From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Takashi Iwai Subject: Re: vxpocket 440 with alsa, problems with vxloader Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:09:21 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.5 - "Awara-Onsen") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: In-Reply-To: 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: andersvi@extern.uio.no Cc: alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net, alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org At Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:42:20 +0100, andersvi@extern.uio.no wrote: > > Im having trouble getting a Digigram VXPocket PCMCIA with alsa. > > copied vxp440.conf to /etc/pcmcia/ - makes the card recognised by > cardmgr when inserted. > > The drivers - snd_vxp440 and friend, seem to load and run. > Either by entering them in /etc/modprobe.conf or having them > loaded by cardmgr. > > $/sbin/lsmod | grep vx > snd_vxp440 4800 0 > snd_vx_cs 14848 1 snd_vxp440 > snd_vx_lib 45696 1 snd_vx_cs > snd_hwdep 10784 1 snd_vx_lib > snd_pcm 120968 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_vx_lib,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec > snd 72836 11 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_vx_cs,snd_vx_lib,snd_hwdep,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer > pcmcia 22148 6 snd_vxp440,snd_vx_cs > pcmcia_core 59840 3 snd_vx_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket > > However, running vxloader only leaves me with an error: > > $ vxloader > vxloader: no VX-compatible cards found > $ > > running alsaconf doesnt find any vxpocket card. > > alsa is version 1.0.7 vxpocket/vxp440 driver in ALSA 1.0.7 has a severe bug. Try ALSA 1.0.8 instead. On ALSA 1.0.8, the firmware is loaded via hotplug automatically, so you don't need vxloader. (It's only for 2.6 kernels.) Don't forget to update alsa-firmware, too. Takashi ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt