[HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH, recording] No autoswitch

[Alexander Mishurov]

Acer E3-112
Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
After plugging in headset only headset earphones detected, mic from headset not detected and recording is only from built in mic.

Appending 'options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi' to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf helps to tell xubuntu that headset mic may be plugged, but after plugging in, xubuntu doesn't automaticaly detect that mic is plugged, it can see only headset's earphones, so i need evreytime in pavucontrol tell xubuntu that mic is plugged in even after adding option.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-14.14-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mishurov 2000 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Apr 21 07:03:19 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-04 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
Symptom_Type: No auto-switch between inputs
Title: [HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH, recording] No autoswitch
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.10
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: R2
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - A01 Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.10:bd08/20/2014:svnAcer:pnNC-E3-112-C97Q:pvrV1.10:rvnAcer:rnR2:rvrType2-A01BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: NC-E3-112-C97Q
dmi.product.version: V1.10
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2015-04-21T06:35:28.960726

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=73bdd597823e2231dc882577dbbaf8df92fe1775

seem different model

1) combo jack which support headset, headphone and mic
2) headset and dock mic
3) headset mode
4) headset mode no hp mic

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/log/sound/pci/hda?qt=grep&q=alc283

still no acer aspire using alc283

do dell multi headset multi allow you to select hp mic ?

[Alexander Mishurov (ammishurov)]

$ grep -r Realtek /proc/asound/card*
/proc/asound/card0/codec#0:Codec: Realtek ALC283

Acer Aspire E3-111/112 uses combo jack for headset (CTIA, I suppose). By default pavucontrol see nothing except internal mic. After I set dell-headset-multi, system shows in pavucontrol's dropdown 'Headset Microphone' and 'Microphone' in addition to 'Internal Microphone'. When I plug headset, I can choose manualy 'Headset Microphone' and sound goes through it, otherwise it goes through internal mic, but automatically system can see only plugged in heaphones.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

does the user manual mention that it also support headphone ?

Dell headset multi is used for those combo jack which support headset, headphone and coventional Mic jack

if headset Mic work , this mean you have to remove the headphone Mic pin fixup from Dell fixup

and let driver switch to headset mic when headphone pin detect the jack is plugged

[Alexander Mishurov (ammishurov)]

Yes, manual mentions this. Native Windows drivers open dialog to point what device I plugged in after I plug headset. Ubuntu (Unity) also has similar popup: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-settings-daemon-team/unity-settings-daemon/trunk/files/head:/plugins/media-keys/what-did-you-plug-in/ but it doesn't open, when I plug something into jack. Xubuntu doesn't have things such as that.

acpi_listen, when I plug/unplug headset, outputs only headphone's event
jack/headphone HEADPHONE plug|unplug

event about microphone such as
jack/microphone MICROPHONE plug or unplug
is not listed in acpi_listen output

I'm not sure I have a time to figure out Takashi's sources such as that and make patches

enum {
 ALC_HEADSET_MODE_UNKNOWN,
 ALC_HEADSET_MODE_UNPLUGGED,
 ALC_HEADSET_MODE_HEADSET,
 ALC_HEADSET_MODE_MIC,
 ALC_HEADSET_MODE_HEADPHONE,
};

But I found semi-silution with acpid

I created /etc/acpi/events/acer-headset which runs script on jack acpi event:
event=jack/headphone HEADPHONE plug
action=/etc/acpi/acer-headset.sh

And script (/etc/acpi/acer-headset.sh) which opens pavucontrol to chose input source everytime when I plug headset

#!/bin/bash
USR=<username>
XDISPLAY=":0.0" # echo $DISPLAY in users env
TAB=4 # tab with input source selection

# set X environment
export DISPLAY=${XDISPLAY}
export XAUTHORITY="/home/${USR}/.Xauthority"

sudo -u ${USR} -E pavucontrol --tab=${TAB}

The solution is quite comfortable for me. Thanks for explanation of some details, Raymond, it helped me.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-settings-daemon-team/unity-settings-daemon/trunk/view/head:/plugins/media-keys/what-did-you-plug-in/pa-backend.c

   Headset Mic Phantom Jack - indicates headset jack where hardware can not
     distinguish between headphones and headsets
   Headset Mic Jack - indicates headset jack where hardware can distinguish
     between headphones and headsets. There is no use popping up a dialog in
     this case, unless we already need to do this for the mic-in mode.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

no popup because bios setup internal Mic only

[ 7.890594] sound hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[ 7.890601] sound hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 7.890605] sound hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 7.890607] sound hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 7.890610] sound hdaudioC0D0: inputs:
[ 7.890613] sound hdaudioC0D0: Mic=0x12

[Ben (7-ben-a)]

i also have this problem with my acer aspire E3 (phone not recognised when pluggin in headset) but i am not sure how to read the solutions in here. i understand code a bit but i am not a pro. i would prefer a simple solution, some lines i have to type into the terminal each time i want to use the headset.

[Ben (7-ben-a)]

I added the driver to the alsa-base.conf and can now use the headset, but it makes strange noises while using skype. but it's just on my side. the other person does not experience this. i am sorry for this non-pro stuff here, but i bought this acer aspire e3, built in an SSD and uploaded Lubuntu, like I did before in other laptops an PCs. its awesome and I thank all the guys that are contributing to ubuntu and specially Lubuntu since I love the lean design. can the problem be the mentioned Dell fix?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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