Bug#654799: Cranking sound coming out of speakers with the new 3.1 kernel
Hello !
I can confirm that I have NO further sound errors in the following kernels:
ii linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae 3.2.9-1
ii linux-image-3.2.0-1-686-pae 3.2.6-1
The rest is still to be tested.
Kind regards,
Jan
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> wrote:
> At Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:44:33 +0100,
> Jan Prunk wrote:
>>
>> Hello !
>>
>> The sound has been stable for the last days without noises,
>> after applying % amixer -c0 set "Auto-Mute Mode" "Disabled"
>
> OK, another question is whether the auto-mute feature works in hardware,
> i.e. even when this mixer is set off, the hardware switches the
> speaker upon plugging the headphone? If yes, we can simply remove
> this switch and software feature from the driver.
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi
>
>>
>> It seems this has solved it, until further notice.
>> You might want to keep the bug open for a while,
>> so I can check with all the kernels (it works with latest).
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Jan
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> wrote:
>> > At Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:16:48 +0100,
>> > Jan Prunk wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello !
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi again,
>> >> >
>> >> > Jan Prunk wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I tried booting into 3.2.0-rc7-686-pae, but the crunching sound
>> >> >> is still present, I am able to play music file properly, and
>> >> >> crunching is in the background, and also while not processing
>> >> >> any sounds, the crunching appears out of the speakers.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ok, thanks for testing. Please send a summary of this regression to
>> >> > alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, cc-ing Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> and
>> >> > either me or this bug log so we can track it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Be sure to mention:
>> >> >
>> >> > - steps to reproduce, what you expect versus what actually happens,
>> >> > and how that indicates a bug
>> >>
>> >> The sound is ok in kernel version "3.0.0-1-686-pae" but on all newer
>> >> versions there are sparkling/farting noises coming out of the speaker.
>> >> The noise is not very loud, its barely noticeable, but its repetative
>> >> and doesn't go away. And I think it happens while typing on the
>> >> keyboard and a bit later, then it dissapears for a few seconds,
>> >> or by the time that I type again.
>> >>
>> >> > - which kernel versions you tried, and what happens with each
>> >> I tried running alsa-info.sh as a "user".
>> >>
>> >> I tried 3.0.0-1-686-pae here is the debug:
>> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=c1149b6466b2068d79c7517a8b0808d8b5c26e6b
>> >> ---
>> >> Linux vaio 3.2.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Fri Feb 17 06:27:21 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
>> >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-1-686-pae 3.2.6-1
>> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=fddbfbdc4fc44555a6dc851ecdc70760da6dd840
>> >> ---
>> >> Linux vaio 3.2.0-rc7-686-pae #1 SMP Wed Dec 28 21:26:25 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
>> >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-rc7-686-pae 3.2~rc7-1~experimental.1
>> >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=78c8919e87dd03294484f83b5f7ae44331b5edfe
>> >> Being booted into this version for 15 minutes, it seems to not make any noises,
>> >> but I will resubmit the info later if the noises will start to appear.
>> >
>> > 3.2.0-rc7 alsa-info shows that the headphone jack is plugged, thus the
>> > speaker is muted. It's natural that the noise goes away in this
>> > state.
>> >
>> > Apart from that, I see no obvious problem in 3.2.0 output.
>> >
>> > Does the problem still happen when you disable "Auto-Mute Mode" mixer
>> > enum?
>> > % amixer -c0 set "Auto-Mute Mode" "Disabled"
>> >
>> > Also, try to pass algin_buffer_size=0 option to snd-hda-intel.
>> > I don't expect much that this will influence, but at least, it's a
>> > difference between 3.0 and 3.2.
>> >
>> >
>> > Takashi
>> >
>> >
>> >> > - alsa-info.sh output, as an attachment
>> >> >
>> >> > - if you can make a recording of the strange sound available
>> >> > somewhere online, that would be ideal
>> >>
>> >> Because the noise is barely heard, I would need to find a good mic.
>> >> to be able to record it, but I could do that in the next bug submission.
>> >>
>> >> > - whether you are able to bisect or test patches if needed
>> >>
>> >> I might try that, if there are any manuals around how to do it,
>> >> but my response might take some time.
>> >>
>> >> > [1] may have more hints.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks and good luck,
>> >> > Jonathan
>> >> >
>> >> > [1] http://alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Help_To_Debug_Intel_HDA
>> >>
>> >> Kind regards,
>> >> Jan Prunk
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>>
>>
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