Re: [alsa-devel] Regression 2.6.35-rc6: ALSA Intel HDA/Realtek: missing Beep

[Takashi Iwai]

At Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:46 +0200,
Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 06:03:29PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > I wrote:
> > > Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:
> > > > My PC-Speaker Beep control worked in 2.6.34, but is gone in 2.6.35-rc6.
> > > It's because now the driver checks the SSID your board sets up.
> > > So, it's actually BIOS that clears it.
> 
> But the BIOS itself beeps through the sound-card at boot :/

But BIOS tells that the HD-audio codec shouldn't use, so the driver
follows it.

> > Or, does the following patch fix?  It's already in sound git tree,
> 
> Nope, unfortunately it doesn't. Still no Beep controls, no beep through
> sound-card.
> 
> May I somehow provide any further data?

Please give alsa-info.sh output instead of codec proc file.  It's more
comprehensive.

> Or am I somehow able to tweak it? Is there a module parameter to set
> this SSID bit? I mean, it did work before... :)

With the patch below, you'll likely have back the system beep sound.
But it doesn't go through codec, thus no volume control.


thanks,

Takashi

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