At IBM we can reproduce the same issue on a T410.
Do you require any additional information?

Please, attach output from 'alsa-info.sh --no-upload'.

Also, try to use the 'enable_msi=0' kernel module parameter for the snd-hda-intel module.

Created attachment 469992 [details]
T410 alsa-info.sh

lspci -nn t410
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
DRAM Controller [8086:0044] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI
Express x16 Root Port [8086:0045] (rev 02)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 5
Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller [8086:3b64] (rev 06)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82577LM
Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10ea] (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400
Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [8086:3b3c] (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400
Series Chipset High Definition Audio [8086:3b56] (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:3b42] (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:3b44] (rev 06)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:3b48] (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 [8086:3b4a] (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400
Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [8086:3b34] (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI
Bridge [8086:2448] (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series
Chipset LPC Interface Controller [8086:3b07] (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400
Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:3b2f] (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series
Chipset SMBus Controller [8086:3b30] (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation
5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem [8086:3b32] (rev
06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation
NVS 3100M [10de:0a6c] (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation High Definition
Audio Controller [10de:0be3] (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation WiFi Link
6000 Series [8086:4239] (rev 35)
0d:00.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd Device [1180:e822]
(rev 01)
0d:00.1 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd Device [1180:e230]
(rev 01)
0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd Device [1180:e832]
(rev 01)
ff:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers [8086:2c62]
(rev 02)
ff:00.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder [8086:2d01] (rev
02)
ff:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
QPI Link 0 [8086:2d10] (rev 02)
ff:02.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
QPI Physical 0 [8086:2d11] (rev 02)
ff:02.2 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
Reserved [8086:2d12] (rev 02)
ff:02.3 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor

enable_msi=0 allowed the user to login and machine was operational, but there was no sound present.

"no soundcards" errors are strange. According /proc and /dev/snd trees the devices should be available. It looks like a permission issue.

Does 'amixer -c 0 contents' (as root) show something useable?

Testing this with an end user remotely, ignore last comment.
Loading the module with the option enable_msi=0 the machine still crashes.


modprobe -r snd-hda-intel
echo "options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0" > /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf
modprobe snd-hda-intel

Hangs.

Note that it might be required to do a cold boot (turn the machine off and then on or press the hardware reset button) when enable_msi is set (it might be posible that something is corrupted when the snd-hda-intel module is loaded without enable_msi=0 settings).

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Thats good news, will this appear in a kernel update?

Please, test kernel mentioned in bug#667460 .

Tested with kernel from bug#667460...Still hangs..

Thank you. Please, try 'single_cmd=1' module option for snd-hda-intel.

And try to use ALSA directly using 'aplay <some_wav_file>' or use 'speaker-test'.

I tried with 'single_cmd=1'.  No luck. Still hangs.

Tried with 'single_cmd=1' and enable_msi=0 probe_mask= set to 
1 through 8 

Tried with 'single_cmd=1' and options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0 index=-2
Tried with 'single_cmd=1' and options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0 index=1

Does aplay or speaker-test works on command-line without X?

aplay will play a wav file but then the system locks up afterwards.

I've resolved the probrem.
The probelm does be cuased by alsa driver.

I download the newest alsa driver, make some change and compile, install.Then the problem go away.

I add the judge statement(see below "LENOVO" part) in function azx_probe in hda_intel.c

 static int __devinit azx_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
                                const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
         static int dev;
         struct snd_card *card;
         struct azx *chip;
         int err;
 
         if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
                 return -ENODEV;
         if (!enable[dev]) {
                 dev++;
                 return -ENOENT;
         }
 
         if (dmi_name_in_vendors("LENOVO") && dmi_name_in_vendors("25223FG")) {
                 if (pci_id->driver_data == AZX_DRIVER_NVIDIA &&
                     probe_mask[dev] < 0) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR SFX "Detected LENOVO 25223FG (T410) system and NVidia PCI HDMI device.\n");
                         printk(KERN_ERR SFX "Device is not activated. Use probe_mask=0xff to manually enable.\n");
                         dev++;
                         return -ENOENT;
                 }
         }
 
         err = snd_card_create(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
         ...
}

BTW, you need change "25223FG" according to your laptop model.
In my side, the sound card and speaker work well now.

It's not required to modify the driver. Just use this in your modprobe configuration files for tests:

options snd-hda-intel enable=1,0

This should disable the second problematic HDMI HDA device. BTW: Does your laptops have HDMI outputs?

Harris, please, attach output from 'alsa-info.sh --no-upload' to this bug.

Problematic Lenovo models to be added to the ALSA driver gathered from this bug:

  2522AL3
  25223FG

Created attachment 473310 [details]
Disable NVIDIA HDA PCI device for LENOVO models 25223FG and 2522AL3

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Jaroslav, you can refer to my first attachment "my hardware info of HD audio". my laptop has HDMI interface.
I think it's the problem.

Sorry, I've uninstalled RHEL6. Now I can't try what you mentioned.

BTW: I will re-install RHEL6 in the weekend.

The problem is that your attachment does not contain all information. If you have any other Linux distro installed (eventually booted from CD/DVD), please, download the alsa-info.sh script here:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

And attach the output from 'bash alsa-info.sh --no-upload'.

Created attachment 473331 [details]
output of alsa-info.sh

OS: RHEL5.5 x86_64

Ok, thank you. Your dmi model is 2537LN3 . Is your laptop named also T410 ?

yes, My laptop is T410. 2537LN3 is product id.

Why not just use?
if (dmi_name_in_vendors("LENOVO") && dmi_name_in_vendors("ThinkPad T410")) {
  if (pci_id->driver_data == AZX_DRIVER_NVIDIA &&

This would apply to all T410 with Nvidia.

Grant, thank you for your hint. It's probably better. The alsa-info.sh does not provide such information, I'll add output from 'dmidecode -s system-version' there for future.

Created attachment 473370 [details]
Disable NVIDIA HDA PCI device for LENOVO ThinkPad T410

We may also require the same for the T510.
Checking, hopefully can get test results early next week.

Just confirmed the same issue is present on the T510.
options snd-hda-intel enable=1,0 also works for the T510.

Can the patch be updated with.

if (dmi_name_in_vendors("LENOVO") && (dmi_name_in_vendors("ThinkPad T410") | dmi_name_in_vendors("ThinkPad T510")))

Thanks.

If you need any more hardware details, please let me know, I can ask the end user.

Confirmed on T410 2518A27 , Jaroslav, you can add it to your T410 model list.:)

acking .. have the HW 25223FG in hands .. can reproduce.
-> qa_ack

Will the fix that is in kernel-2.6.32-112.el6 be pushed to 6.0?

Is the fix for the 410 & 510?

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