Re: [Alsa-user] No HDMI output on ALC1200

[Chris P. <pim...@gm...>]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Chris Pimlott <pim...@gm...> wrote:

> I'm trying to get HDMI audio working on a ALC1200 integrated audio card on
> an Asus P5Q-EM motherboard (Intel G45 chipset).
>
> I notice there is a lot of ongoing work on this chipset at the moment, but
> from what I gather, it should work.  Because of this, I made sure to try the
> latest code, both 1.0.18 and 1.0.18a.
>
> I am eager to get this going and I'll be happy to provide any additonal
> information necessary.  I've found and run one data-gathering script, the
> results of which are here:
> http://pastebin.ca/1262017
>

Here's results of the same tsalsa script with alsa 1.0.18:
http://pastebin.ca/1262586

The major differences between them:

--- tsalsa-1.0.18    2008-11-20 08:05:36.000000000 -0500
+++ tsalsa-1.0.18a    2008-11-20 08:05:44.000000000 -0500
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Lspci info:
           00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD
Audio Controller

-Alsa driver: 1.0.18
+Alsa driver: 1.0.18a
 dpkg path:  /usr/bin/dpkg
 Alsa utils: 1.0.17

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 amixer set 'Mic Boost',0 0% 0%
 amixer set 'IEC958',0 on
 amixer set 'IEC958 Default PCM',0 on
+amixer set 'IEC958',1 on
 amixer set 'Capture',0 Capture 0 0%,Capture 0 0% on
 amixer set 'Capture',1 Capture 0 0%,Capture 0 0% on
 amixer set 'Input Source',0 Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' Item0: 'Mic'

@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
+Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
+  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
+  Playback channels: Mono
+  Mono: Playback [on]
 Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@
 snd_seq/parameters/seq_client_load:14,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1

 snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_card:-1
 snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_class:1
-snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_device:0
+snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_device:3
 snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_resolution:0
 snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_sclass:0
 snd_seq/parameters/seq_default_timer_subdevice:0
@@ -281,6 +286,9 @@
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC1200 Digital [ALC1200 Digital]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: INTEL HDMI [INTEL HDMI]
+  Subdevices: 1/1
+  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

 arecord -l:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
@@ -313,9 +321,6 @@
 surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
     HDA Intel, ALC1200 Analog
     7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers

-hdmi:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
-    HDA Intel
-    HDMI Audio Output
 null
     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

@@ -326,6 +331,7 @@
   5: [ 0- 1]: hardware dependent
  16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
  17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
+ 19: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback
  24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
  26: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
  33:        : timer
@@ -725,7 +731,7 @@
     Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
     DefAssociation = 0x5, Sequence = 0x0
   Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
-  Unsolicited: tag=08, enabled=1
+  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
   Connection: 5
      0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
 Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
@@ -809,7 +815,7 @@
      0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
 Node 0x23 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
   Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
-  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
[0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
+  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
[0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
   Connection: 11
      0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
 Node 0x24 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
@@ -826,7 +832,7 @@
   Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
   Connection: 2
      0x25 0x0b
-Codec: Generic 8086 ID 2803
+Codec: Generic 8086 INTEL G45 DEVELK
 Address: 1
 Vendor Id: 0x80862803
 Subsystem Id: 0x80860101
@@ -854,14 +860,14 @@
   Pin Default 0x18560010: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
     Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
     DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
-  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
-  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
+  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
+  Unsolicited: tag=08, enabled=1
   Connection: 1
      0x02