Re: [gentoo-user] Intel HDA soundcard, microphones and skype

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Tuesday 10 October 2006 13:23, Richard Fish wrote:
> On 10/10/06, Matthew R. Lee <gentoo@××××××××××.org> wrote:
> > Has anybody got skype woking with this soundcard.  Perhaps you could post
> > your .asoundrc for me to have a look
>
> Unfortunately Intel's HDA isn't really a sound card, but a standard
> way of talking to sound cards.  The actual chips are made by various
> manufacturers, and it really is a bit of a mess.
>
> 1. You should not have a .asoundrc.  Current alsa versions (since
> 1.0.9) will automatically use dmix/dsnoop as necessary.  In almost
> every case, it is wrong to have a .asoundrc.
>
> 2. Which version of alsa-drivers are you using?  1.0.13 would be my
> recommendation, although you may have some issues with MSI
> interrupts...
>
> 3. Can you post the contents of /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 and also
> the output of "amixer"?
>
> -Richard

/proc/asound/card0/codec#0

Codec: Conexant ID 5047
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x14f15047
Subsystem Id: 0x103c30a5
Revision Id: 0x100000
Default PCM: rates 0x040, bits 0x02, types 0x1
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1c 0x1c]
  PCM: rates 0x040, bits 0x02, types 0x1
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
  PCM: rates 0x040, bits 0x02, types 0x1
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x12 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100d1b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x0e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x0e 0x0e] [0x8e 0x8e] [0x8e 0x8e] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] 
[0x80 0x80]
  PCM: rates 0x040, bits 0x02, types 0x1
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 6
     0x19 0x14 0x15* 0x1a 0x16 0x10
Node 0x13 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1e 0x1e]
  Pincap 0x081001c: OUT HP EAPD Detect
  Pin Default 0xc3111010: [Both] Speaker at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 3
     0x19* 0x10 0x16
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1f 0x1f]
  Pincap 0x0833c: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x03811011: [Jack] Line In at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 2
     0x19* 0x16
Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1f 0x1f]
  Pincap 0x0833c: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x03a11012: [Jack] Mic at Ext Left
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 3
     0x1c 0x19* 0x16
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400401: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0860: IN
  Pin Default 0x99330100: [Fixed] CD at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400481: Stereo
  Pincap 0x08324: IN Detect
  Pin Default 0xb7a00100: [Fixed] Mic at Oth Mobile-In
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x21440100: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Sep Rear
    Conn = RCA, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 1
     0x11
Node 0x19 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x07 0x07] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x17 0x17]
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 4
     0x10 0x1b 0x1a 0x16
Node 0x1a [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x1f, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 3
     0x15* 0x14 0x17
Node 0x1b [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300501: Stereo
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 2
     0x14* 0x15
Node 0x1c [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  PCM: rates 0x040, bits 0x02, types 0x1
  Power: 0x0
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1e, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1f 0x1f]
  Pincap 0x08314: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x90100112: [Fixed] Speaker at Int N/A
    Conn = Unknown, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Power: 0x0
  Connection: 3
     0x1c 0x19* 0x16
Node 0x1e [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono

output from amixer:

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 30
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 28 [93%] [7.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 28 [93%] [7.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 235 [92%] [-4.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 235 [92%] [-4.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 14
  Front Left: Capture 14 [100%] [21.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 14 [100%] [21.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 14
  Front Left: Capture 14 [100%] [21.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 14 [100%] [21.00dB] [on]

Thanks 
Matt
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