A few thoughts... Just based on my work before and the few people I helped later, in my experience Samsung reuses as much as possible in similar models and I don't think the laptops are that much different (if any) with regard to sound. So I don't think its option 1. Option 2 is a possibility and I would still consider a fresh install. I don't know about spoofing, but if you know the quirk you think is missing you can pretty easily just create a customized kernel that applies it. I did that originally on the Ion, again based on suggestions from Mike Polzup, before I actually went down the qemu path. It was needed back then just to get the headphones working on the Ion, but I believe that issue is now resolved in Ubunutu. Also, for what its worth, your brightness fix worked perfectly, so there is definitely some common aspects between these machines.
Its been a couple of years, but basically my qemu approach was -Install basic qemu -create a new windows virtual machine -Place a sound file on the desktop in the WM and ensure it played -Create the modified qemu version to get logging -Launch the previously verified VM -Play the sound, noting where in the log it was playing -Record the logging -Translate the verb formats -Play back sections to find some sort of sound -Reduce the verbs as much as possible after getting a section that made noise I never needed to install the windows realtek driver as a separate step, the qemu vms always had working sound just with a default install of windows. It seemed like it would be easy once I got the modified qemu working, but it wasn't. Honestly if we hadn't been on covid lockdown I probably would have not had the time to finish it. I assumed, incorrectly, that if I just recorded the verbs during boot or the verbs up to the point where I heard sound on the VM it would be easy to just replay that bit and hear something, but that never really worked smoothly. I just assumed I did it wrong and it didn't work, but later in desperation I started just taking chunks and trying them and I happened to hit a working segment. I believe that was on Sept 12, thus the name of the script. I never really figured out why the bigger chunks didn't work. Mike gave me the basic concept and pointed me at these two approaches for logging. He seems to have dropped away right after that, but his approach was absolutely correct. Because I didn't think it was working originally, I made both logging approaches work, but ultimately I used the bsd style approach for the final work because i found the output easier to work with as you can just copy and paste from stdout and the verbs needed less modification: https://jcs.org/2018/11/12/vfio https://github.com/Conmanx360/QemuHDADump/wiki/Setup-and-usage-of-the- program#start-of-content If it helps, here are my very incomplete notes on making the modified qemu. I didn't write down what I changed in common.c, but I believe it was inline with the article... Manual Install Qemu sudo apt-get build-dep qemu Download source https://www.qemu.org/download/#source tar -xvf {insert-qemu-version-here}.tar.xz go into folder modify common.c in hw/vfio (to output the formatted tracing) In the qemu source, you'll need to edit the file pci.c located in the hw/vfio folder. Edit the value: DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("x-intx-mmap-timeout-ms", VFIOPCIDevice, intx.mmap_timeout, 1100) From 1100 to 0 to prevent mmap'ing, and then also edit: DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("x-no-mmap", VFIOPCIDevice, vbasedev.no_mmap, false) From false to true to prevent it completely. ./configure --enable-trace-backends=log --target-list=x86_64-softmmu make -j9 sudo make install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1851518 Title: [950SBE/951SBE, Realtek ALC298, Speaker, Internal] No sound on internal speakers, very very quiet on headphones Status in Linux: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I've been googling this issue for 10's of hours and tried many things. Relase of Ubuntu: 19.10 Expected outcome: Music plays on the internal speakers and headphones. Actual outcome: I can barely hear audio using headphones with volume turned up to 150%. Absolutely nothing comes out of the speakers. (The speakers sound great under Windows 10.) Complete alsa-info output is attached, but here are some snippets: !!DMI Information !!--------------- Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Product Name: 950SBE/951SBE Product Version: P06RES Firmware Version: P06RES.075.190529.SP Board Vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Board Name: NP950SBE-K01US !!Kernel Information !!------------------ Kernel release: 5.3.0-19-generic Operating System: GNU/Linux Architecture: x86_64 Processor: x86_64 SMP Enabled: Yes !!ALSA Version !!------------ Driver version: k5.3.0-19-generic Library version: 1.1.9 Utilities version: 1.1.9 !!Loaded ALSA modules !!------------------- snd_hda_intel !!Sound Servers on this system !!---------------------------- Pulseaudio: Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) Running - Yes !!Soundcards recognised by ALSA !!----------------------------- 0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH HDA Intel PCH at 0x604b118000 irq 177 !!PCI Soundcards installed in the system !!-------------------------------------- 00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller (rev 11) !!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's !!------------------------------------------------------- 00:1f.3 0401: 8086:9dc8 (rev 11) DeviceName: Onboard - Sound !!HDA-Intel Codec information !!--------------------------- --startcollapse-- Codec: Realtek ALC298 Address: 0 AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 1) Vendor Id: 0x10ec0298 Subsystem Id: 0x144dc812 Revision Id: 0x100103 No Modem Function Group found Default PCM: rates [0x60]: 44100 48000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Default Amp-In caps: N/A Default Amp-Out caps: N/A State of AFG node 0x01: Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 D3cold CLKSTOP EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 GPIO: io=8, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0 IO[0]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[1]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[2]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[3]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[4]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[5]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[6]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 IO[7]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Device: name="ALC298 Analog", type="Audio", device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x7f, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Converter: stream=1, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x60]: 44100 48000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Speaker Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x7f, nsteps=0x7f, stepsize=0x01, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x7f 0x7f] Converter: stream=1, channel=0 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: martin 1383 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Nov 6 06:20:08 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-03 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_DevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: martin 1383 F.... pulseaudio Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [950SBE/951SBE, Realtek ALC298, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P06RES.075.190529.SP dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: NP950SBE-K01US dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.board.version: SGL9849A0Q-C01-G003-S0001+10.0.17763 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 31 dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP06RES.075.190529.SP:bd05/29/2019:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pn950SBE/951SBE:pvrP06RES:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnNP950SBE-K01US:rvrSGL9849A0Q-C01-G003-S0001+10.0.17763:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct31:cvrN/A: dmi.product.family: Notebook 9 Series dmi.product.name: 950SBE/951SBE dmi.product.sku: SCAI-A5A5-A5A5-A5A5-PRES dmi.product.version: P06RES dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa-base.conf: 2019-11-05T23:13:55.854413 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1851518/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp