Re: snd_hda_intel on 2.6.16

Takashi Iwai
2006-03-31T17:47:48Z

At Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:49:19 -0600,
Alejandro Bonilla wrote:
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:40:58 -0500, Lee Revell wrote
> > On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 10:29 -0600, Alejandro Bonilla wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I read about a problem with snd_hda_intel latelly on 2.6.16. I was not having
> > > this on 2.6.15-19 but looks like it is "chip-monking"
> > >
> >
> > Too cryptic. What exactly is the problem?
>
> The sound is like at 1.2x. Just a little bit faster but noticeable.

Faster? You mean pitch or only playback speed?
It's the first report I've heard. Usually, the regression is either
noisy output or silence...

Try position_fix=1, or a different value, if the latest ALSA version
still doesn't work.

> > > I use linux2.6 git and it is still present. Just wanted to let you'll know
> > > about it.
> > >
> > > Should anyone need any info, please let me know.
> > >
> >
> > Well, for starters, your hardware info ("hda-intel" describes 1000s
> > of slightly different devices).
>
> 0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition
> Audio Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30a0
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50
> Region 0: Memory at d8240000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA
> PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
> Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
> Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
> Capabilities: [70] #10 [0091]
>
> Pretty much, I almost only know it is Conexant.

Better check /proc/asound/card0/codec#* files.

Sigh, Conexant. It's a problematic one. They don't give any
technical information.

> >
> > Does it work with the latest ALSA CVS or 1.0.11-rc4?
>
> I don't know. It was working with 2.6.15-X

Any other changes on your system except for kernel?

Takashi