, and I am quite sorry for the time I have wasted you Raymond. Thank you for all the help.

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Glad you resolved it.