From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from aramaki.bong.com.au (aramaki.bong.com.au [203.91.232.99]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFAD6679EB for ; Thu, 18 May 2006 08:48:29 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <446BA3FF.5050308@bong.com.au> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:30:23 +1000 From: Dean Hamstead MIME-Version: 1.0 To: debian-powerpc Subject: Re: snd-aoa status update / automatic driver loading References: <1147860564.14395.6.camel@johannes> <20060517215412.GA4504@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060517215412.GA4504@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-dev list List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , perhaps a comprehensive sound test would be in order, akin perhaps to the one the winehq chaps are doing right now Dean Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Hi Johannes > > Thanks for the update .. :) > > I loaded the new drivers, and they work, as it seems. In the end it > will probably need a bit more use of this driver before i can give a > reliable test report ... :) > > Below a few first notes .. > > On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 12:09:24PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: >> Hey, >> >> Currently snd-aoa is known to work on the following machines: >> * PowerBook5,8 > > I use snd-aoa on the latter > >> People with those machines are encouraged to use and stress-test it, > > > I compiled/installed your (old) snd-aoa files at about last (Tuesday) > night , and got these errors when re-booting the machine today: > > ------------------------- > # zgrep mismatch /var/log/boot.*gz [following op slightly edited for readability] > > /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:04 2006: ^[[9;0]^[[14;0]Setting up > ALSA...warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'alsactl: > set_control:894: warning: name mismatch (Line-out Switch/Headphone > Switch) for control #2 > > /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:896: > warning: index mismatch (0/0) for control #2 > > /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:894: > warning: name mismatch (Master Playback Volume/Capture Source) for > control #3 > > /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:896: > warning: index mismatch (0/0) for control #3 > -------------------------- > > This error seems to be *gone* after updating ('git pull') snd-aoa, > compiling and installing it at about 16:00 UTC today (Wednesday)... > > # modinfo snd-aoa > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.17-rc3-gf358166a-dirty/kernel/sound/aoa/snd-aoa.ko > description: Apple Onboard Audio Sound Driver > author: Johannes Berg > license: GPL > vermagic: 2.6.17-rc3-gf358166a-dirty mod_unload gcc-4.1 > depends: snd > srcversion: C4332AD34674ECE97C7BF91 > > Notes: > > 1: > > I removed snd-powermac from /etc/modules to prevent the module from > being loaded when booting ... only today .. Sound still works ... :) > > 2: > > Took me some reboots/'alsactl store' to have sound switched on > automatically after logging in to KDE ... not being sure what was > going on .. > > > 3: > > I have a kmix Volume slider now ... this is new on *this* kmix applet > (i.e. the one I have to load via Multimedia --> KMix from the KDE > kicker) > > So: Nice ... is this the solution you like, too ? ... ;) .. > > 4: > > I can hear two sound files at the same time: Didn't work at the first > try. I then installed again /etc/asound.conf, that I copied from my > old ti-IV-Book (Not being sure tho' whether this really is such a good > idea .... : > > ------------------------------- > pcm.!default { > type plug > slave.pcm asymer > } > > pcm.dmixer { > type dmix > ipc_key 1977 > ipc_perm 666 > # ipc_key_add_uid true > slowptr true > slave { > pcm "hw:0" > period_time 0 > period_size 1024 > buffer_size 8192 > rate 44100 > } > } > > pcm.dsnooper { > type dsnoop > ipc_key 1978 > ipc_perm 666 > # ipc_key_add_uid true > slave.pcm "hw:0" > } > > pcm.asymer { > type asym > playback.pcm "dmixer" > capture.pcm "dsnooper" > } > > pcm.jack { > type jack > playback_ports { > 0 alsa_pcm:playback_1 > 1 alsa_pcm:playback_2 > } > capture_ports { > 0 alsa_pcm:capture_1 > 1 alsa_pcm:capture_2 > } > } > > # These are for alsa-oss > pcm.dsp0 pcm.default > ctl.mixer0 "hw:0" > ------------------------------ > > 5: > > Ooops: Alsaplayer just disappeared while playing somem Internet radio > station: > > /var/log/kern.log from about the time of the crash: > > May 17 23:34:11 debby1-6 kernel: [15962.091766] i2sbus: stop/suspend > > [nothing more, as it seems .. Sorry] > > No problem restarting alsa-player after this little crash .. :) > > > >> Now, when you boot, mac-io is already built-in so provides the i2s >> device, which my i2sbus module binds to. Since udev synthesizes events, >> i2sbus gets loaded automatically. Now, i2sbus creates uevents on its >> own, with the layout number given as the MODALIAS. Hence, the layout >> fabric module is loaded because it has an alias for all the layouts it >> handles, and it in turn requests all the codec modules that it requires. >> Also, this means that 'modprobe i2sbus' will suffice to get the driver >> up and running without a reboot, > > ... didn't try this so far, but I'll keep that in mind for > /etc/modules ... :) > > The problem I had so far after installing the new snd-aoa drivers was > to first unload them (before reloading) without the need to reboot > ... it seems the KDE panel (kicker) is using the drivers, thus > preventing them from being unloadable ... I'll see into that later on > ... > > Just in case it helps: > > > # lsmod | grep -i snd [again slightly edited] > snd_aoa_codec_onyx 12736 2 > snd_aoa_fabric_layout 7716 2 > snd_aoa 8076 2 snd_aoa_codec_onyx,snd_aoa_fabric_layout > snd_pcm_oss 45824 0 > snd_mixer_oss 19392 1 snd_pcm_oss > snd_pcm 89060 2 i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss > snd_timer 22468 1 snd_pcm > snd_page_alloc 8744 1 snd_pcm > soundbus 6436 2 snd_aoa_fabric_layout,i2sbus > snd 60148 12 snd_aoa_codec_onyx, > snd_aoa_fabric_layout,snd_aoa,i2sbus, > snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer > soundcore 8612 1 snd > > > [do you see modules that are not needed anymore with the new snd-aoa, > with the hardware I have?] > > > /etc/modules: > ------------------------- > # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. > # > # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded > # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. > > apm_emu > ide-cd > #ide-disk > #ide-generic > sbp2 > i2c-powermac > #snd-powermac > > #snd-aoa: > soundbus > i2sbus > snd-aoa > snd-aoa-fabric-layout > snd-aoa-codec-onyx > # End snd-aoa > > cpufreq_performance > cpufreq_powersave > sr_mod > therm_adt746x > > ------------------------ > > Thanks for your work .. :) > > And please let me know if you need to know more .. > > Best Regards > Wolfgang >