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Bug 468078 - sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.9.0 - No mute function in ALSA mixer
Summary: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.9.0 - No mute function in ALSA mixer
Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: AMD64 Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers
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Reported: 2013-05-01 04:31 UTC by Y Liu
Modified: 2013-10-14 15:29 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Runtime testing required: ---


Attachments
dmesg (dmesg,61.49 KB, text/plain)
2013-05-01 04:31 UTC, Y Liu
Details
kernel .config (.config,76.17 KB, text/plain)
2013-05-01 04:34 UTC, Y Liu
Details
amixer output under kernel 3.9 (amixer,2.44 KB, text/plain)
2013-05-01 04:41 UTC, Y Liu
Details

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Description Y Liu 2013-05-01 04:31:00 UTC
Hi,

After updating to gentoo-sources-3.9.0, alsa lost the mute function. The sound is still functioning, so I can volumn up and down, but no morm mute.

I reuse my old .config from  kernel 3.8, did not make any major changes.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. amixer -c 0 -- sget Master
2.
3.
Actual Results:  
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 74
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-74.00dB]

Expected Results:  
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 74
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-74.00dB] [on]

(as in kernel 3.8)

I found there are two differences, the first one is "pswitch pswitch-joined" are missing from the Capabilities, and the second is there is no "[on]" from the Mono field.

I know there are some major changes to alsa in kernel 3.9 [1], I just wonder whether this is my problem or it is a kernel bug.


[1] - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI3ODE
Comment 1 Y Liu 2013-05-01 04:31:40 UTC
Created attachment 347016 [details]
dmesg
Comment 2 Y Liu 2013-05-01 04:34:08 UTC
Created attachment 347018 [details]
kernel .config
Comment 3 Y Liu 2013-05-01 04:39:32 UTC
My laptop is Lenovo T400. I am unsing modprobe to load alsa module with following options:
- snd_hda_intel enable_msi=1
- snd_hda_intel enable_msi=1 model=thinkpad
- snd_hda_intel enable_msi=1 model=idlepad

but none of them worked.
Comment 4 Y Liu 2013-05-01 04:41:05 UTC
Created attachment 347020 [details]
amixer output under kernel 3.9
Comment 5 jannis 2013-05-12 08:15:32 UTC
Same here on a Lenovo ThinkPad T400 with ALSA driver in the kernel (not as module)
Comment 6 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2013-05-27 14:43:36 UTC
Is this related to bug 468690? There is a patch to test.
Comment 7 Y Liu 2013-06-04 05:27:41 UTC
That patch does not solve the issue.

I have upgraded the following two packets
=media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.27.1-r1
=media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.27-r2

The issue is still persist.
Comment 8 Mike Pagano gentoo-dev 2013-06-06 00:09:43 UTC
Please try upgrading your bios to at least 3.1, or pass the string acpi_osi="Linux" to the kernel as a boot parameter.

Let us know which one you try and the outcome.
Comment 9 brothermechanic 2013-07-30 12:52:26 UTC
i have simular problem, 
after upgrade from 3.8.13 there is no more speakers and headphone volume selectors
and after hibernation there is no sound from speakers.
http://paste.kde.org/p2e3fbf74
Comment 10 Tom Wijsman (TomWij) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2013-08-12 21:43:07 UTC
(In reply to brothermechanic from comment #9)
> i have simular problem, 
> after upgrade from 3.8.13 there is no more speakers and headphone volume
> selectors
> and after hibernation there is no sound from speakers.

Thank you for reporting.

Please read the comments to this bug and provide the requested information.

> http://paste.kde.org/p2e3fbf74

Please attach information to Bugzilla, we don't use external links.

Thank you very much in advance.
Comment 11 Tom Wijsman (TomWij) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2013-08-12 21:44:32 UTC
(In reply to Mike Pagano from comment #8)
> Please try upgrading your bios to at least 3.1, or pass the string
> acpi_osi="Linux" to the kernel as a boot parameter.
> 
> Let us know which one you try and the outcome.

Please try the above; besides that, try a more recent kernel:

1. =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.6 (Upstream latest stable kernel)
2. =sys-kernel/git-sources-3.11_rc5 (Upstream latest development kernel

Thank you very much in advance.
Comment 12 Tom Wijsman (TomWij) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2013-10-14 15:29:01 UTC
(In reply to Tom Wijsman (TomWij) from comment #11)
> (In reply to Mike Pagano from comment #8)
> > Please try upgrading your bios to at least 3.1, or pass the string
> > acpi_osi="Linux" to the kernel as a boot parameter.
> > 
> > Let us know which one you try and the outcome.
> 
> Please try the above; besides that, try a more recent kernel:
> 
> 1. =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.6 (Upstream latest stable kernel)
> 2. =sys-kernel/git-sources-3.11_rc5 (Upstream latest development kernel
> 
> Thank you very much in advance.