diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 26d255de6beb..88480c0c58a0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ int snd_hda_get_connections(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 						  AC_VERB_GET_CONNECT_LIST, i);
 		range_val = !!(parm & (1 << (shift-1))); /* ranges */
 		val = parm & mask;
+		if (val == 0) {
+			snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "hda_codec: "
+				   "invalid CONNECT_LIST verb %x[%i]:%x\n",
+				    nid, i, parm);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		parm >>= shift;
 		if (range_val) {
 			/* ranges between the previous and this one */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 41b5b3a18c1e..da7f9f65c047 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -2378,6 +2378,7 @@ static struct snd_pci_quirk stac9205_cfg_tbl[] = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(PCI_VENDOR_ID_DELL, 0x0228,
 		      "Dell Vostro 1500", STAC_9205_DELL_M42),
 	/* Gateway */
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x107b, 0x0560, "Gateway T6834c", STAC_9205_EAPD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x107b, 0x0565, "Gateway T1616", STAC_9205_EAPD),
 	{} /* terminator */
 };
@@ -5854,6 +5855,8 @@ static unsigned int *stac9872_brd_tbl[STAC_9872_MODELS] = {
 };
 
 static struct snd_pci_quirk stac9872_cfg_tbl[] = {
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK_MASK(0x104d, 0xfff0, 0x81e0,
+			   "Sony VAIO F/S", STAC_9872_VAIO),
 	{} /* terminator */
 };
 
@@ -5866,6 +5869,8 @@ static int patch_stac9872(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (spec == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	codec->spec = spec;
+	spec->num_pins = ARRAY_SIZE(stac9872_pin_nids);
+	spec->pin_nids = stac9872_pin_nids;
 
 	spec->board_config = snd_hda_check_board_config(codec, STAC_9872_MODELS,
 							stac9872_models,
@@ -5877,8 +5882,6 @@ static int patch_stac9872(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		stac92xx_set_config_regs(codec,
 					 stac9872_brd_tbl[spec->board_config]);
 
-	spec->num_pins = ARRAY_SIZE(stac9872_pin_nids);
-	spec->pin_nids = stac9872_pin_nids;
 	spec->multiout.dac_nids = spec->dac_nids;
 	spec->num_adcs = ARRAY_SIZE(stac9872_adc_nids);
 	spec->adc_nids = stac9872_adc_nids;