HP Envy 15 (j013sg)

Blµb · 2014-03-29 13:43:37

Setup:
Mine came with Windows 8. I just use its EFI System partition mounted as /boot and installed gummiboot. Worked like a charm out of the box.

Sound:
Has "beats audio" and on linux defaults to a bad pin-setup. Solution:

install alsa-tools, open hdajackretask (via a terminal)
Select: IDT 92HD91BXX
Check Show unconnected pins
Use the following overrides:

optional: 0x0d -> Override -> Not connected
0x0f -> Override -> Internal Speaker
0x10 -> Override -> Internal Speaker (LFE)

And press Install boot override (and Apply now)
(This will install /lib/firmware/hda-jack-retask.fw and /etc/modprobe.d/hda-jack-retask.conf)
Note that in both cases when doing this as regular user you'll have to type your sudo password in a terminal.
Also note that there may be some issues if pulseaudio is running while doing this.

WIFI toggle button (F12)
Driver seems to be coming up soon:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/ … wireless.c
(Compiled & tested it manually here, works.)

Optimus:
Works fine, just follow the wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Optimus

karol · 2014-03-29 20:29:40

What is the issue? If it's working fine, I think you should put this info in the wiki instead of here.

cjpembo · 2014-03-31 12:33:55

I'd be interested in how you ultimately found the correct pin associations as I'm going to start working on my HP Envy (k025dx) sound soon. Did you use trial and error on the pin assignments or some other method?

ijanos · 2014-03-31 13:03:43

I think this machine is pretty similar to mine. I created a wiki page for it, feel free to expand it.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HP … hSmart_15j

I googled around for pin associations and then used trial and error to get it right.

cjpembo · 2014-03-31 13:14:32

Using your instructions I'm getting closer... I've got sub working, but both left and right channels seem to be coming out of the right speaker only... I've never used this laptop in Windows (not even installed anymore) so I don't know what the sound is supposed to sound like. Just going to use trial and error. Thanks for the hints. Do you hear sound out of both left and right sides of your laptop distinctly? Or is beats audio just a loud "mono" setup?

ijanos · 2014-03-31 13:27:31

I got left and right, try my configuration:

Pin ID override
0x0d Internal speaker
0x0f Internal speaker
0x10 Internal speaker (LFE)

cjpembo · 2014-03-31 13:44:48

Not quite working for me.. still getting right channel only. I'll keep playing with pins 0x0c,d,e,f,10 until I get it. Thanks.

cjpembo · 2014-03-31 16:53:31

Actually, I could just be experiencing an audio profile that is "off-center-right" of the display:

Looking at the service manual for my laptop:

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03935332.pdf

Pg 18 shows that the two top grille speakers are a little off-center to the right.
Pg 23: shows the sub is on the right side bottom; with more detail on Pg 49.

So this may explain why the sound seems to be coming more from the right side of the laptop. Don't know what the cut-off frequency is for the sub, but if it's fairly high, it will just drown out the tiny grille speakers over a large frequency range. Next time I get to the store I'll listen to the same model in Windows 8 and see if there's a difference.

So, for completeness: in hdajackretask I only set two options:

0x0d (Internal Speaker, Front Side) -> Override Internal Speaker (Back)
0x10 -> Internal speaker (LFE)

I tried many other permutaions, and when it worked, it always sounded the same (this way).

Blµb · 2014-04-03 08:59:28

Well yes it seems to be coming mostly from the right side. However when I set the audio output configuration in eg pavucontrol from Analog Stereo Duplex to Analog to Analog Surround 5.1 or 5.0 the sound seems to be mostly centered and comes out left and right, a tiny bit quieter too, but still loud enough.

on a related note: hp-wireless showed up here: http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.14-DriversArch yay

Edit: Added a wiki entry finally.

Last edited by Blµb (2014-04-03 09:28:44)

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#1 2014-03-29 13:43:37

HP Envy 15 (j013sg)

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