From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Julian Margetson Subject: Re: Issues with ALSA:ice1724 sound cards on powerpc machines Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:59:35 -0400 Message-ID: <570E8907.4020907@candw.ms> References: <56C4BC13.2010306@candw.ms> <5702C756.1050904@candw.ms> <570BB84A.9040400@ivitera.com> <570BDFCB.20601@candw.ms> <570C21D5.7000106@candw.ms> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtp618.redcondor.net (smtp618.redcondor.net [208.80.206.18]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C9DC2651DB for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:59:52 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <570C21D5.7000106@candw.ms> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: Pavel Hofman , Takashi Iwai Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On 4/11/2016 6:14 PM, Julian Margetson wrote: > On 4/11/2016 1:32 PM, Julian Margetson wrote: >> On 4/11/2016 10:44 AM, Pavel Hofman wrote: >>> Dne 11.4.2016 v 16:11 Takashi Iwai napsal(a): >>>> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:58:14 +0200, >>>> Julian Margetson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 2/17/2016 2:29 PM, Julian Margetson wrote: >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> Having an issue issue with ice1724 sound cards on powerpc >>>>>> motherboards. >>>>>> Motherboards in question Acube Sam460ex . >>>>>> The card appears as a valid device but there is no sound output >>>>>> on the >>>>>> majority of boots of the computer. >>>>>> Logs attached. >>>>>> On the first set boot audio playback produced sound ok. >>>>>> On the second set boot no sound was produce with audio playback >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Julian Margetson >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Anyone have any ideas ? >>>>> >>>>> Resubmitting again with links to logs instead of included as >>>>> attachments. >>>>> The issue also seen on A-Eon Cyrus P5020 motherboard . >>>>> >>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/72labcje9z1r1b7/1alsa-info.txt.7CLHMG0Gap?dl=0 >>>>> >>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1pn5kjqrvwu16f/boot_1.log?dl=0 >>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/uuaa14rkpmmz1o0/2alsa-info.txt.VKiEVuytiJ?dl=0 >>>>> >>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwu2f5t93l8g26d/boot_2.log?dl=0 >>>> >>>> I have no concrete idea, but in general, the usual problems on PPC are >>>> either related with cache coherency or byte endianness. I don't know >>>> of any issue with the latter in ice1724 driver, so likely it's the >>>> former. >>>> >>> >>> Perhaps the ice1724 driver was not even tested properly with the >>> AC97 codec. Do we know of any separate PCI ice1724 card with this >>> codec? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Pavel Hofman. >>> >>> >> The second board mentioned , the Aeon Cyrus ,uses a P5020 so is cache >> coherent . >> The problem may be in the initialization of the sound card as on some >> boots with my board , an Acube Sam460ex, it works perfectly. I have >> tested a CMI8738 pciex1 sound card which works perfectly as do USB >> cm108 based external cards . >> >> I also have a PCI ice1724 version of the card (never used in this >> machine) as well as 2 different pciex1 ice1724 cards with the codec . >> The Sam460ex only has 1 pci slot normally used for the SATA card and >> 1 shared pcie or SATA II. >> I could test with the pci card by booting from USB . >> So either configure as 1 pciex1 slot or 1 on board SATA II . >> I am helping to test the onboard sata-dwc but am happy to test any >> ideas for a solution to the audio issues as well. >> Will mean reconfiguring my machine back an forth but worth it for >> solutions in both areas . >> >> Regards >> Julian >> >> >> >> > This is the pci model . > > http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-Soundwave-5-1-Pci-lp-LP-000022-S2/dp/B0036VNVWE > PCI model has IRQ problem with the Sam460ex so that option wont be of any help. [ 6.283945] snd_ice1724 0001:00:04.0: unable to grab IRQ 0 [ 6.283973] snd_ice1724: probe of 0001:00:04.0 failed with error -5