Arch Linux

Description:

New kernel26 in arch - 2.6.36.1-3 - needs patching. The problem is that Front Panel stoped working (no mic or headphone sounds) on ALC892 Realtek Audio Chipset (uses alsa hda_intel driver).

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Kernel26-2.6.36.1-3

Steps to reproduce:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/358662/

Apply tthe following patch to fix this problem:

*Patch*

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From cc1c452e509aefc28f7ad2deed75bc69d4f915f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Henningsson <david.henningsson@canonical.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:17:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: HDA: Add an extra DAC for Realtek ALC887-VD

The patch enables ALC887-VD to use the DAC at nid 0x26,
which makes it possible to use this DAC for e g Headphone
volume.

Signed-off-by: David Henningsson <david.henningsson@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 8f7530f..b0e6b8b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -18997,6 +18997,8 @@ static inline hda_nid_t alc662_mix_to_dac(hda_nid_t nid)
return 0x02;
else if (nid >= 0x0c && nid <= 0x0e)
return nid - 0x0c + 0x02;
+ else if (nid == 0x26) /* ALC887-VD has this DAC too */
+ return 0x25;
else
return 0;
}
@@ -19005,7 +19007,7 @@ static inline hda_nid_t alc662_mix_to_dac(hda_nid_t nid)
static hda_nid_t alc662_dac_to_mix(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin,
hda_nid_t dac)
{
- hda_nid_t mix[4];
+ hda_nid_t mix[5];
int i, num;

num = snd_hda_get_connections(codec, pin, mix, ARRAY_SIZE(mix));