CS35L41 amplifiers in an ASUS Zenbook on linux

cs35l41_spi.md

Asus Zenbook UX3402 speakers on Linux

Important

THIS IS NOW OBSOLETE WITH KERNEL VERSIONS ≥ 6.7.0

A recent announcement in the kernel mail list by Cirrus developers will solve the problem described here. Therefore, the proposed solutions will be soon obsolete. See this comment (thanks, @flukejones, for the tip).

I got the speakers working on my Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3402, the one with Intel CPU and the two CS35L41 audio amplifiers connected over SPI (not the UM3402YA, with AMD and I²C). The amplifiers are supported by the snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41 module in recent kernel versions, but they require some model-specific configuration paramaters, that should be provided by the BIOS, via ACPI. Of course, they are missing. It seems that the Windows drivers have those parameters somehow hardcoded, instead of using ACPI (bad idea, but who am I to criticise). Since Asus has been nasty and refused/was not able to update the BIOS with the missing data, I have patched the ACPI tables myself.

Warning

As stated by Cirrus developers, if you try this there is a non-zero (low, I hope) possibility of blowing your speakers. Take into account that this procedure is not just configuring your box, it is hardware-level hacking with very scarce information about the hardware (thank you, ASUS, and thank you, Cirrus, for not publishing the CS35L41 datasheet and making it only available by request). Additionally, You should know how to work with DSDT or SSDT files (I have a brief guide here) and how to recover from a non booting system. You are on your own. You have been warned.

Note

I have used the patch for some months, and everything seems OK. As you can see, the most recent versions do not require electrical parameters to be specified, just providing the functions of several GPIO pins, that are already present in the original BIOS, and the behavior associated to them. I am almost sure that the patch is totally safe.

My BIOS is the most recent one (version 310). I have added two _DSD objects in the SSDT file (ssdt_csc3551.dsl, or its already assembled version, ssdt_csc3551.aml):

• One inside the SPK1 device, providing the missing "cirrus,dev-index" and other properties, just like the I2C models. You can also provide these properties by patching the kernel module (the linux/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c file).

• Another one, after the SPK1 device, with the chip select GPIOs, "cs-gpios", required by the SPI bus (the somehow simpler I²C bus does not use chip select pins, but addresses). Without this _DSD object, only one amplifier can be addressed and activated. In this case, the driver refuses to load even for this single working amplifier.

Obsolete: DSDT patch

Instead of applying a SSDT file, you may patch the full DSDT dissassembled DSDT file (dsdt.dsl). This was my original solution (thanks to @thor2002ro for pointing to the simpler, nicer SSDT solution, see the comment, especially if you use grub). The patch is available for reference, just apply the SSDT file.

Obsolete: internal boost

I keep the old, original patch, that produced AMP short error messages when the volume was high enough, for reference. Please try first the simpler patch with external boost, that seems to work without flaws (thanks to @bdandy, see the comment).

Boot log

Output from journalctl -b -g CSC3551 --output short-monotonic after the old patch:

[5.358062] zenbook kernel: Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver CSC3551:00: Instantiated 2 SPI devices.
[5.643640] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: Cirrus Logic CS35L41 (35a40), Revision: B2
[5.680302] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: Cirrus Logic CS35L41 (35a40), Revision: B2
[5.996217] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: Falling back to default firmware.
[5.996608] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: Firmware version: 3
[5.996611] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: cirrus/cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot.wmfw: Fri 24 Jun 2022 14:55:56 GMT Daylight Time
[6.069598] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: Firmware: 400a4 vendor: 0x2 v0.58.0, 2 algorithms
[6.070173] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: 0: ID cd v29.78.0 XM@94 YM@e
[6.070185] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: 1: ID f20b v0.1.0 XM@17c YM@0
[6.070192] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: spk-prot: e:\workspace\workspace\tibranch_release_playback_6.76_2\ormis\staging\default_tunings\internal\CS35L53\Fixed_Attenuation_Mono_48000_29.78.0\full\Fixed_Attenuation_Mono_48000_29.78.0_full.bin
[6.083485] zenbook kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: bound spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0 (ops cs35l41_hda_comp_ops [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41])
[6.083899] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: Falling back to default firmware.
[6.083962] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: Firmware version: 3
[6.083966] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: cirrus/cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot.wmfw: Fri 24 Jun 2022 14:55:56 GMT Daylight Time
[6.145224] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: Firmware: 400a4 vendor: 0x2 v0.58.0, 2 algorithms
[6.145817] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: 0: ID cd v29.78.0 XM@94 YM@e
[6.145828] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: 1: ID f20b v0.1.0 XM@17c YM@0
[6.145834] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: spk-prot: e:\workspace\workspace\tibranch_release_playback_6.76_2\ormis\staging\default_tunings\internal\CS35L53\Fixed_Attenuation_Mono_48000_29.78.0\full\Fixed_Attenuation_Mono_48000_29.78.0_full.bin
[6.161484] zenbook kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: bound spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1 (ops cs35l41_hda_comp_ops [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41])

The "Falling back to default firmware" disappears if spk-id-gpios are provided (the block is commented in the patch). As a result, a different firmware is loaded, resulting in very low volume and strong distortion. If the new patch is used, that uses external boost, the sound is correct, and the log is

[0.004000] zenbook kernel: ACPI: Table Upgrade: install [SSDT-CUSTOM- CSC3551]
[0.004000] zenbook kernel: ACPI: SSDT 0x00000000368FD000 0001A0 (v01 CUSTOM CSC3551  00000001 INTL 20200925)
[5.607253] zenbook kernel: Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver CSC3551:00: Instantiated 2 SPI devices.
[5.906936] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: Cirrus Logic CS35L41 (35a40), Revision: B2
[5.907354] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: Reset line busy, assuming shared reset
[5.938136] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: Cirrus Logic CS35L41 (35a40), Revision: B2
[6.239406] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: Firmware version: 3
[6.239415] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: cirrus/cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e02.wmfw: Fri 27 Aug 2021 14:58:19 W. Europe Daylight Time
[6.313109] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: Firmware: 400a4 vendor: 0x2 v0.43.1, 2 algorithms
[6.313524] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: 0: ID cd v29.63.1 XM@94 YM@e
[6.313530] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: 1: ID f20b v0.1.0 XM@176 YM@0
[6.313535] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: spk-prot: C:\Users\tyang\Desktop\Product Setting\SmartAMP\ASUS\ASUS_Zenbook\UX3402\Tuning Release\220304\ASUS_UX3402_L_tuning_IDYC_ReDc_PICL_RTL_0304.bin
[6.337211] zenbook kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: bound spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0 (ops cs35l41_hda_comp_ops [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41])
[6.337534] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: Firmware version: 3
[6.337540] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: cirrus/cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e02.wmfw: Fri 27 Aug 2021 14:58:19 W. Europe Daylight Time
[6.399070] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: Firmware: 400a4 vendor: 0x2 v0.43.1, 2 algorithms
[6.399612] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: 0: ID cd v29.63.1 XM@94 YM@e
[6.399623] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: 1: ID f20b v0.1.0 XM@176 YM@0
[6.399629] zenbook kernel: cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: DSP1: spk-prot: C:\Users\tyang\Desktop\Product Setting\SmartAMP\ASUS\ASUS_Zenbook\UX3402\Tuning Release\220304\ASUS_UX3402_R_tuning_IDYC_ReDc_PICL_RTL_0304.bin
[6.427637] zenbook kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: bound spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1 (ops cs35l41_hda_comp_ops [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41])

dsdt.dsl-old.patch

--- dsdt.dsl.old	2023-03-26 01:06:48.845795666 +0100
+++ dsdt.dsl	2023-03-26 12:00:45.643851841 +0200
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     Compiler ID      "INTL"
  *     Compiler Version 0x20200717 (538969879)
  */
-DefinitionBlock ("", "DSDT", 2, "_ASUS_", "Notebook", 0x01072009)
+DefinitionBlock ("", "DSDT", 2, "_ASUS_", "Notebook", 0x0107200A)
 {
     /*
      * iASL Warning: There were 233 external control methods found during
@@ -90642,7 +90642,48 @@
             Method (_DIS, 0, NotSerialized)  // _DIS: Disable Device
             {
             }
+
+            Name (_DSD, Package ()   // _DSD: Device-Specific Data
+            {
+                ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), 
+                Package ()
+                {
+                    Package () { "cirrus,dev-index", Package () { Zero, One }},
+                    Package () { "reset-gpios", Package () {
+                       SPK1, One, Zero, Zero,
+                       SPK1, One, Zero, Zero,
+                    } },
+                    // Package () { "spk-id-gpios", Package () {
+                    //    SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero,
+                    //    SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero,
+                    // } },
+                    Package () { "cirrus,speaker-position",     Package () { Zero, One } },
+                    Package () { "cirrus,gpio1-func",           Package () { Zero, Zero } },
+                    Package () { "cirrus,gpio2-func",           Package () { 0x02, 0x02 } },
+                    // boost-type: 0 internal, 1 external
+                    Package () { "cirrus,boost-type",           Package () { Zero, Zero } },
+                    // boost-peak-milliamp: 1600 to 4500, increments of 50 mA
+                    Package () { "cirrus,boost-peak-milliamp",  Package () { 4500, 4500 } },
+                    // boost-ind-nanohenry: 1000 | 1200 | 1500 | 2200 nH
+                    Package () { "cirrus,boost-ind-nanohenry",  Package () { 1000, 1000 } },
+                    // boost-cap-microfarad: rounded to the nearest integer
+                    Package () { "cirrus,boost-cap-microfarad", Package () { 24, 24 } },
+                },
+            })
         }
+
+        Name (_DSD, Package ()
+        {
+            ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), 
+            Package ()
+            {
+                Package () { "cs-gpios", Package () { 
+                    Zero,                    // Native CS
+                    SPK1, Zero, Zero, Zero   // GPIO CS
+                } }
+            }
+        })
+
     }
 
     Scope (_SB.PC00.LPCB)

dsdt.dsl.patch

--- dsdt.dsl.old	2023-03-26 01:06:48.845795666 +0100
+++ dsdt.dsl	2023-03-26 12:00:45.643851841 +0200
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     Compiler ID      "INTL"
  *     Compiler Version 0x20200717 (538969879)
  */
-DefinitionBlock ("", "DSDT", 2, "_ASUS_", "Notebook", 0x01072009)
+DefinitionBlock ("", "DSDT", 2, "_ASUS_", "Notebook", 0x0107200A)
 {
     /*
      * iASL Warning: There were 233 external control methods found during
@@ -90642,7 +90642,43 @@
             Method (_DIS, 0, NotSerialized)  // _DIS: Disable Device
             {
             }
+
+            Name (_DSD, Package ()   // _DSD: Device-Specific Data
+            {
+                ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), 
+                Package ()
+                {
+                    Package () { "cirrus,dev-index", Package () { Zero, One }},
+                    Package () { "reset-gpios", Package () {
+                       SPK1, One, Zero, Zero,
+                       SPK1, One, Zero, Zero,
+                    } },
+                    Package () { "spk-id-gpios", Package () {
+                       SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero,
+                       SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero,
+                    } },
+                    Package () { "cirrus,speaker-position",     Package () { Zero, One } },
+                    // gpioX-func: 0 not used, 1 VPSK_SWITCH, 2: INTERRUPT, 3: SYNC
+                    Package () { "cirrus,gpio1-func",           Package () { One, One } },
+                    Package () { "cirrus,gpio2-func",           Package () { 0x02, 0x02 } },
+                    // boost-type: 0 internal, 1 external
+                    Package () { "cirrus,boost-type",           Package () { One, One } },
+                },
+            })
         }
+
+        Name (_DSD, Package ()
+        {
+            ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), 
+            Package ()
+            {
+                Package () { "cs-gpios", Package () { 
+                    Zero,                    // Native CS
+                    SPK1, Zero, Zero, Zero   // GPIO CS
+                } }
+            }
+        })
+
     }
 
     Scope (_SB.PC00.LPCB)

ssdt_csc3551.aml

ssdt_csc3551.dsl

DefinitionBlock ("", "SSDT", 1, "CUSTOM", "CSC3551", 0x00000001)
{
    External (_SB_.PC00.SPI0, DeviceObj)
    External (_SB_.PC00.SPI0.SPK1, DeviceObj)

    Scope (_SB.PC00.SPI0.SPK1)
    {
        Name (_DSD, Package ()
        {
            ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
            Package ()
            {
                Package () { "cirrus,dev-index", Package () { Zero, One }},
                Package () { "reset-gpios", Package () {
                    SPK1, One, Zero, Zero,
                    SPK1, One, Zero, Zero
                } },
                Package () { "spk-id-gpios", Package () {
                    SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero,
                    SPK1, 0x02, Zero, Zero
                } },
                Package () { "cirrus,speaker-position", Package () { Zero, One } },
                // gpioX-func: 0 not used, 1 VPSK_SWITCH, 2: INTERRUPT, 3: SYNC
                Package () { "cirrus,gpio1-func", Package () { One, One } },
                Package () { "cirrus,gpio2-func", Package () { 0x02, 0x02 } },
                // boost-type: 0 internal, 1 external
                Package () { "cirrus,boost-type", Package () { One, One } }
            }
        })
    }

    Scope (_SB.PC00.SPI0)
    {
        Name (_DSD, Package ()
        {
            ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
            Package ()
            {
                Package () { "cs-gpios", Package () { 
                    Zero,                    // Native CS
                    SPK1, Zero, Zero, Zero   // GPIO CS
                } }
            }
        })
    }
}

@kenzoi Still the same issue with default firmware fallback error and low sound on 6.8...

On a fresh installation, are we supposed to do any extra step (like SSDT patching) apart from installing linux 6.8 kernel?

@slayerjain @kenzoi Yep I've been having the volume issue as well. With both the ssdt patch before and in the 6.8 rc6 kernel now as well on my UX3402VA. It falls back to default firmware for some reason. Max volume on linux is like being at 20% on windows and if you try going past that with pavucontrol, the sound just gets distorted af. Hopefully someone can find a fix for this so we can actually get solid sound out of our laptops. It's literally the only thing that's holding me back from permanently switching to linux on my laptop and just remove my dual boot. I need me some good music sometimes ;)

For 10431A63 - UX3405MA.304
@tholden92 @slayerjain and whoever else with one might want to test.
The following patch/hack works for me
and also confirmed different firmware being loaded / fallback messages fixed.

[ 11.160796] cs35l41-hda spi1-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: DSP1: spk-prot: C:\Users\tyang\Desktop\Product Setting\SmartAMP\ASUS\ASUS_Zenbook\2023Projects\UX3405MA\Tuning_release\06082023\UX3405UM_19p5dB_Mock_NM_Lch_finish_ID_6p83_US_Xmax0p65.bin

For context: In bios version 304 pretty much all the config is present (confirmed via dumping and looking at ssdt16),
except for "spk-id-gpios". The patch below should force creation of only that GPIO in the driver - which doesnt seem to account for the case where a DSD is present but only 99% complete, hence the hack to skip that check
since I know the 1 missing gpio still needs to be initialized and isnt present in DSD.

https://gist.github.com/steffengy/aa48549f40c37acf85de7a7f9a6c0475

Tried to apply the patch, but got an error message.

Setting version...
Applying patch linux-v6.8.2-arch2.patch...
patching file Makefile
patching file arch/Kconfig
patching file drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
patching file drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
patching file include/linux/user_namespace.h
patching file init/Kconfig
patching file kernel/fork.c
patching file kernel/sysctl.c
patching file kernel/user_namespace.c
Applying patch sound-fix.patch...
patching file sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda_property.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 85 with fuzz 1.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 232.
Hunk #3 FAILED at 240.
Hunk #4 succeeded at 423 with fuzz 1.
2 out of 4 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda_property.c.rej

This is how the reject file looks like

    --- /dev/null
    +++ sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda_property.c    2024-04-03 12:27:54.540979240 +0100
    @@ -232,3 +233,3 @@
     
    -       if (!dsd_found) {
    +       // if (!dsd_found) {
                    ret = cs35l41_add_gpios(cs35l41, physdev, cfg->reset_gpio_index,
    @@ -240,6 +241,6 @@
                    }
    -       } else if (cfg->reset_gpio_index >= 0 || cfg->spkid_gpio_index >= 0) {
    +       /*} else if (cfg->reset_gpio_index >= 0 || cfg->spkid_gpio_index >= 0) {
                    dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Cannot add Reset/Speaker ID/SPI CS GPIO Mapping, "
                             "_DSD already exists.\n");
    -       }
    +       }*/

@tholden92 Updated above with gist with more patch context, as the "short" version doesnt seem to apply well.

I can confirm that the patch works :-)

Edit: Forked a PKGBUILD from the CachyOS kernel and added your patch for anyone that wants to test.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-cachyos-zenbook

I recently bought a UX3402V and ran into the "no speaker sound" issue after installing Kubuntu. I was able to fix it by updating the kernel (using 6.7.10), but then observed the very low volume levels noted by others. I also saw kernel messages that the default firmware was loading.

This commit to the linux-firmware package is supposed to add the firmware links for my hardware (1043:16a3). After creating these links, no change was observed and the default firmware was still loaded.

I noticed that the links created by that patch use an upper case "A" (e.g. cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316A3.wmfw) in the filename which is different from all the other firmware files, so I recreated all the links using "104316a3" in the filenames. This worked: firmware was loaded and volume levels are back to normal. It appears this is a bug in the current linux-firmware package for this hardware.

As a workaround for Linux Mint 21.3 and Asus Zenbook 14 UX3402VA I've installed 6.7.7 kernel from Zabbly repo. However, microphone on my wire headset stopped working (no sound can be detected) on that kernel. Is there any workaround for that?

There is a similar issue with UX3402ZA. I have Mint 5.15/Arch 6.8 dual boot.
5.15 kernel is the last kernel where headset microphone is working properly. But it have no fix for a speaker.
6.8 kernel has speaker fix but headset microphone is broken.
I tried to find a fix for a broken microphone few months earlier but without a luck.
You could try to go this rabbit hole. But it's an advanced topic and I had no motivation to spend days on replicating the solution. https://asus-linux.org/blog/sound-2021-01-11/

BTW, guys with UX3402ZA/UX3402VA, could you please check is headset mic working properly in your laptops with 6.7+ kernels?

BTW, guys with UX3402ZA/UX3402VA, could you please check is headset mic working properly in your laptops with 6.7+ kernels?

@pave
Bluetooth ones work, but they worked even before 6.8 for me, so maybe there's some other issue that's causing it.

I recently bought a UX3402V and ran into the "no speaker sound" issue after installing Kubuntu. I was able to fix it by updating the kernel (using 6.7.10), but then observed the very low volume levels noted by others. I also saw kernel messages that the default firmware was loading.

This commit to the linux-firmware package is supposed to add the firmware links for my hardware (1043:16a3). After creating these links, no change was observed and the default firmware was still loaded.

I noticed that the links created by that patch use an upper case "A" (e.g. cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316A3.wmfw) in the filename which is different from all the other firmware files, so I recreated all the links using "104316a3" in the filenames. This worked: firmware was loaded and volume levels are back to normal. It appears this is a bug in the current linux-firmware package for this hardware.

Oh my lord, it finally works!
I tried creating links previosuly per @phaserblast advice, but it didin't really work, and I'm guessing the reason why it didn't work is because I only created links for .wmfw files. After going through the commit you linked, I noticed that there are also some .bin files that need to be linked.

Keep in mind that I didn't have any .bin files at all for my model until I created them myself. That's why I missed those the first time. I just searched for my model, and only the .wmfw files were in the folder.

BTW, guys with UX3402ZA/UX3402VA, could you please check is headset mic working properly in your laptops with 6.7+ kernels?

@pave Bluetooth ones work, but they worked even before 6.8 for me, so maybe there's some other issue that's causing it.

I mean wired headset mic. Is it working for you?

Wired seems to work for me too.

I recently bought a UX3402V and ran into the "no speaker sound" issue after installing Kubuntu. I was able to fix it by updating the kernel (using 6.7.10), but then observed the very low volume levels noted by others. I also saw kernel messages that the default firmware was loading.

This commit to the linux-firmware package is supposed to add the firmware links for my hardware (1043:16a3). After creating these links, no change was observed and the default firmware was still loaded.

I noticed that the links created by that patch use an upper case "A" (e.g. cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316A3.wmfw) in the filename which is different from all the other firmware files, so I recreated all the links using "104316a3" in the filenames. This worked: firmware was loaded and volume levels are back to normal. It appears this is a bug in the current linux-firmware package for this hardware.

Can you tell me the process of creating these links? I have a low volume issue with falling back to default firmware. I have the same device ID as you. I just don't know how to create these links.

I noticed that the links created by that patch use an upper case "A" (e.g. cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316A3.wmfw) in the filename which is different from all the other firmware files, so I recreated all the links using "104316a3" in the filenames. This worked: firmware was loaded and volume levels are back to normal. It appears this is a bug in the current linux-firmware package for this hardware.

Very nice! This worked for me too! @szweep could you send a patch with this fix to upstream?

@HARDWELL9191 for me on Fedora the files are located here /lib/firmware/cirrus.

Create new symlinks as proposed above:

ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid0-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid0-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid0-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid0-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid1-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid1-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid1-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid1-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3.wmfw.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid0-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid0-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid0-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid0-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid1-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid1-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid1-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid1-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3.wmfw
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3.wmfw.xz

BTW, guys with UX3402ZA/UX3402VA, could you please check is headset mic working properly in your laptops with 6.7+ kernels?

For me on UX3402VA and Linux Mint 21.3 headset microphone stopped working.
Same issue can be seen in 6.5.0-17 from official Linux Mint repo. I guess something is wrong with 3.5 jack pins mapping, but unfortunately I couldn't figure what changes lead to this.

BTW, guys with UX3402ZA/UX3402VA, could you please check is headset mic working properly in your laptops with 6.7+ kernels?

For me on UX3402VA and Linux Mint 21.3 headset microphone stopped working. Same issue can be seen in 6.5.0-17 from official Linux Mint repo. I guess something is wrong with 3.5 jack pins mapping, but unfortunately I couldn't figure what changes lead to this.

Wired seems to work for me too.

Interesting. I searched the internet quite extensively for a headset mic issue and it was nothing there. Might be it's some how related to BIOS config or Mint's version of GRUB.

Very nice! This worked for me too! @szweep could you send a patch with this fix to upstream?

@kenzoi - I created a PR here: CirrusLogic/linux-firmware#31. I'm not sure what the procedures are for approval and merge as I've never done this before, but hopefully it will be seen.

Looks, UX3405MA works now on kernel 6.8.5. Tested on Fedora 39, works: amplifiers, 3.5 jack headset. Like @steffengy i'm decompiled ssdt16.dat, but added "spk-id-gpios" Package section. Works without patching kernel:
https://github.com/smallcms/asus_zenbook_ux3405ma

Hello, i tried apply patch but have error

[    0.009166] ACPI: Table Upgrade: install [SSDT-CUSTOM- CSC3551]
[    0.009168] ACPI: SSDT 0x00000000394ED000 000158 (v01 CUSTOM CSC3551  00000001 INTL 20220331)
[    5.850427] Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver CSC3551:00: Instantiated 2 SPI devices.
[    6.018972] cs35l41-hda spi0-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0: OTP Boot status 80000000 error
[    6.031984] cs35l41-hda: probe of spi0-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.0 failed with error -5
[    6.039965] cs35l41-hda spi0-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1: OTP Boot status 80000000 error
[    6.053183] cs35l41-hda: probe of spi0-CSC3551:00-cs35l41-hda.1 failed with error -5

My patch and SPI3 info - https://gist.github.com/rmuhamedgaliev/e0886c86061e0ee99390f9044640c1de

My Setup - ROG Strix SCAR 18 G834JYR_G834JYR - 6.8.7-201.fsync.fc39.x86_64 Nobara 39

Updated my ASUS Zenbook UX6404VV to Ubuntu 24.04 (which comes with 6.8.0 kernel) and sound works well now. (I did not apply any patches before)
My BIOS is v304

I still get no audio on 6.8.8 and the previous solution I used

hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x500 0x1b
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x477 0x4a4b
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x500 0xf
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x20 0x477 0x74

doesn't work on any version higher than 6.6.10 on my ASUS Zenbook UX582L

It works out-of-the-box for me in Ubuntu 24.04 on my ROG Strix G814JZ! 🚀

hello guys!! I need help with a problem: asus rog zephyrus g16 2024 gu605m: low-level sound.
Linux user-GU605MI 6.8.8-060808-generic #202404271536 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Apr 27 15:54:17 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Ubuntu 24.04
journalctl -b -g CSC3556 --output short-monotonic
[ 2.373898] user-GU605MI kernel: Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver CSC3556:00: Instantiated 2 SPI devices.
[ 2.484345] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: Cirrus Logic CS35L56 Rev B0 OTP3 fw:3.4.4 (patched=0)
[ 2.493213] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.1: Reset GPIO busy, assume shared reset
[ 2.500317] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.1: Cirrus Logic CS35L56 Rev B0 OTP3 fw:3.4.4 (patched=0)
[ 6122.443562] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: .bin file required but not found
[ 6122.443566] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: PM: dpm_run_callback(): cs35l56_hda_system_resume+0x0/0xd0 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l56] returns -2
[ 6122.443583] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: PM: failed to resume: error -2
[ 6122.456528] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.1: .bin file required but not found
[ 6122.456532] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.1: PM: dpm_run_callback(): cs35l56_hda_system_resume+0x0/0xd0 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l56] returns -2
[ 6122.456544] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.1: PM: failed to resume: error -2

I noticed that the links created by that patch use an upper case "A" (e.g. cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316A3.wmfw) in the filename which is different from all the other firmware files, so I recreated all the links using "104316a3" in the filenames. This worked: firmware was loaded and volume levels are back to normal. It appears this is a bug in the current linux-firmware package for this hardware.

Very nice! This worked for me too! @szweep could you send a patch with this fix to upstream?

@HARDWELL9191 for me on Fedora the files are located here /lib/firmware/cirrus.

Create new symlinks as proposed above:

ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid0-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid0-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid0-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid0-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid1-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid1-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-10431e12-spkid1-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3-spkid1-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-cali-104316a3.wmfw.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid0-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid0-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid0-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid0-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid1-l0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid1-l0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-10431e12-spkid1-r0.bin.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3-spkid1-r0.bin.xz
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3.wmfw
ln -s cs35l41/v6.61.1/halo_cspl_RAM_revB2_29.63.1.wmfw.xz cs35l41-dsp1-spk-prot-104316a3.wmfw.xz

This was it. My speakers finally work like they're supposed to. Now this just needs to be fixed in the kernel. Thank you brother.

hello guys!! I need help with a problem: asus rog zephyrus g16 2024 gu605m: low-level sound.
[ 2.484345] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: Cirrus Logic CS35L56 Rev B0 OTP3 fw:3.4.4 (patched=0)
[ 6122.443562] user-GU605MI kernel: cs35l56-hda spi0-CSC3556:00-cs35l56-hda.0: .bin file required but not found

This is a different amplifier family, but I believe I upstreamed linux-firmware support for this model 30th April

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/[email protected]/T/#u

Cheers,
-Simon

I have this issue today (2024) with my ASUS ROG Strix 18" G834JYR!

I have this issue today (2024) with my ASUS ROG Strix 18" G834JYR!

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/[email protected]/

I have this issue today (2024) with my ASUS ROG Strix 18" G834JYR!

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/[email protected]/

I'm waiting for the latest kernel to have it patched.