Fwd: via82xx problem

Fwd: via82xx problem

[Patrick Shirkey]

This was submitted to the notes for via82xx.

     	       	Felix Braun
        	       	Saturday, 29 March 2003

I have a VIA VT8233 (on a ASUS A7V8X motherboard). The last version that
produces sound output is alsa 0.9rc_6. All later version remain silent.
I've not been able to get sound recording to work at all.

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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Takashi Iwai]

At Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:48:37 +0900,
Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> 
> This was submitted to the notes for via82xx.
> 
>      	       	Felix Braun
>         	       	Saturday, 29 March 2003
> 
> I have a VIA VT8233 (on a ASUS A7V8X motherboard). The last version that
> produces sound output is alsa 0.9rc_6. All later version remain silent.
> I've not been able to get sound recording to work at all.

please give the chip verison (listed in /proc/asound/cards in the
latest alsa driver).  and try pcm:0,1 (or /dev/adsp for oss) device.
this should work (almost) as same as 0.9.0rc6.


Takashi


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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Jordi Mallach]

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:45:34AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> please give the chip verison (listed in /proc/asound/cards in the
> latest alsa driver).  and try pcm:0,1 (or /dev/adsp for oss) device.
> this should work (almost) as same as 0.9.0rc6.

Hi Takashi,

I'm seeing this same problem on my mother's box, which I just upgraded
to 0.9.2.

0 [8233A          ]: VIA8233A - VIA 8233A
                     VIA 8233A at 0xe000, irq 5

Where do I set pcm:0,1? I know where to do it for just one app
(QuakeForge), but not globally. Other apps just don't have where to set
this. Is it using a module parametre?

Jordi
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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Patrick Shirkey]

Jordi Mallach wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:45:34AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
>>please give the chip verison (listed in /proc/asound/cards in the
>>latest alsa driver).  and try pcm:0,1 (or /dev/adsp for oss) device.
>>this should work (almost) as same as 0.9.0rc6.
> 
> 
> Hi Takashi,
> 
> I'm seeing this same problem on my mother's box, which I just upgraded
> to 0.9.2.
> 
> 0 [8233A          ]: VIA8233A - VIA 8233A
>                      VIA 8233A at 0xe000, irq 5
> 
> Where do I set pcm:0,1? I know where to do it for just one app
> (QuakeForge), but not globally. Other apps just don't have where to set
> this. Is it using a module parametre?
> 
> Jordi


rm -rf /dev/dsp
ln -s /dev/adsp /dev/dsp
chmod a+rw /dev/dsp


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Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! 
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything 
I've ever done.

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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Takashi Iwai]

At Thu, 3 Apr 2003 00:58:38 +0200,
Jordi Mallach wrote:
> 
> [1  <text/plain; iso-8859-1 (quoted-printable)>]
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:45:34AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > please give the chip verison (listed in /proc/asound/cards in the
> > latest alsa driver).  and try pcm:0,1 (or /dev/adsp for oss) device.
> > this should work (almost) as same as 0.9.0rc6.
> 
> Hi Takashi,
> 
> I'm seeing this same problem on my mother's box, which I just upgraded
> to 0.9.2.
> 
> 0 [8233A          ]: VIA8233A - VIA 8233A
>                      VIA 8233A at 0xe000, irq 5
> 
> Where do I set pcm:0,1?

sorry, its a typo.  i meant "hw:0,1".

most of ALSA-native apps should have options (or config) to choose the
pcm device.  for example,

	% aplay -Dhw:0,1 foo.wav

but in your case, i guess it won't fix the problem, because it's
VIA8233A. please make sure that /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info shows
the subdevices_count = 1.  if it's 4, a driver bug.

do you hear any sounds or completely silent?

i know there have been bug reports about the stuttering sounds, and
bugs on UT and quake (most likely OSS-mmapped apps).  but the silence
seems like a different problem.


Takashi


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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Jordi Mallach]

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On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 12:15:55PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> most of ALSA-native apps should have options (or config) to choose the
> pcm device.  for example,
> 
> 	% aplay -Dhw:0,1 foo.wav
> 
> but in your case, i guess it won't fix the problem, because it's
> VIA8233A. please make sure that /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info shows
> the subdevices_count = 1.  if it's 4, a driver bug.

It does show subdevices_count: 1. Hmm. What's wrong with it being VIA?
:)

> do you hear any sounds or completely silent?

Completely silent, although XMMS "reproduces" the ogg.

> i know there have been bug reports about the stuttering sounds, and
> bugs on UT and quake (most likely OSS-mmapped apps).  but the silence
> seems like a different problem.

When I try to tell alsa-xmms about hw:0,1 or hw:0,0, both cases show the
error: "snd_mixer_attach: no such file or directory". What mixer device
should I be trying to use? By default, alsa-xmms sets "PCM".

Jordi
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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[tom burkart]

Today, Jordi Mallach wrote:

> When I try to tell alsa-xmms about hw:0,1 or hw:0,0, both cases show the
> error: "snd_mixer_attach: no such file or directory". What mixer device
Have you got the correct devices in /dev?
Ok, may sound like a stupid question but I just found that in my devfs
system not all needed devices show up - so until I can fix the real
problem I am running the snddevices script at startup... Yukk...

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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Takashi Iwai]

At Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:07:25 +0200,
Jordi Mallach wrote:
> 
> [1  <text/plain; iso-8859-1 (quoted-printable)>]
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 12:15:55PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > most of ALSA-native apps should have options (or config) to choose the
> > pcm device.  for example,
> > 
> > 	% aplay -Dhw:0,1 foo.wav
> > 
> > but in your case, i guess it won't fix the problem, because it's
> > VIA8233A. please make sure that /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info shows
> > the subdevices_count = 1.  if it's 4, a driver bug.
> 
> It does show subdevices_count: 1. Hmm. What's wrong with it being VIA?
> :)
> 
> > do you hear any sounds or completely silent?
> 
> Completely silent, although XMMS "reproduces" the ogg.

then perhaps it's not a bug of via82xx part.
is the mixer configuration correct?  please attach /etc/asound.state
to be sure.  also, please try the latest cvs version.  i changed a bit
via82xx.c yesterday.

> > i know there have been bug reports about the stuttering sounds, and
> > bugs on UT and quake (most likely OSS-mmapped apps).  but the silence
> > seems like a different problem.
> 
> When I try to tell alsa-xmms about hw:0,1 or hw:0,0, both cases show the
> error: "snd_mixer_attach: no such file or directory". What mixer device
> should I be trying to use? By default, alsa-xmms sets "PCM".

don't know.  it sounds like rather a bug of alsa-xmms (or alsa-lib).


ciao,

Takashi


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Re: Fwd: via82xx problem

[Jordi Mallach]

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On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 01:26:53PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> then perhaps it's not a bug of via82xx part.
> is the mixer configuration correct?  please attach /etc/asound.state
> to be sure.  also, please try the latest cvs version.  i changed a bit
> via82xx.c yesterday.

Hey Takashi,

I finally had a chance of testing the CVS code on that box, finally
sound works again.

Thanks,
Jordi
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