onlurking · July 21, 2024 05:44 · Dec 21, 2020 · Dec 21, 2020 · Dec 21, 2020 · Dec 21, 2020
diff --git a/dell-vostro-5490-sound-fix.md b/dell-vostro-5490-sound-fix.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ blacklist snd_soc_skl
 
 ---------------------
 
-If you already tried to tweak `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf` in attempt to fix the problem, comment out everything:
+If you already tried to tweak `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf` in attempt to fix the problem, comment out all the tweaks you've done, for example:
 ```
 # options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0
 # options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1

diff --git a/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md → dell-vostro-5490-sound-fix.md b/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md → dell-vostro-5490-sound-fix.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Vostro 5490 Sound and Microphone Fix (Manjaro/Arch Linux)
 
-Instal sof-firmware as described in [Arch Linux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Dell#Vostro):
+Instal `sof-firmware` as described in [Arch Linux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Dell#Vostro):
 
 ```shell
 sudo pacman -S sof-firmware
@@ -38,4 +38,20 @@ shellblacklist snd_hda_intel
 blacklist snd_soc_skl
 ```
 
-- Source: https://gist.github.com/hamidzr/dd81e429dc86f4327ded7a2030e7d7d9
+- Source: https://gist.github.com/hamidzr/dd81e429dc86f4327ded7a2030e7d7d9
+
+---------------------
+
+If you already tried to tweak `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf` in attempt to fix the problem, comment out everything:
+```
+# options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0
+# options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1
+# options snd-hda-intel index=1
+# options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m42 probe_mask=1 position_fix=1
+# options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro
+# options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro-5490 enable=1 index=0
+# options snd-hda-intel model=generic
+# options snd-hda-intel model=headset-mic
+# options snd-hda-intel snd-intel-dspcfg.dsp_driver=1
+# options snd-pcsp index=-2
+```
diff --git a/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md b/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md
@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@ Instal sof-firmware as described in [Arch Linux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org
 sudo pacman -S sof-firmware
 ```
 
-Blacklist some modules in `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf`:
-
-```
-shellblacklist snd_hda_intel
-blacklist snd_soc_skl
-```
-
-Configure pulseaudio in `/etc/pulse/default.pa`:
+Configure PulseAudio to load Alsa modules with the correct device and channel settings, by adding these two lines to `/etc/pulse/default.pa`:
 
 ```
 load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 channels=2
@@ -32,12 +25,17 @@ Open a terminal and configure the alsamixer to use the `sof-firmware`:
 alsamixer
 ```
 
-Press <kbd>F6</kbd>
-
-Select `sof-hda-dsp`.
+Press <kbd>F6</kbd>, and select `sof-hda-dsp`.
 
 Store this configuration as default (to persist in the next boot):
-
 ```shell
 sudo alsactl store
-```
+```
+
+If you do not see `sof-hda-dsp` in `alsamixer`, blacklist some modules in `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf`:
+```
+shellblacklist snd_hda_intel
+blacklist snd_soc_skl
+```
+
+- Source: https://gist.github.com/hamidzr/dd81e429dc86f4327ded7a2030e7d7d9
diff --git a/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md b/vostro-5490-sound-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Vostro 5490 Sound and Microphone Fix (Manjaro/Arch Linux)
+
+Instal sof-firmware as described in [Arch Linux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Dell#Vostro):
+
+```shell
+sudo pacman -S sof-firmware
+```
+
+Blacklist some modules in `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf`:
+
+```
+shellblacklist snd_hda_intel
+blacklist snd_soc_skl
+```
+
+Configure pulseaudio in `/etc/pulse/default.pa`:
+
+```
+load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 channels=2
+load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,6 channels=2
+```
+
+Reboot your computer:
+
+```
+sudo reboot 0
+```
+
+Open a terminal and configure the alsamixer to use the `sof-firmware`:
+
+```shell
+alsamixer
+```
+
+Press <kbd>F6</kbd>
+
+Select `sof-hda-dsp`.
+
+Store this configuration as default (to persist in the next boot):
+
+```shell
+sudo alsactl store
+```
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