Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122)

[c4pp4]

@fredldotme
Thank you!

[c4pp4]

@fredldotme
I've patched it and successfully built and tested.

patch:

diff -Nur a/hardware/qcom/audio/hal/audio_hw.c b/hardware/qcom/audio/hal/audio_hw.c
--- a/hardware/qcom/audio/hal/audio_hw.c	2020-06-03 09:11:31.406960000 +0200
+++ b/hardware/qcom/audio/hal/audio_hw.c	2020-06-03 23:34:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -3033,6 +3033,8 @@
                 out->format = audio_format_from_pcm_format(out->config.format);
             }
         }
+        if (config->sample_rate != 0)
+            out->config.rate = config->sample_rate;
         out->sample_rate = out->config.rate;
     }
     ALOGV("%s: Usecase(%s) config->format %#x  out->config.format %#x\n",

adb shell pacmd list-sinks:

2 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <sink.primary>
	driver: <module-droid-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 9000
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 1
	fixed latency: 10,00 ms
	card: 0 <droid_card.primary>
	module: 4
	properties:
		device.description = "Droid sink primary"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.api = "droid-hal"
		droid.flags = "AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_PRIMARY|AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST"
		droid.hw_module = "primary"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card"
		droid.output.primary = "true"
		droid.output.low_latency = "true"
		droid.output.media_latency = "true"
	ports:
		output-earpiece: Output to earpiece (priority 200, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-speaker: Output to speaker (priority 300, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-wired_headset: Output to wired headset (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		output-wired_headphone: Output to wired headphone (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		output-bluetooth_sco: Output to bluetooth sco (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-sco_headset: Output to sco headset (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-sco_carkit: Output to sco carkit (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-aux_digital: Output to aux digital (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		output-speaker+wired_headphone: Output to speaker+wired headphone (priority 100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		output-parking: Parking port (priority 50, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
	active port: <output-speaker>

[fredldotme]

@c4pp4 looks sane at first glance. It would be interesting to know how it behaves with different sample settings provided through the touch.pa file. Does it now allow forcing the sample rate that way? In that case even better, but it looks like it should work on all Sony devices.

Would you like to prepare a PR for it, so it has your name in the commit history?

[c4pp4]

@fredldotme
It should work on all devices using 'hardware/qcom/audio'. Now it takes default settings from pulseaudio (44.100 kHz) if it's not specified through /etc/pulse/daemon.conf. You can override it changing 'default-sample-rate' parameter. You can change the sampling rate through /etc/pulse/touch.pa as well using 'rate', 'sink_rate' or source_rate' parameter when loading module-droid-card-24.

[fredldotme]

@c4pp4 awesome stuff! Should give us more flexibility should the default not provide a sufficient audio experience. Will you prepare a PR for it? I'm currently off my normal setup, only carrying a backup of Halium 7.1 on a microSD card.

[kalle.kruse]

Thanks again for the great port, @fredldotme! I have been using the Xperia X as my daily driver for months already and I am pretty happy with it. I have been observing a number of issues, and before creating bug reports I would like to make sure they are not specific to this port and that there are no easy fixes:

• Under "Updates" I see an "Ubuntu touch Version 320" update but when clicking on "Restart & install" nothing happens.
• Sometimes when the screen has been locked and turned off for a long time the device takes ages (>10sec?) to wake up.
• On openstreetmap.org I cannot scroll the map in Morph Browser. I am pretty sure this had been working before on the bq Aquarius E4.5.

And a question: Is there any hope to get autofocus to work for the camera?

[dan.socea]

Hello!
Are there any plans on moving to ubuntu 20.04, or this is not possible due to Xperia X's hardware?

[flohack]

@dan-socea We will move to 20.04 and the Xperia X should not have an issue for that, as its just about kernel version to be high enough for systemd to run.

[dan.socea]

@Flohack That is great to hear, that there is still some life left into this device.

[c4pp4]

I got a problem when playing music after the screen is turned off. When on BATTERY, the music is interrupted. After couple of seconds it's playing again and it's again interrupted. When the screen is turned on (still locked) the music is playing without problem. When on BATTERY and Wi-Fi is turned off, it's playing without problem. When on USB it's playing without problem regardless of Wi-Fi state. It's not only about music player. When I receive a message it vibrates but it plays sound after the screen is activated. Incoming call is without problem. Clean reinstalling via UBports installer didn't solve it. Can someone confirm it? Maybe it's caused by some of recent updates.

[eichenbast]

I can confirm "When on BATTERY, the music is interrupted. After couple of seconds it's playing again and it's again interrupted. When the screen is turned on (still locked) the music is playing without problem. When on BATTERY and Wi-Fi is turned off, it's playing without problem." and "When I receive a message it vibrates but it plays sound after the screen is activated. Incoming call is without problem."

I have not tested more. And: no problem with the Apps: "Flas" and "Clound Music" .

[wdehoog]

@c4pp4 @eichenbast how are you playing the music?

This is probably caused by the media-hub not keeping/aquiring a 'wakelock'.
Flas probably works since it plays a stream (which is 1 track) for which the lock is acquired. (I don't know what Cloud Music is.)

When charging or with screen on the phone does not go in sleep mode so the music plays fine. Some app or service preventing to go to sleep (for example by having a lock) also keeps the music playing fine.

[c4pp4]

@wdehoog said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

how are you playing the music?

I'm using preinstalled UBports Music app.

[wdehoog]

@c4pp4 Then I would expect the first track to be played ok (media-hub has the lock) and the next ones being 'interrupted' (media-hub) does not acquire a new lock for the next tracks).

If I remember well you can see the locks being aquired/released in /var/log/repowerd.log.
Something like requestSysState and clearSysState. Maybe it is worth checking to see if this is the issue.

[c4pp4]

@wdehoog said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

Then I would expect the first track to be played ok

No, it's interrupted immediately after the screen is turned off.

/var/log/repowerd.log

OK, I'll check it.

[c4pp4]

Please, where can I find changes applied via System Settings > Updates named "Ubuntu touch" with number e.g. 335, 336 etc.?

[wdehoog]

@c4pp4 Is the Music app still in your list of apps that will not be suspended (marked 'prevent app suspension' in UTT)?

or use: gsettings get com.canonical.qtmir lifecycle-exempt-appids

[c4pp4]

@wdehoog said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

Is the Music app still in your list of apps that will not be suspended

Yes it is. I don't think it's related to suspension. It looks like there is a very agressive powersave management or something like that. The Music app is active, but it plays about one second and then it's interrupted and after a while it plays and it's interrupted again. The same is SMS notification, it vibrates immediately but the sound notification is delayed. And now I find out it's related to the sound of incoming call, the same as SMS, it vibrates, but the melody is delayed and then played and interrupted as the Music player.

[wdehoog]

@c4pp4 still strange that some other apps can play without being interrupted. anything interesting in log files? /var/log/syslog or /var/log/repowerd.log or ~/.cache/upstart/media-hub.log

[c4pp4]

@wdehoog said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

anything interesting in log files?

I'll check it later if you don't mind.