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#1 2013-12-09 07:07:25

Koi-Koi
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Registered: 2013-12-09
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[SOLVED] Surround Sound Issues

I recently purchased an HP Envy 15-j075nr laptop which claims to have four speaker and two subwoofers. When I tested the audio, the sound only played through the two front speakers. Unfortunately, these two speakers are pointed downward and therefore play into my legs which muffle the sound. I have no idea whether the problem is the driver, ALSA, PulseAudio, or anything else. However, the sound plays perfectly in Windows so the problem is not my hardware.

I already tried adding

options snd-hda-intel model=auto
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5 enable_msi=1
options snd-hda-intel model=rev
blacklist snd-usb-audio

individually within /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.

Adding

load-module module-combine-sink channels=5 channel_map=front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right,lfe

to /etc/pulse/default.pa does not work, but it does add a virtual device with the specified channels. However, testing the specified channels only uses the two front speakers. This line is not in /etc/pulse/default.pa anymore.

I added

enable-lfe-remixing = yes
default-sample-channels = 5
default-channel-map = front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right,lfe

to /etc/pulse/daemon.conf.

Entering

cat /proc/asound/card1/codec* | grep Codec

prints

Codec: IDT 92HD91BXX

I am using Arch Linux x86_64 with Cinnamon.
Cinnamon pulls in PulseAudio as a depencency.
I also have alsa-firmware, alsa-lib, alsa-plugins, and alsa-utils installed.

I will be happy to supply any extra information if needed.

Update: I installed hda-jack-retask-bzr from the AUR and used it according to this guide, but I still could not get my surround sound working.

Last edited by Koi-Koi (2014-02-08 21:04:18)


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#2 2013-12-11 05:51:42

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Re: [SOLVED] Surround Sound Issues

Update: Using HDA Analyzer to modify the driver outputs made some of the other speakers crackle faintly. Am I right in assuming that the problem is likely with the driver then?


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#3 2014-02-08 21:03:59

Koi-Koi
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Registered: 2013-12-09
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Re: [SOLVED] Surround Sound Issues

I finally found the solution. By installing alsa-tools, I was able to run a working version of hdajackretask and disconnect pin 0x0d and connect pin 0x0f.

The answer to this thread gave me the hint to install alsa-tools.


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