From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bugtrack@alsa-project.org Subject: [ALSA - driver 0000671]: ALSA sound cuts out w/ message: ALSA sound/pci/via82xx.c:737: invalid via82xx_cur_ptr, using last valid pointer Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:59:34 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from bugtrack.alsa-project.org (gate.perex.cz [82.113.61.162]) by alsa.alsa-project.org (ALSA's E-mail Delivery System) with ESMTP id C6FC92AF for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:59:34 +0100 (MET) 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: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Reported By: brentcfisher Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: ALSA - driver Issue ID: 671 Category: PCI - via82xx Reproducibility: always Severity: minor Priority: normal Status: new Distribution: Gentoo Kernel Version: 2.6.8.1 ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 11-24-2004 06:36 CET Last Modified: 11-25-2004 01:59 CET ====================================================================== Summary: ALSA sound cuts out w/ message: ALSA sound/pci/via82xx.c:737: invalid via82xx_cur_ptr, using last valid pointer Description: Particularily noticeable when watching a DVD via xine using AC3 Pass Through. Sound will cut out momentarily (usually for no more than a second). The skip is always accompanied by multiples of this message in the /var/log/messages file: Nov 23 22:33:06 hostname ALSA sound/pci/via82xx.c:737: invalid via82xx_cur_ptr, using last valid pointer Nov 23 22:33:06 hostname ALSA sound/pci/via82xx.c:737: invalid via82xx_cur_ptr, using last valid pointer Nov 23 22:33:06 hostname ALSA sound/pci/via82xx.c:737: invalid via82xx_cur_ptr, using last valid pointer These messages appear in the log file once or twice a minute although the sound only noticable cuts out every few minutes . Very annoying on an HTPC. ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- squarooticus - 11-24-04 23:50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ooh! This sounds a lot like the problem I'm having with my ICH5 (intel_8x0) audio. See bug https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=589. Maybe this is a problem with the AC'97 chip/driver that affects many parent chipsets? Is there a Realtek AC'97 chip in there? Look at /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0 (or similar file). Mine is a Realtek ALC650F. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- brentcfisher - 11-25-04 01:59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No, it's not a Realtek chip - ICEnsemble VT1616i is reported. But the symptoms do sound very similar to those that you report. Have you recompiled your kernel to enable Alsa debugging? The messages did not appear in the log until I had enabled this debugging. Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 11-24-04 06:36 brentcfisher New Issue 11-24-04 06:36 brentcfisher Distribution => Gentoo 11-24-04 06:36 brentcfisher Kernel Version => 2.6.8.1 11-24-04 06:47 brentcfisher Note Added: 0002541 11-24-04 06:48 brentcfisher Issue Monitored: brentcfisher 11-24-04 23:50 squarooticus Note Added: 0002584 11-25-04 01:59 brentcfisher Note Added: 0002585 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/