Realtek HD Changing Jack output reassignments ( FIX )

[petrossa]

unfortunately this is a driver issue. Try uninstalling the driver, remove all Realtek driver inf's. Reboot, ignore the hardware found, install the driver again. Reboot and keep your fingers crossed

 

[peeze]

Hi!

I've read the whole thread but I'm still unable the fix my problem, which is the following.
I have an Acer Aspire 5672WLMi notebook, which has a Realtek ALC883 soundcard in it, if I'm not mistaken. This soundcard has 3 jack pins: a 2in1 stereo and spdif output, a mic input and a line input.
My problem is with the stereo/spdif output, because I kinda broke the jack plug out of the socket, and it has stopped functioning .. at all. The internal speakers are still working and when I try to connect a headphone to the output, there's no sound in it and the internal speaker remain working.
So an output change would overcome this problem, but I can't apply your methods to my scenerio. It is so because I don't know which speaker to assign to which pin?
Can you help me with that, please?
Driver: Realtek 2.27
In the registry there's a key named Drv5874_DevType_0883_SS10250094.
In the Playback device list there's a "speaker" and a "realtek digital output" entry, nothing else.

 

[petrossa]

Obviously you cracked the motherboard. if you're any good at soldering you can try to re solder the leads on the motherboard. Use a good earthed iron.

SPDIF is numerical so you can't connect speakers to it. You can connect the spdif to your amp if it has a coax input.

Otherwise your options are a trip to a repair joint.

 

[peeze]

I did partially open the machine to get a look at it, and I'm pretty sure it's still attached to the motherboard. My best guess is that one of the metal contactor broke off and therefor the system do not recognises the attached jack cable (and even it did the missing contactor would prevent the signal to be transmitted - obviously..).
I don't want to replace and solder any of the parts if it's possible to re-task the pins via software.
So my goal for example would be to change the line-in jack input to an line/headphone output. I installed the drivers for the sound card with the propriate software - called audio manager (acer audio manager, which is basically the realtek audio manager). I figure there would be an option the reassign the input/output, but this feature is unavaible in my software. So I need a "tecchy" solution, which is this thread was originially about But like I said, unfortunately those registry tweaks do not work
Please help me, I'm going nuts, and I'm really trying to avoid the so-called trip to the repair joint

 

[petrossa]

I don't want to replace and solder any of the parts if it's possible to re-task the pins via software.

Thats a major assembly, ring zero software job. You could buy quite a few new pc's for the cost of a job like that.

The pc minijack contains a circuitbreaker which signals to the motherboard that a plug is inserted. Either the minijack female is broken inside, or on the the motherboard. Minicracks are mostly invisible to the naked eye.

You can
a) replace the minijack
b) rewire the motherboard minijack to a stock female exterior jack connector using a stereo shielded cable
c) go to a repairshop

Sorry.

 

[peeze]

I think you misunderstood me. By "pin" I was referring to the inputs/outputs - as seen in this thread's opening post.
I'm trying to achieve something that is possibly by a feature in other sound manager applications/drivers - and that is the changing the plugs pinout assignment. (the reason is the broken lineout jack output, but it's kinda irrelevent at this point).
I'm hoping the achieve something that is said in the first (http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-au...-jack-output-reassignments-fix.html#post21064) and the 15th post (http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-au...ack-output-reassignments-fix-2.html#post75730).
I really hope I'm not confusing and you can tell me what to do (to get some sound signal out my damn notebook other then those rubbish speakers).
And big thanks for the replys so far!

 

[petrossa]

all i know is that realtek HD lets you choose between regular AC97 output on the jackpanel, or as a surround output.

The only thing you can do in Sound Manager, (Device Advanced Settings) is mix the a front and rear panel.

Some boxes come with a sound panel in the front, and the motherboard has its default panel. Then you either split the sound over the different panels or join them.

On my motherboard i can choose to set the realtek chip to output regular AC97 connections on the motherboard panel, or a full surround .
That way all 3 jacks are set to output only on the motherboard and the inputs will done via the front panel.

A notebook has no such feature (to my admittedly limited knowledge) so you'll just have to make do as described before.

Again, sorry. Be brave, buy a small soldering iron, female minijack. Thread the stereo shielded cable through the hole of the original broken jack, solder the 3 wires and that way you're done.

 

[peeze]

Oh I see...
Anyway, thanks for your time!

 

[zer09]

Mappings are saved in the following location "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\Settings\DevType_0888_SS147b1083 or ending in DevType_0885_SS18490890

"Pin00" = Rear Green-Coded "FR FL" jack
"Pin01" = Rear black-coded "RR RL" jack

"Pin02" = Center/Subwoofer
"Pin04" = Mic-In

"01 00 00 00" = Mic-in
"02 00 00 00" = headphones
"04 00 00 00" = Front speakers
"05 00 00 00" = Rear speakers
"06 00 00 00" = Center/subwoofer
"07 00 00 00" = Side speakers

Example if i want "Pin01" = rear black-coded "RR RL" jack to be front speakers all i have to do is Pin01 - 04 00 00 00.

Atleast now i can change the ports by editing the Pin binary numbers! . If you can't change jack output assignment this will fix it oh and it sounds great ., i turned my Center/Subwoofer to front speaker out put so my rears are stereo just like my fronts and not speaker filled rubbish

Many Thanks for this!

after fiddling some directories

I found the pinouts at:
DevType_0888_SS147b108b

and then added a new binary value
for the Pin01 and Data as:
04 00 00 00

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[simonfilth]

when i tried to change the mappings, nothing really ever happens. when i close windows registry, it doesn't ask me if i want to save any changes or anything,
my pins are in a different folder too: it's not the one you gave, but Drv5874_DevType_0662_SS18493662

 

[petrossa]

That's why i said it's a real problem. Firstly, Windows 7 has different audio endpoint mapping system. Audio endpoints can now be changed on the fly, whilst the app is still running.

In vista, the app readout the registry and latched on to the given endpoints. After that you needed to close the app, change the endpoint and restart.

Since 7, the registry endpoints don't point to the real hardware but to virtual hardware. This gives you the possibility (which for me is long time overdue, should be in vista sp2) to switch from headphones to speakers or such without shuttingdown the sound app.

Furthermore, for every chipset there are different settings. What works for one doesn't have to work for another even on the same computer.

If it works you're in luck if it doesn't......

 

[simonfilth]

damn... i still can't get my logitech 5.1 to work =/ i hope this is gonna get fixed later on.

 

[zer09]

can you post a screencap of your registry (on the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\Settings\" directory)

and what kind of setup are you planning to use for the pinouts

 

[simonfilth]

I have 3 output jacks. the middle one is green, right one is blue and left one is orange/pink. on windows xp, when it worked fine, blue one used to be subwoofer and central speaker. green one was the two front ones and orange one was two rear ones.

my speakers are logitech x530: Logitech X-530 5.1ch Home Theatre Speaker (970114-0122 ) - Logitech - DealsDirect.com.au Australia

the weirdest thing though, is that when i test the speakers in system:

It works perfectly. Also when i test them in realtek, they also work perfectly:

but those are the only 2 applications I can get the sound from all of the speakers. another option is that ****ty "speaker fill", then i have sound from all of them, but as everyone already knows, it's not even sound, but just some ****ty noise.

 

[zer09]

I have 3 output jacks. the middle one is green, right one is blue and left one is orange/pink. on windows xp, when it worked fine, blue one used to be subwoofer and central speaker. green one was the two front ones and orange one was two rear ones.

my speakers are logitech x530: Logitech X-530 5.1ch Home Theatre Speaker (970114-0122 ) - Logitech - DealsDirect.com.au Australia

can you post a screenshot of the opened folder above that?
where the pinouts are located.

 

[simonfilth]

ok changed.

 

[zer09]

did you try switching your subs/center with your rear?

according to the pinouts
pin01 = should be rear (05 00 00 00)
pin02 = should be subs (06 00 00 00)

 

[simonfilth]

already tried that, nope, doesn't work.

 

[zer09]

well, I guess I don't have the answers for that my friend.

Furthermore, for every chipset there are different settings. What works for one doesn't have to work for another even on the same computer.

If it works you're in luck if it doesn't......

 

[simonfilth]

what i don't understand, is why the hell do they work normally when i test them in those 2 applications? but any other thing, only 2 speakers work.