/* fill pin_dac_pair list from the pin and dac list */
 static int fill_dacs_for_pins(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t *pins,
                              int num_pins, hda_nid_t *dacs, int *rest,
-                             struct pin_dac_pair *filled, int type)
+                             struct pin_dac_pair *filled, int nums, 
+                             int type)
 {
-       int i, nums;
+       int i, start = nums;
 
-       nums = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++, nums++) {
                filled[nums].pin = pins[i];
                filled[nums].type = type;
                filled[nums].dac = get_unassigned_dac(codec, pins[i], dacs, rest);
-               if (!filled[nums].dac && i > 0 && filled[0].dac)
+               if (filled[nums].dac) 
+                       continue;
+               if (filled[start].dac && get_connection_index(codec, pins[i], filled[start].dac) >= 0) {
+                       filled[nums].dac = filled[start].dac | DAC_SLAVE_FLAG;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (filled[0].dac && get_connection_index(codec, pins[i], filled[0].dac) >= 0) {
                        filled[nums].dac = filled[0].dac | DAC_SLAVE_FLAG;
-               nums++;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               snd_printdd("Failed to find a DAC for pin 0x%x", pins[i]);
        }
        return nums;
 }
        rest = fill_cx_auto_dacs(codec, dacs);
        /* parse all analog output pins */
        nums = fill_dacs_for_pins(codec, cfg->line_out_pins, cfg->line_outs,
-                                 dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info,
-                                 AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT);
-       nums += fill_dacs_for_pins(codec, cfg->hp_pins, cfg->hp_outs,
-                                 dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info + nums,
-                                 AUTO_PIN_HP_OUT);
-       nums += fill_dacs_for_pins(codec, cfg->speaker_pins, cfg->speaker_outs,
-                                 dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info + nums,
-                                 AUTO_PIN_SPEAKER_OUT);
+                         dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info, 0,
+                         AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT);
+       nums = fill_dacs_for_pins(codec, cfg->hp_pins, cfg->hp_outs,
+                         dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info, nums,
+                         AUTO_PIN_HP_OUT);
+       nums = fill_dacs_for_pins(codec, cfg->speaker_pins, cfg->speaker_outs,
+                         dacs, &rest, spec->dac_info, nums,
+                         AUTO_PIN_SPEAKER_OUT);
        spec->dac_info_filled = nums;
        /* fill multiout struct */
        for (i = 0; i < nums; i++) {
                             hda_nid_t pin, const char *name, int idx)
 {
        unsigned int caps;
-       caps = query_amp_caps(codec, dac, HDA_OUTPUT);
-       if (caps & AC_AMPCAP_NUM_STEPS)
-               return cx_auto_add_pb_volume(codec, dac, name, idx);
+       if (dac && !(dac & DAC_SLAVE_FLAG)) {
+               caps = query_amp_caps(codec, dac, HDA_OUTPUT);
+               if (caps & AC_AMPCAP_NUM_STEPS)
+                       return cx_auto_add_pb_volume(codec, dac, name, idx);
+       }
        caps = query_amp_caps(codec, pin, HDA_OUTPUT);
        if (caps & AC_AMPCAP_NUM_STEPS)
                return cx_auto_add_pb_volume(codec, pin, name, idx);
                const char *label;
                int idx, type;
                hda_nid_t dac = spec->dac_info[i].dac;
-               if (!dac || (dac & DAC_SLAVE_FLAG))
-                       continue;
                type = spec->dac_info[i].type;
                if (type == AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT)
                        type = spec->autocfg.line_out_type;