[S5000PSL, Creative CA0110-IBG, Pink Mic, Front] No input sound detected

[Enrico Segre]

obvious checks in alsamixer, pavucontrol, System settings/Sound - capture input is turned on, unmuted, mic is ok on another pc. Yet no app receives input sound.
All applications are instead able to receive input sound, if I set as source the webcam mic. Sound output from analog stereo out is fine.

Full config submitted also as http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=01d87fcb289265cb4c8cb8a7067410778b88f09d

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: enrico 6741 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: enrico 6741 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Creative'/'HDA Creative at 0xcb900000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Creative CA0110-IBG'
   Components : 'HDA:1102000a,11021006,00100000'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 11
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Camera'/'V Micro. Corp. PC Camera at usb-0000:00:1d.7-3.1, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0ac8:0302'
   Controls : 3
   Simple ctrls : 2
Date: Mon Dec 24 19:32:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:Creative failed
Symptom_Card: [SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio] CA0110-IBG - HDA Creative
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 6741 6741 enrico F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: enrico F.... pulseaudio
Symptom_Jack: Pink Mic, Front
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [S5000PSL, Creative CA0110-IBG, Pink Mic, Front] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/09/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.bios.version: S5000.86B.15.00.0101.110920101604
dmi.board.name: S5000PSL
dmi.board.vendor: Intel
dmi.chassis.type: 17
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorporation:bvrS5000.86B.15.00.0101.110920101604:bd11/09/2010:svnIntel:pnS5000PSL:pvr:rvnIntel:rnS5000PSL:rvr:cvn:ct17:cvr:
dmi.product.name: S5000PSL
dmi.sys.vendor: Intel

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

ports:
  analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority 8700, available: unknown)
   properties:

  analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, available: unknown)
   properties:

 active port: <analog-input-microphone>

Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100103: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Line Capture Volume", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Device: name="CA0110 Analog", type="Audio", device=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x67, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=3, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 1
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Mic Capture Volume", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x67, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x7c 0x7c]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 1
  Connection: 1
     0x11

Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40008b: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Mic Capture Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x00000024: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x02a19040: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Creative [HDA Creative], device 0: CA0110 Analog [CA0110 Analog]
  Subdevices: 2/2
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

Same card, same problem. No sound from the analog input port even though the software "thinks" it is receiving data (i.e. ALSA is sending silence).

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

The card used to work for me on Linux 3.0.4, and it looks like I am not the only one experiencing this regression:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel/109592

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

*** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Creative [HDA Creative], device 0: CA0110 Analog [CA0110 Analog]
  Subdevices: 2/2
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1

the previous driver have two capture subdevices

seem line in is the subdevice 0 and Mic is subdevice 1

Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100103: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Line Capture Volume", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Device: name="CA0110 Analog", type="Audio", device=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x67, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=3, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 1
  Connection: 1
     0x10
Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Mic Capture Volume", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x67, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0
  Amp-In vals: [0x7c 0x7c]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 1
  Connection: 1
     0x11

you need to use latest alsa driver which provide a capture source control for selecting mic or line in

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=8fadf1da3f370dacbeb4c30fd015a6d2cc47f2fa

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Mic and line in are connected to different audio input

Node 0x10 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40008b: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Line Capture Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x00000024: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x01813030: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40008b: Stereo Amp-In
  Control: name="Mic Capture Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x00000024: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0x02a19040: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

For anyone following, the referenced patch is not available in kernel 3.8. 3.11 does contain the patch.

However, after upgrading, analog capture still does not work. Instead, on switching capture channels, I see "capture write error (DMA or IRQ trouble?)" in dmesg and the capture application either exits or hangs.

With kernel 3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04:

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Creative [HDA Creative], device 0: CA0110-IBG Analog [CA0110-IBG Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Creative [HDA Creative], device 1: CA0110-IBG Digital [CA0110-IBG Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

you have to report to the author if dynamic adc switching does not work

i think the switching of capture source cannot be performed when you are recording

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

Right now I'd just settle for working analog line in capture. Any more ideas?

[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.]