ALC257: No sound from audio output

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ZachG

/dev/sndstat
Code: 
pcm0: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> (play)
pcm1: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> (play)
pcm2: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> (play)
pcm3: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC257 (Analog 2.0+HP/2.0)> (play/rec) default
No devices installed from userspace.

mixer
Code: 
pcm4:mixer: <Realtek ALC257 (Analog 2.0+HP/2.0)> on hdaa1 (play/rec) (default)
    vol       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
    pcm       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
    speaker   = 1.00:1.00     rec
    mic       = 0.36:0.36     rec src
    rec       = 0.37:0.37     pbk
    ogain     = 1.00:1.00     pbk
speaker is set to rec? not sure if that is the issue or how to change it.

dmesg | grep pcm
Code: 
pcm0: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> at nid 3 on hdaa0
pcm1: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> at nid 5 on hdaa0
pcm2: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> at nid 7 on hdaa0
pcm3: <ATI R6xx (HDMI)> at nid 9 on hdaa0
pcm4: <Realtek ALC257 (Analog 2.0+HP/2.0)> at nid 20,33 and 25 on hdaa1

There is no audio input detected and no audio output. when i open pavucontrol, it shows that there is audio playing from firefox, but not from beep, but the speakers aren't playing anything with either.
 
ZachG said:
speaker is set to rec? not sure if that is the issue or how to change it.
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You get a better overview examining the audio function pin configuration (nid*) set by the BIOS.

Please execute as super user sysctl dev.hdac.1.pindump=1. The output won't be on the same console (unless it's tty0)/terminal, look in dmesg(8) or /var/log/messages end of file.

Copy, paste output in you next post, or if you up to, configure new pin configuration yourself in /boot/device.hints , see snd_hda(4). hint.hdaa.%d.nid%d.config and EXAMPLES section.
 
sysctl dev.hdac.1.pindump=1
Code: 
hdaa1: Dumping AFG pins:
hdaa1: nid   0x    as seq device       conn  jack    loc        color   misc
hdaa1: 18 411111f0 15 0  Speaker       None  1/8     Rear       Black   1 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps: IN                
hdaa1: 19 40000000 0  0  Line-out      None  Unknown 0x00       Unknown 0 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps: IN                
hdaa1: 20 90070110 1  0  Line-out      Fixed Analog  Internal   Unknown 1
hdaa1:     Caps:    OUT    EAPD      Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 24 411111f0 15 0  Speaker       None  1/8     Rear       Black   1 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps: IN             VREF Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 25 04a11030 3  0  Mic           Jack  1/8     Right      Black   0
hdaa1:     Caps: IN             VREF Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 26 411111f0 15 0  Speaker       None  1/8     Rear       Black   1 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps: IN             VREF Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 27 411111f0 15 0  Speaker       None  1/8     Rear       Black   1 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps: IN OUT    EAPD VREF Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 30 411111f0 15 0  Speaker       None  1/8     Rear       Black   1 DISA
hdaa1:     Caps:    OUT              Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: 33 0421101f 1  15 Headphones    Jack  1/8     Right      Black   0
hdaa1:     Caps:    OUT HP EAPD      Sense: 0x00000000 (disconnected)
hdaa1: NumGPIO=3 NumGPO=0 NumGPI=0 GPIWake=0 GPIUnsol=1
hdaa1:  GPIO0: output state=1
hdaa1:  GPIO1: output state=1
hdaa1:  GPIO2: disabled

I added the following to my device hints, but it still isnt working.
Code: 
hint.hdaa.1.nid20.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid24.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid26.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid27.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid30.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid33.config="as=1 seq=15 device=Headphones"
 
ZachG said:
I added the following to my device hints, but it still isnt working.
Rich (BB code): 
hint.hdaa.1.nid20.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid24.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid26.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid27.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid30.config="as=1 seq=0 device=Speaker"
hint.hdaa.1.nid33.config="as=1 seq=15 device=Headphones"
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Please keep green, remove all red, and add
Code: 
hint.hdaa.1.nid18.config="as=2 seq=0 device=Mic"
 
I did that but it still does not play any audio. When I run mixer it says:
Code: 
pcm4:mixer: <Realtek ALC257 (Analog 2.0+HP/2.0)> on hdaa1 (play/rec) (default)
    vol       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
    pcm       = 1.00:1.00     pbk
    speaker   = 1.00:1.00     rec <-- ?
    mic       = 0.36:0.36     rec src
    rec       = 0.37:0.37     pbk
    ogain     = 1.00:1.00     pbk

Could it be that the speaker is set to record and not playback? If so, how would I change that?
 
Not sure what happened but it works now, I dont think I changed anything that should have impacted the audio. Although now the output is only audible above 50%. It plays loud enough at 100% but 0-50% are all mute. Is there a way to fix this? I set hw.snd.vpc_0db to 1 and it didn't help.
 
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