Re: [Openvortex-dev] Re: Re: [ALSA - driver 0001138]: errors when installing au8820 modules

[Raymond <rayau@netvigator.com>]

Igor Kovalenko wrote:
> Raymond wrote:
> 
>>
>>>Well, I've not stated the problem clearly enough.
>>>Once set, volume stays as it should. The problem is that
>>>PCM volume is:
>>>1% - at lowest audible level
>>>25% - at about 50% audible level
>>>49% - at about max audible level
>>>51% - at lowest audible level
>>>75% - at about 50% audible level
>>>99% - at about max audible level
>>>- that is what I described as low-high-low-high.
>>>On the other hand, Master volume behaves as expected.
>>
>>
>>
>>What is the value of comment.range of 'PCM Playback Volume' in
>>/etc/asound.state for your STAC9704 (au8820) ?
>>
>>
>>According to 9704SPEC.pdf, it should be '0-31' ( 5 bits ) for STAC9704
>>PCM Out volume.
>>
> 
> 
>         control.21 {
>                 comment.access 'read write'
>                 comment.type INTEGER
>                 comment.count 2
>                 comment.range '0 - 63'
>                 iface MIXER
>                 name 'PCM Playback Volume'
>                 value.0 21
>                 value.1 21
>         }
> 
> Do you mean AC97 is incorrectly reporting 0...63 range?
> 

Refer to notes in page 25 of 9704SPEC.pdf

1) All registers not shown and bits contain an X are resserved.
2) Any reserved bits, marked X, can be written to but are don't care
upon read back.

Bits 14,13,7,6,5 of PCM Out Volume of STAC9704 are marked X.


> $ cat /proc/asound/au8820/codec97#0/ac97#0-0+regs
> 0:00 = 6940
> 0:02 = 1414
> 0:04 = 8000
> 0:06 = 801f
> 0:08 = ffff
> 0:0a = 9f1f
> 0:0c = 801f
> 0:0e = 841f
> 0:10 = 9f1f
> 0:12 = 1414
> 0:14 = 9f1f
> 0:16 = 9f1f
> 0:18 = 0f0f
> 0:1a = 1010
> 0:1c = 0000
> 0:1e = 0000
> 0:20 = 0200
> 0:22 = 0402
> 0:24 = 0000
> 0:26 = 800f
> 0:28 = ffff                <---- ext_id
> 0:2a = ffff
> 0:2c = ffff
> 0:2e = ffff
> 0:30 = ffff
> 0:32 = ffff
> 0:34 = ffff
> 0:36 = ffff
> 0:38 = ffff
> 0:3a = ffff
> 0:3c = 0000
> 0:3e = 0000
> 0:40 = 0000
> 0:42 = 0000
> 0:44 = 0000
> 0:46 = 0000
> 0:48 = 0000
> 0:4a = 0000
> 0:4c = 0000
> 0:4e = 0000
> 0:50 = 0000
> 0:52 = 0000
> 0:54 = 0000
> 0:56 = 0000
> 0:58 = 0000
> 0:5a = 0000
> 0:5c = 0000
> 0:5e = 0000
> 0:60 = 0000
> 0:62 = 0000
> 0:64 = 0000
> 0:66 = 0000
> 0:68 = 0000
> 0:6a = 0000
> 0:6c = 0000
> 0:6e = 0000
> 0:70 = 0000
> 0:72 = 0000
> 0:74 = 0000
> 0:76 = 0000
> 0:78 = 0000
> 0:7a = 0000
> 0:7c = 8384
> 0:7e = 7605

> Result is:
> vortex codec=ffff8100286df600 ext_id=00000000 isquad=00000000

> I conquer isquad is false.


It is quite strange that vortex->isquad is false

Does it mean that ac97 registers are cached ?

> 
>>or check the values *low_max and *high_max return by
>>check_volume_resolution()
>>
>>http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsa/alsa-kernel/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c?r1=1.163&r2=1.164
>>
>>
>>

Do this problem also exist in ALSA 1.0.8 ?







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