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#1 2020-07-18 02:06:27

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Registered: 2019-01-29
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[SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

I have a Thinkpad T14s. I migrated Arch by transferring the harddrive from my X390. I had an issue with no audio output and this post solved it. I am left with the issue of no microphone input. I made sure to toggle capture in alsamixer. Also tried this and rebooted but it didn't work. Trying the rmmod line reports that the module is in use.

pacman -Q linux
----
linux 5.7.9.arch1-1
aplay -lL
----
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
samplerate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
    JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
    Open Sound System
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
speex
    Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
upmix
    Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
    Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    Front output / input
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC257 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=4
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 4
    HDMI Audio Output
usbstream:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH
    USB Stream Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC257 Analog [ALC257 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
pacmd list cards
----
Memory blocks currently allocated: 1, size: 63.9 KiB.
Memory blocks allocated during the whole lifetime: 158, size: 4.7 MiB.
Memory blocks imported from other processes: 0, size: 0 B.
Memory blocks exported to other processes: 0, size: 0 B.
Total sample cache size: 0 B.
Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Default channel map: front-left,front-right
Default sink name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Default source name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
Memory blocks of type POOL: 1 allocated/1 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type POOL_EXTERNAL: 0 allocated/105 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type APPENDED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type USER: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type FIXED: 0 allocated/157 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type IMPORTED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
25 module(s) loaded.
    index: 0
	name: <module-device-restore>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute state of devices"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 1
	name: <module-stream-restore>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute/device state of streams"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 2
	name: <module-card-restore>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 3
	name: <module-augment-properties>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Augment the property sets of streams with additional static information"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 4
	name: <module-switch-on-port-available>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "David Henningsson"
		module.description = "Switches ports and profiles when devices are plugged/unplugged"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 5
	name: <module-udev-detect>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Detect available audio hardware and load matching drivers"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 6
	name: <module-alsa-card>
	argument: <device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1">
	used: 0
	load once: no
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "ALSA Card"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 7
	name: <module-bluetooth-policy>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Frédéric Dalleau, Pali Rohár"
		module.description = "Policy module to make using bluetooth devices out-of-the-box easier"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 8
	name: <module-bluetooth-discover>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
		module.description = "Detect available Bluetooth daemon and load the corresponding discovery module"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 9
	name: <module-bluez5-discover>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
		module.description = "Detect available BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio devices and load BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio drivers"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 10
	name: <module-dbus-protocol>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Tanu Kaskinen"
		module.description = "D-Bus interface"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 11
	name: <module-native-protocol-unix>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: no
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Native protocol (UNIX sockets)"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 12
	name: <module-gsettings>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Sylvain Baubeau"
		module.description = "GSettings Adapter"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 13
	name: <module-default-device-restore>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the default sink and source"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 14
	name: <module-rescue-streams>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "When a sink/source is removed, try to move its streams to the default sink/source"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 15
	name: <module-always-sink>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Always keeps at least one sink loaded even if it's a null one"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 16
	name: <module-intended-roles>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically set device of streams based on intended roles of devices"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 17
	name: <module-suspend-on-idle>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "When a sink/source is idle for too long, suspend it"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 18
	name: <module-console-kit>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Create a client for each ConsoleKit session of this user"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 19
	name: <module-systemd-login>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Create a client for each login session of this user"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 20
	name: <module-position-event-sounds>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Position event sounds between L and R depending on the position on screen of the widget triggering them."
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 21
	name: <module-role-cork>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Mute & cork streams with certain roles while others exist"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 22
	name: <module-filter-heuristics>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Detect when various filters are desirable"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 23
	name: <module-filter-apply>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: yes
	properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Load filter sinks automatically when needed"
		module.version = "13.0"
    index: 24
	name: <module-cli-protocol-unix>
	argument: <>
	used: -1
	load once: no
	properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Command line interface protocol (UNIX sockets)"
		module.version = "13.0"
1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 9039
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC257 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xef73c000 irq 170"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "02c8"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC257"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0257,17aa22b6,00100001 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-speaker>
1 source(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 1030
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	monitor_of: 0
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	module: 6
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xef73c000 irq 170"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "02c8"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
2 client(s) logged in.
    index: 0
	driver: <module-systemd-login.c>
	owner module: 19
	properties:
		application.name = "Login Session 1"
		systemd-login.session = "1"
    index: 3
	driver: <cli.c>
	owner module: 24
	properties:
		application.name = "UNIX socket client"
1 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xef73c000 irq 170"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "02c8"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: no)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5965, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
0 sink input(s) available.
0 source output(s) available.
0 cache entrie(s) available.
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
----
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  mcp        1370 F.... pulseaudio
arecord -l
----
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC257 Analog [ALC257 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Let me know what other output is useful.

Last edited by ThinkPad (2020-08-25 17:15:54)

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#2 2020-07-18 17:15:19

Bevan
Member
Registered: 2009-09-08
Posts: 100

Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

Hi,

I am currently setting up a T14s as well and have struggeled with thy myself. Do you have the package sof-firmware installed? Maybe doing that is already sufficient. If not, you may try some of the trickery required on the current X1 models:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … n_7)#Audio
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Le … n_4)#Audio

You do have the Intel version of the T14s, correct? For the AMD one, Kernel 5.8 is required or one needs to install acp3x-rn-dkms from AUR. I have an AMD version and installing that and sof-firmware fixed the issue for me. However, the microphone is very low volume.

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#3 2020-07-18 20:33:11

ThinkPad
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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

Thank you for the help! With sof-firmware installed, if I remove the fix for audio linked in the main post, the microphone works and audio output does not. With the audio output fix in place and sof-firmware installed, audio works and the microphone does not. I will try the X1 links and report back.

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#4 2020-07-18 20:40:58

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

According to the note in the link it will be fixed in PulseAudio 14. I might wait till then as the fix is a bit messy for my liking. Odd that it's either one or the other that works.

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#5 2020-08-04 04:28:58

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

I have a Thinkpad X13 AMD (same mainboard as the T14s AMD), and finally got the internal mic working by doing the following:

* I grabbed a PKGBUILD for linux-mainline (needs to be 5.8.0+ ) from AUR
* I modified the kernel config from that source and added the following:

CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RENOIR=m
CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RENOIR_MACH=m

* Built and installed the new kernel
* Added the following to /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf:

snd-rn-pci-acp3x
snd-acp3x-pdm-dma
snd-acp3x-rn

* Booted to the new kernel

I then found that pavucontrol showed a new input device of "Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor Stereo", which was picking up audio from the internal mic.

It seems that the snd-hda-intel module is handling sound output, while snd-acp3x-rn is handling internal mic input (though I'm not certain about an external mic attached to the 3.5mm audio jack, which I haven't tested yet).

Before getting this working, I had previously tried using hdajackretask to override the pins on the audio driver and force one to be identified as the internal mic, and that was enough to cause PulseAudio to list the device as an input device, but I never got any of them to capture any real audio from the internal mic.  I suspect it's not connected at all internally.

I hope this helps you all.

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#6 2020-08-04 07:33:56

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

beefy1986, if you don't want to compile your own kernel, there is also a package with the required modules in the AUR:

Bevan wrote:

For the AMD one, Kernel 5.8 is required or one needs to install acp3x-rn-dkms from AUR.

But I guess it is not too long anyway until 5.8 is released. By the way, ThinkPad: A git version of pulseaudio much closer to version 14 is already in the testing repository. Have you tried it?

Edit:
I just noticed hat Linux 5.8 is already in testing as well. And the relevant module should be available.

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#7 2020-08-17 22:06:54

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

Bevan wrote:

Edit:
I just noticed hat Linux 5.8 is already in testing as well. And the relevant module should be available.

I am on 5.8.1 and the mic is still not working. I made sure to toggle it with alsamixer.

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#8 2020-08-18 06:56:36

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

The kernel version is mainly relevant if you have the AMD version. I think you had the Intel one, right? Then pulseaudio from testing might be the key.

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#9 2020-08-18 16:50:37

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

Oh okay thank you! I'll look into how to get packages from testing.

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#10 2020-08-25 16:39:32

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

I downloaded pulseaudio-git from AUR

pulseaudio --version
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pulseaudio 13.99.1-71-g47d81

With and without 13.99, alsamixer shows a capture device I can toggle, but the microphone doesn't work.

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#11 2020-08-25 17:15:13

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Re: [SOLVED] Microphone not working on Thinkpad T14s

Removing this line from the post linked above

/etc/modprobe.d/disable-dmic.conf
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options snd_hda_intel dmic_detect=0

with pulseaudio 13.99 allowed both the mic and speakers to work. Marking as solved.

Tested with pulseaudio 13 and did not work.

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