[Vaio F12-series] Internal Mic not working

[T. Phil]

Version: Ubuntu 10.10 - 2.6.35-22-generic

Audio out (internal + external) does work. Microphone (internal + external) doesn't.

It seems that the microphone is attached to a non-default pin on the soundcard.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC275 Analog [ALC275 Analog]
   Subdevices: 0/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sikerdebaard 2182 F.... pulseaudio
                      sikerdebaard 5601 F.... spotify.exe
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: sikerdebaard 2182 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: sikerdebaard 2182 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8e00000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC275'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0275,104d3f00,00100005'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 9
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GT220 HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10de000a,104d3f00,00100100'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 4
Date: Sat Oct 16 16:00:36 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SelectedCard: 0 Intel HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Title: [Realtek ALC275] Recording problem
dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R1110Y6
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1110Y6:bd05/31/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF12C5E:pvrC605WNPC:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCF12C5E
dmi.product.version: C605WNPC
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
---
AlsaVersion:
 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
 Compiled on Oct 15 2010 for kernel 2.6.35-22-generic (SMP).
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC275 Analog [ALC275 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sikerdebaard 2333 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8e00000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC275'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0275,104d3f00,00100005'
   Controls : 18
   Simple ctrls : 10
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de000a,104d3f00,00100100'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 4
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: alsa-driver (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare vboxusers video
dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R1110Y6
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1110Y6:bd05/31/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF12C5E:pvrC605WNPC:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCF12C5E
dmi.product.version: C605WNPC
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/InstallingLinuxAlsaDriverModules

[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

Installing the dev alsa modules did not fix the problem. Compiling the latest alsa version did not fix the problem either.

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Please use http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh or apport-collect 661744
while using the daily dev drivers.

[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

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[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

Altough this patch is for the F11 series, it might help in resolving the problem on the F12 series. Both series have exactly the same soundcard.

http://code.google.com/p/vaio-f11-linux/wiki/EnableMicrophone

[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

After applying the latest dev ALSA modules today, the problem seems to be solved.

[Olof Larsson (olof-sylt)]

I am also experiencing this problem with Ubuntu 10.10 on my Sony Vaio VPCF12S1E
Both on 2.6.35-22-generic and 2.6.35-23-generic.
No mic is working. Neither the built in to the left of the camera nor line in.

How did you solve it? Please define "applying the latest dev ALSA modules" :D

Another note:
According to this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1469967
This bug might be fixed by using linux kernel 2.6.36
However I have not been able to test this.

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio
On Nov 24, 2010 3:56 PM, "Olof Larsson" <email address hidden> wrote:
> I am also experiencing this problem with Ubuntu 10.10 on my Sony Vaio
VPCF12S1E
> Both on 2.6.35-22-generic and 2.6.35-23-generic.
> No mic is working. Neither the built in to the left of the camera nor line
in.
>
> How did you solve it? Please define "applying the latest dev ALSA
> modules" :D
>
> Another note:
> According to this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1469967
> This bug might be fixed by using linux kernel 2.6.36
> However I have not been able to test this.
>
> --
> [Vaio F12-series] Internal Mic not working
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/661744
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> Audio Team, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in ubuntu.
>
> Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Version: Ubuntu 10.10 - 2.6.35-22-generic
>
>
> Audio out (internal + external) does work. Microphone (internal +
external) doesn't.
>
> It seems that the microphone is attached to a non-default pin on the
soundcard.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
> Architecture: amd64
> ArecordDevices:
> **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC275 Analog [ALC275 Analog]
> Subdevices: 0/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: sikerdebaard 2182 F.... pulseaudio
> sikerdebaard 5601 F.... spotify.exe
> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: sikerdebaard 2182 F...m pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: sikerdebaard 2182 F...m pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8e00000 irq 48'
> Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC275'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0275,104d3f00,00100005'
> Controls : 16
> Simple ctrls : 9
> Card1.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16'
> Mixer name : 'Nvidia GT220 HDMI'
> Components : 'HDA:10de000a,104d3f00,00100100'
> Controls : 16
> Simple ctrls : 4
> Date: Sat Oct 16 16:00:36 2010
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64
(20100816.1)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SelectedCard: 0 Intel HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
> SourcePackage: alsa-driver
> Symptom: audio
> Title: [Realtek ALC275] Recording problem
> dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: R1110Y6
> dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.board.name: VAIO
> dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.board.version: N/A
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.chassis.version: N/A
> dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1110Y6:bd05/31/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF12C5E:pvrC605WNPC:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
> dmi.product.name: VPCF12C5E
> dmi.product.version: C605WNPC
> dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
> ---
> Al...

[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

All of the Vaio F12 series have the same soundcard, with the same pins connected.

Just follow this guide to install the daily-build ALSA modules: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/InstallingLinuxAlsaDriverModule and your microphone should work after applying the modules. You will need to unmute the mic after every update.

[T. Phil (sikerdebaard)]

And its broken again after updating today. :(

[Alex Lowe (lengau)]

Using version 2.6.35-24.201012271600 of the Alsa driver module, I am able to get an external microphone (but not the internal mic) to work correctly.

I'm about to reboot and try today's (28th) patch.

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