[ALSA - utils 0001304]: Speaker test hangs

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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1304> 
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Reported By:                herby
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    ALSA - utils
Issue ID:                   1304
Category:                   speakertest
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             08-03-2005 02:46 CEST
Last Modified:              12-31-2005 21:38 CET
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Summary:                    Speaker test hangs
Description: 
After applying the patch to the library that took out the check for a
proper "start_threshold" (file .../alsa-lib/src/pcm/pcm.c around lines 834
or so), I attempted to try a speaker test again.  It hung right after
outputting "0 - Front Left".  I did an strace and the results are included
in the file attached.  I attempted to vary the sample rate (to 44.1 kHz)
with little luck.  The wierd thing is that I can execute 'aplay' (with the
default device) and get a '.wav' file to play nicely.  I can even get a
multi-channel (4 to be exact) ".wav" file to go thru 'aplay'.  Why
speaker-test doesn't work is beyond me.  The problem is that I appear to
use similar techniques in my own programming as speaker-test, and my
program doesen't do that well.  Being as how speaker-test IS part of ALSA,
I thought I would submit the bug report against it.

If other tests need be preformed, I'd be VERY happy to do them.
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 rlrevell - 12-30-05 23:24 
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Any improvement in later releases?

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 herby - 12-31-05 21:38 
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I had no problems with later versions.

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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08-03-05 02:46 herby          New Issue                                    
08-03-05 02:46 herby          File Added: speaker-trace                    
08-03-05 12:18 tiwai          Note Added: 0005621                          
08-04-05 03:21 herby          Note Added: 0005638                          
08-04-05 14:10 jcdutton       Note Added: 0005648                          
08-04-05 20:21 herby          Note Added: 0005652                          
08-09-05 06:58 herby          Note Added: 0005718                          
08-12-05 08:12 herby          Note Added: 0005765                          
08-12-05 15:47 tiwai          Note Added: 0005773                          
12-30-05 23:24 rlrevell       Note Added: 0007288                          
12-31-05 21:38 herby          Note Added: 0007360                          
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