MIC LSC CTL confusion
Hi team,
I have reviewed lots of posts on this community regarding ITL, CTL, LSC, MIC, PKI. However I still have lots of confusions not cleared.
Q1: we already have MIC by default, why we still need LSC
- Reason #1, more secure ? I do not think so. MIC is signed by private key of Cisco Manufacturing CA, LSC is signed by private key of CAPF cerfiticate. I do not see big difference.
- Reason #2, LSC support encryption of signaling & media. From technology perspective, MIC can also do that. I do not see the difference as well.
Q2: How is LSC generated and downloaded to IP Phone
- Phone submits its MIC to CUCM and CUCM signs it using CAPF private key and pass back to Phones?
Q3: Why we need LSC and MIC coexist on the same Phone?
Q4: How is CTL file/CTL client/USB token related to LSC ? Can we use LSC without them ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi
A1: Try this scenario - you are permitting access to your corporate VPN based on certificates. You can either trust the issuer of the MICs (Cisco's CA) or the LSCs (Your CAPF service on CUCM). Which is best?
Your CAPF. That way you are trusting certs that you issued, rather than trusting every certificate on every IP phone in the universe that has a Cisco badge on it. You can command phones to delete the certificates from your CAPF, and control it in other ways. Every Cisco phone has a Cisco MIC, but that defeats the point of having a certificate. That's why many of the guides advocate password based enrollment rather than simple MIC-trusting even if that's what most of us do...
A2: You can either trust the MIC, and issue an LSC based on that (as noted above). You can also set a password on the dev in CUCM, and then you need to enter that password on the phone (more secure). Or you can use a 'null' password, ie. just dish them out freely.
A3: The MIC is built into the phone and is permanent. The LSC is your corporate cert, issued by your system to your devices. It would be the LSC you 'use' generally.
A4:
CTL File : a list of certificates for your servers and services taht is distributed to the phones. The phones will trust only these services. This prevents your phones from being diverted to servers that are not yours (i.e. hacked).
CTL Client : this is just a software app that signs the CTL, puts the cluster in secure mode, distributes certificates around the cluster etc.
USB Token; this (as I understand it) simply contains some private keys that were generated by Cisco. These are used to sign the CTL. They basically ensure that you have a method of recovery - you use two, and as long as you don't lose both you are OK.
Basically you need the token to use the CTL client to generate the CTL file, which is what the phones use to securely identify the cluster.
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/IP_Phone_Security_WP.html
Aaron
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Debug details start from now on:
/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=3stack position_fix=1
lsmod | grep snd
snd_seq_dummy 1099 0
snd_seq_oss 25304 0
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 2051 1
snd_seq_midi_event 4452 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_hda_codec_realtek 179240 1
snd_seq 42628 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_hda_intel 18697 1
snd_seq_device 4313 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_codec 56728 3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 33693 0
snd_mixer_oss 14810 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hwdep 5102 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 57479 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 16117 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 43847 13 snd_seq_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_seq,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 5007 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 5809 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
lspci (parts of interest)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff00
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at fc400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M76 [Radeon Mobility HD 2600 Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff00
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fc020000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV630/M76 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc RV630/M76 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at fc010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
alsa-info.sh
upload=true&script=true&cardinfo=
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.58
!!Script ran on: Sat Jan 23 20:27:13 UTC 2010
!!Linux Distribution
Arch Linux \r (\n) (\l) DISTRIB_ID=arch
!!DMI Information
Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
Product Name: Satellite A200
!!Kernel Information
Kernel release: 2.6.32-ARCH
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: i686
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
SMP Enabled: Yes
!!ALSA Version
Driver version: 1.0.21
Library version: 1.0.22
Utilities version: 1.0.22
!!Loaded ALSA modules
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_intel
!!Sound Servers on this system
ESound Daemon:
Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd)
Running - No
Jack:
Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/jackd)
Running - No
!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 22
1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc010000 irq 17
!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV630/M76 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
0c:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's
00:1b.0 0403: 8086:284b (rev 03)
Subsystem: 1179:ff00
01:00.1 0403: 1002:aa08
Subsystem: 1002:aa08
!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
snd-hda-intel: index=0 model=3stack position_fix=1
!!Loaded sound module options
!!Module: snd_hda_intel
bdl_pos_adj : 1,32,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
enable_msi : 0
id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
index : 0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
model : 3stack,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
patch : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
position_fix : 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
power_save : 1
power_save_controller : Y
probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
probe_only : N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N
single_cmd : N
!!Module: snd_hda_intel
bdl_pos_adj : 1,32,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
enable_msi : 0
id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
index : 0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
model : 3stack,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
patch : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
position_fix : 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
power_save : 1
power_save_controller : Y
probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
probe_only : N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N
single_cmd : N
!!HDA-Intel Codec information
--startcollapse--
Codec: Realtek ALC268
Address: 0
Function Id: 0x1
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0268
Subsystem Id: 0x1179ff02
Revision Id: 0x100003
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=4, 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
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x40 0x40]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x35 0x35]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x04 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x05 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x07 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100111: Stereo
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
SDI-Select: 0
PCM:
rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
bits [0x6]: 16 20
formats [0x1]: PCM
Connection: 1
0x24
Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100111: Stereo
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
SDI-Select: 0
PCM:
rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
bits [0x6]: 16 20
formats [0x1]: PCM
Connection: 1
0x23
Node 0x09 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0a [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0b [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0c [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0d [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0e [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010a: Mono Amp-In
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x00]
Connection: 1
0x02
Node 0x0f [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
Connection: 2
0x02 0x1d
Node 0x10 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80]
Connection: 3
0x03 0x1d 0x02
Node 0x11 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x12 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000020: IN
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x13 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000020: IN
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Pincap 0x0001003c: IN OUT HP EAPD Detect
EAPD 0x0:
Pin Default 0x99130110: [Fixed] Speaker at Int ATAPI
Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x0f
Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Pincap 0x0001003c: IN OUT HP EAPD Detect
EAPD 0x0:
Pin Default 0x0221101f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x10
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40010c: Mono Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80]
Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Connection: 1
0x0e
Node 0x17 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x02, stepsize=0x4f, mute=0
Amp-In vals: [0x02 0x02]
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
Pincap 0x00003734: IN OUT Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
Pin Default 0x02a11830: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x02
Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40008b: Stereo Amp-In
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x02, stepsize=0x4f, mute=0
Amp-In vals: [0x02 0x02]
Pincap 0x00003724: IN Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
Pin Default 0x99a3093e: [Fixed] Mic at Int ATAPI
Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0xe
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x02, stepsize=0x4f, mute=0
Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
Pincap 0x00003734: IN OUT Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x02
Node 0x1b [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000020: IN
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
Pincap 0x00000020: IN
Pin Default 0x4016852d: [N/A] Speaker at Ext N/A
Conn = Digital, Color = Purple
DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0xd
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400380: Mono Digital
Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x06
Node 0x1f [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x20 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00040: Mono
Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=10
Processing Coefficient: 0x03
Coefficient Index: 0x01
Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x22 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x23 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x1d 0x1d]
Connection: 7
0x18* 0x19 0x1a 0x1c 0x14 0x15 0x12
Node 0x24 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30010d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Connection: 7
0x18* 0x19 0x1a 0x1c 0x14 0x15 0x13
Codec: LSI ID 1040
Address: 1
Function Id: 0x2
Vendor Id: 0x11c11040
Subsystem Id: 0x11790001
Revision Id: 0x100200
Modem Function Group: 0x1
Codec: ATI R6xx HDMI
Address: 0
Function Id: 0x1
Vendor Id: 0x1002aa01
Subsystem Id: 0x00aa0100
Revision Id: 0x100000
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
rates [0x40]: 48000
bits [0x2]: 16
formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x201: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
Node 0x03 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000094: OUT Detect HDMI
Pin Default 0x18560010: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x02
--endcollapse--
!!ALSA Device nodes
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 9 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 12 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/controlC1
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 8 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/hwC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/hwC0D1
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 11 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/hwC1D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Jan 23 21:04 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Jan 23 21:04 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 10 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/pcmC1D3p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Jan 23 19:11 /dev/snd/timer
/dev/snd/by-path:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Jan 23 19:11 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 280 Jan 23 19:11 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jan 23 19:11 pci-0000:00:1b.0 -> ../controlC0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jan 23 19:11 pci-0000:01:00.1 -> ../controlC1
!!Aplay/Arecord output
APLAY
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC268 Digital [ALC268 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ARECORD
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
!!Amixer output
!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [Intel]
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfc400000 irq 22'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1179ff02,00100003 HDA:11c11040,11790001,00100200'
Controls : 21
Simple ctrls : 13
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 64
Mono: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 64
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 53 [83%] [-11.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 53 [83%] [-11.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 64
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 2
Front Left: 2 [100%]
Front Right: 2 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Line In Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 2
Front Left: 0 [0%]
Front Right: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 2
Front Left: 2 [100%]
Front Right: 2 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 12
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-24.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-24.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 29 [94%] [27.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 29 [94%] [27.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
Capabilities: cvolume penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 120
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-30.00dB]
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-30.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD'
Item0: 'Mic'
!!-------Mixer controls for card 1 [HDMI]
Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc010000 irq 17'
Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100000'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 1
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
!!Alsactl output
--startcollapse--
state.Intel {
control.1 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 64'
comment.dbmin -6400
comment.dbmax 0
iface MIXER
name 'Front Playback Volume'
value.0 64
value.1 64
control.2 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 2
iface MIXER
name 'Front Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
control.3 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 64'
comment.dbmin -6400
comment.dbmax 0
iface MIXER
name 'Headphone Playback Volume'
value.0 53
value.1 53
control.4 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 2
iface MIXER
name 'Headphone Playback Switch'
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value.1 true
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comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 2'
comment.dbmin 0
comment.dbmax 4000
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Boost'
value.0 2
value.1 2
control.6 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 2'
comment.dbmin 0
comment.dbmax 4000
iface MIXER
name 'Front Mic Boost'
value.0 2
value.1 2
control.7 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 2'
comment.dbmin 0
comment.dbmax 4000
iface MIXER
name 'Line In Boost'
value.0 0
value.1 0
control.8 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 31'
comment.dbmin -1650
comment.dbmax 3000
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Volume'
value.0 29
value.1 29
control.9 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 2
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
control.10 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type ENUMERATED
comment.count 1
comment.item.0 Mic
comment.item.1 'Front Mic'
comment.item.2 Line
comment.item.3 CD
iface MIXER
name 'Input Source'
value Mic
control.11 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 12'
comment.dbmin -2400
comment.dbmax 0
iface MIXER
name 'Beep Playback Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
control.12 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 2
iface MIXER
name 'Beep Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
control.13 {
comment.access read
comment.type IEC958
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
control.14 {
comment.access read
comment.type IEC958
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
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control.15 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type IEC958
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '0400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
control.16 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value false
control.17 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch'
value true
control.18 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 1
comment.range '0 - 64'
comment.dbmin -6400
comment.dbmax 0
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value 64
control.19 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value true
control.20 {
comment.access 'read write user'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.count 2
comment.range '0 - 255'
comment.tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
comment.dbmin -5100
comment.dbmax 0
iface MIXER
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value.0 255
value.1 255
control.21 {
comment.access 'read write user'
comment.type INTEGER
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comment.range '0 - 120'
comment.tlv '0000000100000008fffff44800000032'
comment.dbmin -3000
comment.dbmax 3000
iface MIXER
name 'Digital Capture Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
state.HDMI {
control.1 {
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comment.count 1
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control.2 {
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control.3 {
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control.4 {
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comment.count 1
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value false
--endcollapse--
!!All Loaded Modules
Module
usbhid
hidp
hid
fuse
radeon
ttm
drm_kms_helper
drm
i2c_algo_bit
rfcomm
sco
bridge
stp
llc
bnep
l2cap
crc16
coretemp
ipv6
snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_oss
btusb
joydev
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
fan
snd_seq_midi_event
bluetooth
snd_hda_codec_realtek
arc4
ecb
snd_seq
snd_hda_intel
iwlagn
snd_seq_device
snd_hda_codec
sdhci_pci
iwlcore
snd_pcm_oss
uvcvideo
omnibook
videodev
snd_mixer_oss
snd_hwdep
pcmcia
tifm_sd
sdhci
snd_pcm
v4l1_compat
snd_timer
psmouse
mac80211
mmc_core
yenta_socket
vboxdrv
snd
cpufreq_powersave
i2c_i801
uhci_hcd
r8169
ehci_hcd
iTCO_wdt
intel_agp
tifm_7xx1
video
rsrc_nonstatic
soundcore
firewire_ohci
agpgart
mii
i2c_core
pcspkr
snd_page_alloc
pcmcia_core
iTCO_vendor_support
led_class
output
usbcore
tifm_core
serio_raw
cfg80211
evdev
cpufreq_conservative
battery
ac
firewire_core
rfkill
crc_itu_t
thermal
button
cpufreq_ondemand
sg
acpi_cpufreq
freq_table
processor
rtc_cmos
rtc_core
rtc_lib
ext3
jbd
mbcache
sr_mod
cdrom
ata_generic
sd_mod
ata_piix
pata_acpi
ahci
libata
scsi_mod
!!Sysfs Files
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/init_pin_configs:
0x12 0x411111f0
0x13 0x411111f0
0x14 0x99130110
0x15 0x0221101f
0x16 0x411111f0
0x18 0x02a11830
0x19 0x99a3093e
0x1a 0x411111f0
0x1c 0x411111f0
0x1d 0x4016852d
0x1e 0x411111f0
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/driver_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/user_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/init_verbs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/init_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/driver_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/user_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D1/init_verbs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC1D0/init_pin_configs:
0x03 0x18560010
/sys/class/sound/hwC1D0/driver_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC1D0/user_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC1D0/init_verbs:
!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9
HDA Intel 0000:01:00.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
HDA Intel 0000:01:00.1: setting latency timer to 64
Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.5, id: 0x82e0b1, caps: 0xb04711/0xe0440d
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
hda-intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to polling mode: last cmd=0x018b0000
Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card #0. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.
Bridge firewalling registered
Last edited by teMplaryum (2010-01-26 10:15:18)Hi there!
I had the very same problem with the same soundcard and found this thread.
The problem got solved for me by adding the same line as you have to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.
However, I also had to create /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf and add:
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba power_save=0
Notice the difference on the "model=toshiba" part.
However, my laptop is not a Toshiba, but a Compal IFL90.
I remember that in Ubuntu I needed(a long time ago) to add a line to /etc/alsa.conf with model=toshiba. I figured it might be worth a try, and well, it did.
I hope this can help someone else.
As for the OP: "You have my thanks!" -
When I use Google Hangout or GoToMeeting, other participants in the meeting hear an echo of their sound -- loud and obtrusive. When I mute, it goes away.
This only happens when I am using my Apple Cinema Display 27" (recent vintage) connected via the mini-displayport (natively, not an adapter).
On my end, i don't hear their echo, but I do hear waves of squelching -- basically it sounds like their end is trying to adjust their input down to account for what it thinks I saying, even though I'm not talking, it's just the echo making that happen.
Sometimes this doesn't occur -- it seems to crop up intermittently, but happens around 75% of the time at some point in a conversation.
I am using iPhone-compatible in-ear earphones with built-in mic; the earphones are the rubber seal type, so there's no sound escaping them that the system should even be able to hear.
I have my audio set up for "Headphones" as output device.
Input device is set up as "External Microphone" -- this part confuses me because even though I know my Cinema Display has a microphone, the OS seems not to list it as a separate input device. So I wonder if it's getting confused trying to use both the cinema display's mic *and* the earphone mic? (see dropdown image)
OS version 10.20.2; Macbook Air 13 inch, "early 2014" and Apple LED Cinema Display 27inch
Earphones are skull-candy brand iPhone compatible (with built-in mic), plugged into the macbook air's earphone jack. (without the display connected, this has always worked fine -- and with a prior non-apple display that had no mic/camera this was not a problem)
This is an ongoing issue in our office, in fact ... especially troublesome in client meetings.
I haven't tried other configurations, other than when using the Cinema Display's USB connector, the same thing happens.
It also happens even when I'm not using the "USB PnP Sound Device" you see listed in the dropdown here -- that's something I use for controlling music output to my desk speakers.
A general question: is there no way to control the cinema display's mic and/or camera more directly?
(EDITED TO ADD: Ok I see in the Cinema Display manual, there should be a listing for "Display Audio" in the input list, but my SysPref panel has none listed. See other screenshot. I wonder if this is the problem??)Curious, is the 30-inch Cinema Display you have, one listed in this Support Article:
•Apple Cinema Display (20-, 23-, and 30-inch DVI) - Technical Specifications
or is yours a later build series; which one do you have...? This says Mini unsupported.
The specifications vary across the line of Displays, as do the graphic support in Macs.
I'd suspect your version is a later 30-inch display, but it may be one of these. And a
newer 27-inch Display has the Thunderbolt cable.
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing! -
Crossover Settings Confusion and Other Questions
Equipment is as follows:
- LG 55-inch 55LH90 LED TV
- Denon AVR-590 A/V Receiver
- Klipsch HD 500 5.1 Speakers
- DirecTV High Def Satellite Receiver/DVR
Long story very short is that I hit a button on the receiver remote about two weeks ago, unknowingly changing the existing audio settings to something along the lines of Matrix or Direct or Stereo. I'm not one to fool with trying to customize settings on equip. like this... I usually just use the very basic functionality in controlling the equipment, as that's why I paid money 1.5 years ago to have everything professionally installed and calibrated.
Upon accidentally hitting that remote control button, my audio went to pot, was very muffled, volume was minimal, sound was hissy, etc. Sounded like I was listening to $15 speakers.
Had no idea what had happened, didn't want to fool with trying to figure it out myself, contacted the receiver manufacturer to explain what had happened, they recommended immediately that I reset the receiver and thought the processor had locked up. Did the reset and that of course unfortunately scrapped all of my custom calibration settings that the installers had configured a year and a half ago. Sound still not improved. Recommended that I send the receiver in for repair. I held off for a few days on doing that and finally found the likely cause / solution on a message board, clicked the same button on the remote that I'd likely clicked by accident a few weeks earlier, and the sound was back to a more normal level.
However, now I'm left without all of those custom calibrations via the Audyssey stuff that was erased, and I'm lost as can be as to how to get our system sounding like it did prior to all of this happening approx. 2 weeks ago.
I'm lost on the crossover frequency settings and what they should be, what the dials on the rear of the subwoofer should be set at, what the crossover settings for the front / center / rear surround speakers should be, etc.
I ran the Audyssey configuration using the supplied microphone that came with the receiver, but the resulting sound just still doesn't sound at all like it did originally after the installers did all of the setup / configuration back in Aug. 2009.
Audyssey sets the crossover levels of my front L/R speakers to 120 HZ. Audyssey sets the crossover level of my center channel to 110 Hz. Audyssey sets the crossover levels of my rear L/R surround speakers to 120 Hz. In what I seem to remember is the "bass management" area of the receiver settings, the crossover for the subwoofer is set at 80 Hz. I believe another setting for the subwoofer is LFE+Main, too.
With the above in mind, I have no idea at all (1) if the crossover values are appropriate for the various speakers and the subwoofer in the mix to distribute high/mid/low sounds appropriately between the speakers and the sub, (2) I have no idea what the "Level" knob on the rear of the subwoofer should be set to (values range from Min to Max), (3) I have no idea what the LowPass (Hz) knob on the rear of the subwoofer (ranges from 80 to 100) should be set to, and am just very confused / frustrated that with the accidental click of a button on the receiver remote 2 wks. ago and then Denon's tech support recommending the most drastic solution to this issue in resetting the receiver's processor and erasing all of the custom Audyssey settings. I'm left with very sub-par sound as a result of all of this and can't seem to get the re-run Audyssey calibration routine to get my system back to sounding as phenomenal / balanced as it did for nearly 1.5 years straight after the initial setup / calibration of everything back in Aug. 2009 by the Best Buy professional installers.
Any explanations of what the crossover settings for all of my speakers and subwoofer, knob settings on the rear of the subwoofer should be (in general, mind you, as I know all situations / environments / listening preferences are different), or any other helpful recommendations are GREATLY appreciated. I'm very frustrated that Denon's tech support didn't first have me see if I had accidentally adjusted the sound properties via the remote via an accidental button click as opposed to taking my receiver back to square one. I'm not a technical master of this stuff and have no idea what I'm doing wrong in trying to get everything back to sounding like the great system it used to sound like.
Thanks in advance for any clearly-explained suggestions / recommendations on all of this. My last resort is to contact Best Buy and pay them to come back out to re-calibrate everything themselves if I can't figure out where my calibration settings / adjustments are wrong.As I said in my first post in your other thread "you changed a setting the receiver and speakers are fine" <- not word for word but close to what I said LOL. I knew from what you described thats what it had to be. I do have a concern about the phase issues and the distance readings but that could be placement of mic or if your speakers are facing straight out instead of being slightly faced inward. May I ask where did you place the mic and was it on a tripod? I suggest either borrowing or buying a camcorder tripod for this. I answered your questions below in blue.
Also before ever doing a reset on any piece of equipment check the internet for some ideas as it could save you a lot of headaches.
bmccollum wrote:
Okay... stayed up late last night running through the Audyssey calibration routine. Took several tries at the calibration routine, as it kept on coming back saying I had phase issues with various speakers (it bounced around between telling me the phase issues were with the Front Left, the Front Right, and the Center Channel). I just kept on re-running Audyssey until it finally ceased telling me some of the speakers had phasing issues.
Before I continue, I can't thank you enough again for reading through my posts and offering your suggestions... really do appreciate the assistance!
While I'm thinking about it, I determined why the sound qualities / volume / etc. got so poor all of a sudden about 2-3 weeks ago. I apparently accidentally hit one of the buttons on the receiver remote that changed the sound setup from whatever it had been set on forever to something like "Virtual" or "Direct" or "Stereo" or something like that, as opposed to Dolby Digital or whatever it had been set on forever. I unfortunately went through the recommended Microprocessor Reset procedure on the receiver per their tech support's recommendation & that's why I lost all of the original Audyssey calibrated settings from August 2009, when all along, I could've just resolved the audio issues if I'd known that I'd accidentally clicked a button on the receiver remote, and had known I just needed to re-click another button to get the audio back to what it was normally set on. Here are the results that were set by the Denon AVR-590 via the Audyssey calibration. Note: Before beginning the Audyssey calibration process, I had the volume level knob on the rear of the sub itself turned halfway to the 12 o'clock position, and the LowPass knob on the rear of the sub turned all the way to the right (I believe 160 was the value). I ultimately turned the volume knob on the rear of the sub to about the 10 o'clock position as I re-ran the Audyysey calibration multiple times, as the dB values being shown for the sub were coming back at - 12.0 db or close to that with the sub volume set at the 12 o'clock position. The sub dB value got closer to the desired 0 dB value (as shown below) with the sub volume knob set to the 10 o'clock position.
* Speaker Configuration Check *
- Front Speaker Small
- Center Speaker Small
- Subwoofer Yes
- Surround Speaker Small
- S. Back (Preout) None
* Distance Check *
- Front Left 0.1 ft (this should seemingly be more like 15.0 ft) is the speaker facing slightly in
- Front Right 1.3 ft (this should seemingly be more like 15.0 ft) " it should be "
- Center 14.7 ft (this seems accurate)
- Subwoofer 16.3 ft (this seems accurate)
- Surround Left 8.0 ft (this seems accurate)
- Surround Right 8.7 ft (this seems accurate)
* Channel Level Check *
- Front Left + 12.0 dB Lower this to about 2 or 3 db below the center channel
- Center + 2.5 dB
- Front Right + 12.0 dB Lower this to about 2 or 3 db below the center channel
- Surround Right + 2.0 dB
- Surround Left + 2.5 dB
- Subwoofer - 2.0 dB
* Crossover Frequency Check *
- Front 60 Hz (seems low... not sure...) Set to 80 hz
- Center 120 Hz (seems reasonable... not sure...)you can leave it or set it to 80 hz
- Surround 150 Hz (seems high... not sure...) again leave it or set it to 120 or 80 hz
- S. Back None
Okay, I've made the following minor adjustments thus far post-Audyssey calibration, as noted below:
- SW Mode: LFE+Main set to LFE only
- LPF for LFE: 120 Hz
- Sub Volume Knob Left sitting around the 10-11 o'clock position on rear of sub
- LowPass Knob Left sitting at max setting to the right on rear of sub (I believe value is 160)
- Front Left 15.1 ft. is now what I've set the distance chk. at manually, as opposed to 0.1 ft
- Front Right 15.3 ft. is now what I've set the distance chk. at manually, as opposed to 1.3 ft.
So there we are... ANY additional insight you may have on any of the values I've reported to you and whether or not they seem reasonable or completely out of whack is greatly appreciated. My main concerns/questions are the various Crossover Freqency values set by Audyssey and whether or not they should likely be manually adjusted by me to better utilize/distribute the sound between the various speakers / sub, and secondly, why/how did Audyssey so incorrectly set the distance of my Front Left & Front Right speakers and was it likely wise of me to have set them to what they should be w/a new distance setting now of around 15 ft. for each of the Front Left and Front Right speakers?
Here are my questions in a nutshell now. I'm probably overanalyzing things now since having experienced this audio issue a few weeks ago and now I'm prob. hyper-sensitive to all aspects of the home theater sound I have at present.
(1) Why do commercials seem to have expanded sound using all speakers whereas just you plain ol' TV programs seem to use fewer speakers and just mainly the center channel aside from some occasional applause and such coming out of the Front Left and Front Right speakers?
The commercials are most likely broadcast in stereo instead of surround sound. The receiver will switch from dolby digital to stereo and you won't even notice it except for the sound.
(2) Why would I hit the "STD" button on the receiver remote to choose Dolby Digital vs. when
to hit the "SIMU" button on the receiver remote to select "5 Channel Stereo" or other options via that "SIMU" button?5 Channel stereo is just that, Its 2 channel stereo being output through all 5 channels. It is not 5 channel surround. Standard give you Dolby digital, Prologic II etc. Simulation gives you 5 channel stereo, Matrix, Hall and the other simulated surrounds. You want to hit the standard button.
(3) On rear of subwoofer, I've set the LowPass knob all the way to the right, assuming that the "LFE +Main" and "LPF for LFE = 120Hz" settings override the LowPass knob on the rear of the sub, therefore having that knob turned all the way to the right to allow the settings for the sub in the receiver itself to control the LowPass / Crossover stuff. Correct. As long as the sub accepts LFE signals the receiver will send anything lower than 120hz directly to the sub. If not that is why you are setting it to the highest setting.
(4) With Audyssey Crossover Frequencies set as shown above, are these reasonable/appropriate values to where all speakers are utilized properly for the equipment I have in distributing all low/mid/high frequencies appropriate between the various speakers / sub without audio drops and so forth? The Crossover Frequency stuff is probably the most confusing part of all of this to me.
Again, I can't thank you enough for your help and any additional recommendations you can make regarding my situation. -
Mic works in Settings but not Echo Test
My Bluetooth mic works in Audio Settings with excellent levels but when I use the Echo
Test Service my voice does not record.
I have tried re-installing Skype with no result.
Help would be appreciated.
toneyesboast wrote:I think its with setting asound for the correct default mic, but the wiki is only for USB and previous forum posts didn't have a solution.
USB or not doesn't matter. People usually have trouble getting the mic working because they use USB cards which are not the default of their systems, so you can try the said fixes, it should work.
For skype, did you check the Skype settings for where it inputs/outputs? Skype might be trying to use PulseAudio even if you don't have it...
You can try setting the default device in your asoundrc:
pcm.!default {
type hw
card 0
ctl.!default {
type hw
card 0
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X-Fi XtremeMusic = Headphones&Mic + Speake
Hi out there!
I need your help!
Plz!
I've got a Audigy X-Fi XtremeMusic installed and all works excellent! (I love the 24bit crystalizer ^_^d)
But I'd like to listen to some music on my stereo and on the other hand I'd like to use some communication-software (teamspeak, skype.. etc), which should be directed through the headphones.
At moment I try to get along by having installed the onboard-soundblaster (ac97 @soundmax version 5.2..3630, mobo: asus p4c-800e-deluxe) and using the "SoundMax Digital Audio"-Device for Teamspeak. The headphone and the microphone is plugged in the motherboard's sockets... and generally it works. BUT.. if I change the master-volume-control on the SoundMax-Control-Panel this change will also affect the master-volume of the creative-audigy-panel!?!?!
Is it possible to change the volume independently? And if so, how? Or are there any other solutions?
I've just discovered a button near the volume-control of the entertainment-mode.. apparently the headphone-volume can be changed autonomously.. so, maybe it's possible to do it with just the Audigy X-Fi Soundcard and the right adjustments?
I'm very confused and I'm very bad in understanding technics... and my english is bad too, sorry!
But, if you understand my problem and have any solution... please help me...!
Greetz, Titi ^_^I am having similar problems. I can use my mic fine but the static/overall quality of recording with my mic is HORRIBLE. I have tried 2 headsets and a regular microphone that I bought awhile back. I have an X-Fi ExtremeMusic that I just recently bought, and I installed the drivers off the cd, then updated the drivers on the soundblaster website. If I switch to Game mode, my record device is set on mic, but the static is unbearable.
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Flat file as a source - now more confused then before.
Sorry to open this topic again - i just got confused to what needs to be done (i did read all of the posts on previous topic - honest!) got confused to who did what and how it needs to be done. it's hard to be stupid sometimes :(
here is what i have:
OWB server (target + runtime repository) = RHEL 4
Source (the location of the flat files) = shared drive/folder on Windows
OWB client (my machine) = Windows (unfortunatelly)
I followed the steps described in
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31080_01/doc/owb.102/b28223/def_flatfiles.htm#CHDHBECD
created samba mount point from OWB server to the Source files:
/mnt/folderA/folderB/source_file.txt
mapped shared drive from the source onto my machine
Z:/folderA/loderB
created location for the flat files in OWB:
TEST_LOCATION = \\windows\folderA\folderB\
imported flat files into OWB (had to go through the sample)
created the map 'TARGETLOAD' - simple load the data from the flat file into the table
validation produced the following message:
VDL-2398: No data file specified. Generated code will use the sampled file name and the file location 'TEST_LOCATION'
--which is fine isn't it? it should be using this file in that location
generation went OK.
deployment produced this error:
SQL*Loader-500: Unable to open file (/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/owb_1/owb/bin/unix/\windowsfolderAfolderBTARGETLOAD.ctl)
SQL*Loader-553: file not found
SQL*Loader-509: System error: No such file or directory
i checked this directory - there are 2 files there that were created by OWB:
\\windows\folderA\folderB\TARGETLOAD.ctl
\windowsfolderAfolderBTARGETLOAD.log
Could anyone please enlighten me on what is going on? What do i have to change/amend/edit/tweak in order to solve this? all i want is to be able to load the data from flat file on the source windows box into the table in OWB server.
Any help/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.Hi GB
Thank you very much for your reply.
I cannot use external tables - my superiors decided agains it, so i am lambered with external files (even jedi mind trick didn't work!).
What i do is import external files from windows box. The location is specified as \\windows\forlderA\folderB
--Mount the drive onto unix then register the files location as the unix path.
i have a samba mount point from unix box to this windows location. But what i can't do is to select is as a location. i even tried to mapping this mount point onto windows box, so that it looks like \\unix\mnt\folderA\folderB - and of cause when i execute - i get the same error.
I even tried configuring the sql loader (right click on map and select configure -- create), but i cannot do it even that way. coz everytime i try to create - OWB automatically assigns windows path to it.
IT told me to let them know what i need and they will create it (map the drive etc) the problem is - i can't think of how to do it! and i do not have a priveleges to start 'trying things out'... well they say if i break their security one more time -i am in trouble!
I know it sounds sad, but could you please let me know what i need to have/to do in order to make it work.
Hope you do not mind my request and thank you very much for all your kind help and advise
Kind Regards
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Mic Not Working... Audition CS5.5 crashes when I hit Record
I'm doing simple recording of narratives for my animated videos. Seems simple enough. I have CS5 and Soundbooth on my Mac PowerBook Pro with Snow Leopard OS X and 4 Gigs of RAM. My microphone is a Blue Snowball Mic with a USB plug. I do not have a special audio card. All I have is CoreAudio. I've previously recorded and edited multiple narrations in Soundbooth with no problem.
My horror story started a couple weeks ago when Soundbooth stopped recognizing my Snowball Mic. I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. Then I realized that Adobe had stopped supporting Soundbooth and switched to a totally rewritten Audition in CS5.5. Based on that nasty bit of info, I bit the bullet and spent the nearly $600 to upgrade my CS5 Master Collection to CS5.5. I uninstalled CS5 and installed CS5.5. Now, the Snowball is recognized in both my Mac Preferences and in Audition Prefrences. Unfortunately, when I tried to actually record, NOTHING HAPPENED... and then something did happen... Audition CRASHED. Now, whether I try to use Snowball or just the built-in mic, as soon as I hit the record button, Audition crashes. I rebooted my Mac... and Audition continues to CRASH.
If I've suddenly developed another fatal glitch in my own personal self, I wouldn't be surprised. Or is it the microphone and its USB connection? Or some incompatibility with my Mac? I've been working with After Effects CS5.5 and Illustrator CS5.5 with NO PROBLEMS, so I'm thinking the uninstall/install went ok.
Hoping to be embarrassed when told of my stupid mistake and the easy, inexpensive fix.
Best to All of You,
RoadQuillHmm, I tried re-sending and I received a rejection from your mail server insisting the address was invalid. I'll paste my response below in case anyone else finds this thread and is experiencing the same issue:
I'm sorry you're having troubles with your audio devices. I use a
Snowball myself for much of my testing, so I know we can get this working
for you.
My first question would be whether you updated OS X around the time you
noticed this problem begin. There was an issue with a few releases of
10.6.x where Apple changed how they identify audio devices to
applications, and this could often cause confusion to apps that had a
record of the old Ids. Please try the following steps:
1. Open Finder and navigate to /Library/Preferences (This is the
system Library folder, not the one in your Users folder)
2. Rename "com.apple.audio.AggregageDevices.plist" to anything else (eg.
"com.apple.audio.AggregateDevices.BAK" )
3. Launch Audition
If the OS update was indeed the problem, this should resolve the issue by
forcing OS X to update this property file and trigger Audition to use the
new device Ids. It should not negatively impact your system otherwise as
OS X simply rebuilds the file and updates the timestamp.
If this doesn't help, let's get Audition "reset" and configured properly.
1. Launch Audition, but hold down the SHIFT key while it's loading. (This
overrides Audition's preferences file and sets it back to its default
settings.)
2. Open Preferences > Audio Hardware... And set your Default Input: to the
Blue Snowball.
3. You'll likely want to leave your Default Output configured as-is, but
verify it is configured for your expected output.
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E531 - When standard headphones plugged into jack, built-in mic is disabled
Greetings everyone ! Lemme start by saying I genuinely feel guilty when my first ever forum post is about a problem/issue, but apparently it's my curse, lol. Per standard rules, I did search through the Edge listing for a solution to my issue, but no luck. So:
The E531 has one headphone jack, however it's apparently intended use is for headSETS ('phones/mic combo). Currently, my only interest for the port is standard headphones. However, there is an issue: when a pair of standard headphones are plugged in, the built-in mic is disabled so the mic on a headset can be used.
Is there a setting or config change anywhere in the E531 that would allow the built-in mic to be used when standard headphones are plugged in to the headset jack? I've played around with audio settings as far as I dare to. Please, any help would be greatly apreciated.
edit: I'm not sure how my Subject line got completely reworded, but I've changed it to suit my topic. Sorry for the confusion.There is definitely something strange here. I tried to reproduce your issue and if I plug headphones or headset I can still switch the microphone and speakers under Control Panel>Sound.
Have you got the latest sound card drivers?
Vince.
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Both internal and USB mics not working
Hi there, all. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Starting last night, I have been having issues with microphone use on my iBook G4. Neither the internal mic nor my USB headset mic (Altec Lansing AHS302USB) are accepting input.
The internal mic's failure doesn't surprise me, as I have heard about the delicate nature of the wire connecting the internal mic from its position on the display down to the main computer. It's the USB mic that confuses me, since USB mics are what everyone seems to recommend that people use when the internal mic is on the fritz (thanks to other mics not working with Mac due to the line-in thing). Also there is the fact that I have used this headset with this computer for over a year with no significant issues until now, with both mics simultaneously failing.
There doesn't seem to be a problem with the headset's wires; I am still able to hear audio through the headphones quite well, and when I load my audio recording program (Audio In) and Sound Preferences, I can see the occasional blip of sound recognition when I move the USB adapter portion around in the port. These blips even occur when the pink microphone jack and headphones jack are unplugged from the adapter, so this suggests to me that the problem lies not with the wires, but somewhere in the USB adapter, port, or the computer itself.
I'm leaning toward the computer itself, since it just seems odd that both mics would just happen to stop working at the same time. That and the fact that audio output still works through the headset, and the USB ports work fine for other USB devices such as my external drive and iPod.
I have tried restarting, resetting the PRAM, and repairing permissions with Disk Utility. Nothing's working so far.
Does anyone have any idea what could possibly be wrong?
For reference's sake, I took a recording of the sound that results from jiggling the USB headset adapter in the port. It's very quiet, so you may need to turn up the volume a little bit to hear it. Again, these are the ONLY sounds that the mic is able to pick up currently.
http://animeutahime.com/temp/faultymicrecording.mp3
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.10) 768 MB RAM, 37.7 GB hard diskJust to chime in here - I wonder if it's down to the software: I've recently updated to 10.4.10, and the internal mic seems to have stopped working.
One positive effect of the change to 10.4.10 is that my Griffin iMic no longer flips to 8-bit, 22khz recording when I plug it in.
Having said that, I really like to get my internal mic back up and running again.
iBook Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5gb RAM, 60gb hard disk -
Hi,
I'm having problems getting logic pro 8 to recognise my Behringer C-1U USB Mic. The Audio Device set-up sees the mic as soon as I plug it in, it allows me to select it as a device to record sound, but when I look in the Audio section of logic it only shows the default 'Built-In Microphone' and 'Built-In Input'. It works perfect in Garageband, but not in Logic! I'm confused and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
PhilPhil,
There's two articles on making an Aggregate device.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1215
And the one previously posted.
http://www.apple.com/pro/techniques/aggregateaudio/
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IBooks and background mic use - a warning
I like iBooks - I prefer the way it works, in general, to kindle, with more options for how the text is handled.
I also like the inception app (the app from the film), which plays gentle ambient music and plays with the sounds around you using the mic. However, when it runs in the background, a red bar appears at the top of the page - this is an apple insistence, presumably so you know the mic's being used, but this pushes everything else down a bit. It's a bit clumsy just shoving everything down the page, but not generally an issue.
However, in iBooks, the footer stays where it is andthe app chops off the bottom of the last line of each page, or, in some circumstances, the entire line.
As you can imagine, it makes the two apps incompatible and unusuable.
i like to read while using the inception app in the background; but that's not possible using iBooks and means i will never buy from apple ibooks again while this bug exists.
I've sent feedback to Apple; but if lots of million people asking them to fix the alarm bug falls on deaf ears, I can't imagine my feedback email will even be read by anyone.King_Penguin, I'm a bit confused as to this process. I have two macbooks with an epub saved and loaded in iBooks library of macbook-A. I can see an ebook that I previously purchased, with the 'cloud' badge in the corner of the ebook, on macbook-A and macbook-B which means that iCloud has synced the ebook and is available for download on either machine. Should it not work the same for an ebook I've loaded onto my library on macbook-A. In other words, shouldn't iCloud sync my new ebook, which i installed on macbook-A, across macbook-B? and for that matter, any other iCloud enabled device?
I suppose I could transfer the file onto the other machine and load it onto that library as well, but I dont see why it won't sync. Thanks for any help!
Background:
- Both macbooks devices are signed into same apple ID. I verified this through iTunes and iBooks.
- Both devices are running Mavericks OS. iBooks vers. 1.0.1
- In system preferences>iCloud both devices are logged into same apple ID. However, I don't see an option for
iBooks content to be synced in iCloud.
- Both macbook-A and B have 'Show Purchases in iCloud' option checked under iBooks>View menu -
Is there a keyboard shortcut to activate / deactivate the built in mic?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to activate / deactivate the built in mic?
Ah somewhat confusing. Your question seemed to indicate you were looking for a way to disable the mic, not that it wasn't working with some apps.
Have you tried any of the Apple apps, Garage Band or Dictation? Do they work? If the input volume indicator under the mic in System Preferences is moving in response to your voice then the problem is not that the mic is disabled or muted, the sound is getting into the system.
Does the Input Volume move while you have one of the non-working apps opened? Have you installed any 3rd party sound apps or kernel extensions?
Are the mic settings in Audio MIDI setup 44100.0 HZ and 2ch-24 bit?
I would start by seeing if the mike works with one of the apps I mentioned above or download something like Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder to test it out.
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