From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Clark Subject: Re: 2.6.12 sound problem Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:05:00 -0400 Message-ID: <42EAEE5C.8060907@earthlink.net> References: <4811572DEBA3F04E9E6C269B321042650105FE8A@bjsmsx402.ccr.corp.intel.com> <42EA2406.5000103@earthlink.net> Reply-To: sclark46@earthlink.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <42EA2406.5000103@earthlink.net> Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: sclark46@earthlink.net Cc: "Yuan, Hang" , alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Stephen Clark wrote: >Yuan, Hang wrote: > > =20 > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:alsa-devel-admin@l= ists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Clark >>Sent: 2005=C4=EA7=D4=C228=C8=D5 22:12 >>To: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] 2.6.12 sound problem >> >>Stephen Clark wrote: >> >>=20 >> >> =20 >> >>>Hello List, >>> >>> >>>I recently upgraded my laptop, HP Pavilion N5430, from a 2.4.21 kernel >>>to 2.6.12. As a result of >>>doing this my sound no longer works correctly. It plays the same thing >>>repeatedly some number >>>of times - if it plays at all. >>> >>>Any ideas on how to debug this would be appreciated. >>> >>>Additional info I don't see any interrupts in /proc/interrupts for the= =20 >>>Allegro which is on int 5. >>>I just tried the same laptop with knoppix and a 2.4.27 kernel and soun= d=20 >>>works great and I do >>>see interrupts for Allegro on int 5. >>> >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Steve >>> >>>aplay -v and aadebug output follow. >>> >>>root@joker4 ~]# aplay -v /usr/share/apps/kget/sounds/started.wav >>>Playing WAVE '/usr/share/apps/kget/sounds/started.wav' : Unsigned 8 bi= t, >>>Rate 11128 Hz,Mono >>>Plug PCM: Hardware PCM card 0 'ESS Allegro PCI' device 0 subdevice 1 >>> >>>Its setup is: >>>stream : PLAYBACK >>>access : RW_INTERLEAVED >>>format : U8 >>>subformat : STD >>>channels : 1 >>>rate : 11128 >>>exact rate : 11128 (11128/1) >>>msbits : 8 >>>buffer_size : 5564 >>>period_size : 1391 >>>period_time : 125000 >>>tick_time : 1000 >>>tstamp_mode : NONE >>>period_step : 1 >>>sleep_min : 0 >>>avail_min : 1391 >>>xfer_align : 1391 >>>start_threshold : 5564 >>>stop_threshold : 5564 >>>silence_threshold: 0 >>>silence_size : 0 >>>boundary : 1458569216 >>>aplay: pcm_write:1171: write error: Input/output error >>> >>>aadebug output: >>>ALSA Audio Debug v0.0.9 - Mon Jul 25 14:49:10 EDT 2005 >>>http://alsa.opensrc.org/?page=3Daadebug >>> >>>Kernel ---------------------------------------------------- >>>Linux joker4.seclark.com 2.6.12-prep #1 Sun Jul 24 22:39:46 EDT 2005 >>>i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux >>> >>>Loaded Modules -------------------------------------------- >>>snd_maestro3 25252 2 >>>snd_ac97_codec 76408 1 snd_maestro3 >>>snd_seq_dummy 3972 0 >>>snd_seq_oss 37760 0 >>>snd_seq_midi_event 9600 1 snd_seq_oss >>>snd_seq 62992 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi= _event >>>snd_seq_device 9228 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq >>>snd_pcm_oss 51760 0 >>>snd_mixer_oss 18304 1 snd_pcm_oss >>>snd_pcm 100744 4 snd_maestro3,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_os= s >>>snd_timer 33924 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm >>>snd_page_alloc 10116 1 snd_pcm >>>snd 57860 12 >>>snd_maestro3,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm= _oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer >>> >>>Modprobe Conf --------------------------------------------- >>>alias snd-card-0 snd-maestro3 >>>options snd-card-0 index=3D0 >>>options snd-maestro3 index=3D0 >>>remove snd-maestro3 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; >>>}; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-maestro3 >>> >>>Proc Asound ----------------------------------------------- >>>Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.9rc2 (Thu Mar 24 >>>10:33:392005 UTC). >>>0 [PCI ]: Allegro - ESS Allegro PCI >>> ESS Allegro PCI at 0x1400, irq 5 >>> 1: : sequencer >>> 16: [0- 0]: digital audio playback >>> 24: [0- 0]: digital audio capture >>> 0: [0- 0]: ctl >>> 33: : timer >>>00-00: Allegro : Allegro : playback 2 : capture 1 >>> >>>Dev Snd --------------------------------------------------- >>>controlC0 pcmC0D0c pcmC0D0p seq timer >>> >>>CPU ------------------------------------------------------- >>>model name : mobile AMD Duron(tm) Processor >>>cpu MHz : 299.999 >>> >>>RAM ------------------------------------------------------- >>>MemTotal: 255652 kB >>>SwapTotal: 524280 kB >>> >>>Hardware -------------------------------------------------- >>>00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1647 Northbridge [MAGiK 1 / >>>MobileMAGiK 1] (rev 04) >>>00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 >>>(rev 12) >>> >>> >>> >>> =20 >>> >>> =20 >>> >>I've downloaded the latest alsa 1.09rc4a and tried it with no success.=20 >>Is there anything I can do >>to further troubleshoot this. I configured the sw --with-debug=3Dfull b= ut=20 >>didn't see any additional output. >>I am willing to get my hands dirty if someone will give me some=20 >>direction. This laptop is used by my teenage daughter and she has to=20 >>have sound ;). >> >>Steve >> >>Is the kernel in UP mode? If so, try SMP mode or enable "local APIC sup= port", "I/O APIC support" and re-build UP kernel. I met the similar probl= em like you described and no interrupts were reported in /proc/interrupts= . I don't know the exact reason. But the workaround above can solve the p= roblem. Hope this method can also help you. >> >>- Henry >> >>=20 >> >> =20 >> >Thanks Henry, > >I'll give it a try and report back my result. I am in the process of=20 >switching from FC4 to gentoo, ( gentoo still supports 2.4 ). > >Steve > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO Septe= mber >19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices >Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & = QA >Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5s= f >_______________________________________________ >Alsa-devel mailing list >Alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel > > =20 > Hi Henry, That fixed my problem. How did you discover this? Steve ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! 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