diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
index cb0c23a6b473..4a663471dadc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ static void hdmi_update_short_audio_desc(struct cea_sad *a,
 	a->channels = GRAB_BITS(buf, 0, 0, 3);
 	a->channels++;
 
+	a->sample_bits = 0;
+	a->max_bitrate = 0;
+
 	a->format = GRAB_BITS(buf, 0, 3, 4);
 	switch (a->format) {
 	case AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_REF_STREAM_HEADER:
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ static void hdmi_update_short_audio_desc(struct cea_sad *a,
 
 	case AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_LPCM:
 		val = GRAB_BITS(buf, 2, 0, 3);
-		a->sample_bits = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 			if (val & (1 << i))
 				a->sample_bits |= cea_sample_sizes[i + 1];
@@ -598,24 +600,19 @@ void hdmi_eld_update_pcm_info(struct hdmi_eld *eld, struct hda_pcm_stream *pcm,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	pcm->rates = 0;
-	pcm->formats = 0;
-	pcm->maxbps = 0;
-	pcm->channels_min = -1;
-	pcm->channels_max = 0;
+	/* assume basic audio support (the basic audio flag is not in ELD;
+	 * however, all audio capable sinks are required to support basic
+	 * audio) */
+	pcm->rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_32000 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000;
+	pcm->formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
+	pcm->maxbps = 16;
+	pcm->channels_max = 2;
 	for (i = 0; i < eld->sad_count; i++) {
 		struct cea_sad *a = &eld->sad[i];
 		pcm->rates |= a->rates;
-		if (a->channels < pcm->channels_min)
-			pcm->channels_min = a->channels;
 		if (a->channels > pcm->channels_max)
 			pcm->channels_max = a->channels;
 		if (a->format == AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_LPCM) {
-			if (a->sample_bits & AC_SUPPCM_BITS_16) {
-				pcm->formats |= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
-				if (pcm->maxbps < 16)
-					pcm->maxbps = 16;
-			}
 			if (a->sample_bits & AC_SUPPCM_BITS_20) {
 				pcm->formats |= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE;
 				if (pcm->maxbps < 20)
@@ -635,7 +632,6 @@ void hdmi_eld_update_pcm_info(struct hdmi_eld *eld, struct hda_pcm_stream *pcm,
 	/* restrict the parameters by the values the codec provides */
 	pcm->rates &= codec_pars->rates;
 	pcm->formats &= codec_pars->formats;
-	pcm->channels_min = max(pcm->channels_min, codec_pars->channels_min);
 	pcm->channels_max = min(pcm->channels_max, codec_pars->channels_max);
 	pcm->maxbps = min(pcm->maxbps, codec_pars->maxbps);
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 21aa9b0e28f6..b030c8eba21f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,7 @@ static int azx_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
  */
 static struct snd_pci_quirk position_fix_list[] __devinitdata = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1025, 0x009f, "Acer Aspire 5110", POS_FIX_LPIB),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1025, 0x026f, "Acer Aspire 5538", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01cc, "Dell D820", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01de, "Dell Precision 390", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01f6, "Dell Latitude 131L", POS_FIX_LPIB),
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
index cb15ac9ee137..46bbf14e91ae 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
@@ -3111,6 +3111,7 @@ static struct snd_pci_quirk cxt5066_cfg_tbl[] = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x152d, 0x0833, "OLPC XO-1.5", CXT5066_OLPC_XO_1_5),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x20f2, "Lenovo T400s", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21b2, "Thinkpad X100e", CXT5066_IDEAPAD),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21c5, "Thinkpad Edge 13", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21b3, "Thinkpad Edge 13 (197)", CXT5066_IDEAPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21b4, "Thinkpad Edge", CXT5066_IDEAPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21c8, "Thinkpad Edge 11", CXT5066_IDEAPAD),
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index f2267cfdd992..8f07719ef985 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ static int hdmi_pcm_open(struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
 			return -ENODEV;
 	} else {
 		/* fallback to the codec default */
-		hinfo->channels_min = codec_pars->channels_min;
 		hinfo->channels_max = codec_pars->channels_max;
 		hinfo->rates = codec_pars->rates;
 		hinfo->formats = codec_pars->formats;