[alsa-devel] snd-hdsp driver error?

Raymond Yau superquad.vortex2 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 7 00:12:21 CET 2009 

AFAIK , alsa-lib use the driver name to find the name of corresponding
conf file from /usr/share/alsa/cards/aliases.conf
In your case , H-DSP.conf does not exist and there is no aliases in
/usr/share/alsa/cards/aliases.conf

You have to ask Takashi or Jaroslav to fix this issue for your card

open("/usr/share/alsa/cards/aliases.conf", O_RDONLY) = 3


access("/usr/share/alsa/cards/H-DSP.conf", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such
file or directory)
open("/dev/snd/controlC1", O_RDONLY)    = 3
close(3)                                = 0


write(2, "ALSA lib confmisc.c:1286:(snd_fu"..., 42ALSA lib
confmisc.c:1286:(snd_func_refer) ) = 42
write(2, "Unable to find definition 'cards"..., 58Unable to find
definition 'cards.H-DSP.pcm.front.0:CARD=0') = 58
write(2, "\n", 1



2009/11/7 Lars Zobbe <fedesensfar at gmail.com>

> It is a clean install.
> lars at lars-desktop:~$ lsb_release -a && uname -a
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
> Description:    Ubuntu 9.10
> Release:    9.10
> Codename:    karmic
> Linux lars-desktop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC
> 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> It didn't work with pulseaudio in any previos version (of ubuntu or any
> other distro I've tried) either.
> And the standard answer from people "out there" is "forget about pulse it
> doesn't work with the HDSP" f.x. this guy
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7578331&postcount=10
> And that's why I contacted pulseaudio developers first when I found out the
> it was because snd_hdsp didn't load with the preferred udev but only with
> module-detect (se my first post). They said that I should inform Alsa
> developers as there seems to be a problem with the alsa driver.
>
> I've attached the strace output.
>
> Thanks.
> Lars.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 2:53 AM, Raymond Yau <superquad.vortex2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Is it a clean install of Ubuntu 9.10 or upgrade from previous Ubuntu ?
>>
>> you may need to find out why aplay -v -Dfront 32bit.wav fail ?
>>
>> strace aplay -v -Dfront 32bit.wav
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> !!Linux Distribution
>>
>> !!------------------
>>
>> Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"
>>
>> !!Sound Servers on this system
>> !!----------------------------
>>
>> Pulseaudio:
>>       Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio)
>>
>>
>>       Running - Yes
>>
>> ESound Daemon:
>>       Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd)
>>       Running - No
>>
>> Jack:
>>       Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/jackd)
>>       Running - No
>>
>>
>> !!ALSA configuration files
>>
>>
>> !!------------------------
>>
>> !!User specific config file (~/.asoundrc)
>>
>> pcm.!default {
>>     type plug
>>     slave { pcm "jack" }
>> }
>>
>> pcm.jack {
>>     type jack
>>     playback_ports {
>>
>>         0 alsa_pcm:playback_1
>>
>>         1 alsa_pcm:playback_2
>>     }
>>     capture_ports {
>>         0 alsa_pcm:capture_1
>>         1 alsa_pcm:capture_2
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> ctl.mixer0 {
>>     type hw
>>     card 0
>> }
>>
>>
>> lars at lars-desktop:~$ aplay -v -Dfront:0 32bit.wav
>> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1286:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition
>> 'cards.H-DSP.pcm.front.0:CARD=0'
>> ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
>> returned error: No such file or directory
>> ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or
>> directory
>> ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM front:0
>> aplay: main:608: audio open error: No such file or directory
>>
>>
>> Did PA developer tell you not to load oss module ?
>>
>>
>>
>> D: alsa-util.c: Checking for subset analog-mono (hw:%f)
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access() failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access() failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:hw:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Signed 16 bit Little Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Signed 16 bit Big Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Float 32 bit Little Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Float 32 bit Big Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(1) failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:hw:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(1) failed: Invalid argument
>> I: alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid
>> argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:0 as last resort...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access() failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access() failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:hw:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Signed 16 bit Little Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Signed 16 bit Big Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Float 32 bit Little Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(Float 32 bit Big Endian)
>> failed: Invalid argument
>> D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size.
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy
>> D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:hw:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ...
>> D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:hw:0
>> D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size.
>> I: (alsa-lib)pcm_hw.c: SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS failed
>> I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy
>> I: alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Device or
>> resource busy
>> E: module.c: Failed to load  module "module-alsa-source" (argument:
>> "device_id=0"): initialization failed.
>> W: module.c: module-oss is deprecated: Please use module-alsa-card instead
>> of module-oss!
>> D: oss-util.c: capabilities: MMAP REALTIME TRIGGER
>> I: module-oss.c: Device opened in O_RDONLY mode.
>> D: oss-util.c: Asking for 4 fragments of size 512 (requested 880)
>> E: oss-util.c: SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT: Device or resource busy
>> E: module.c: Failed to load  module "module-oss" (argument:
>> "device=/dev/dsp"): initialization failed.
>> W: module-detect.c: failed to detect any sound hardware.
>>
>>
>> 2009/11/6 Lars Zobbe <fedesensfar at gmail.com>
>>
>> Sorry. I didn't realise that it was a bash script. Here is the link to my
>>> alsa-info
>>>
>>> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=d3728557be71067e2ed0920747118ae7efff2829
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>> Lars.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Raymond Yau <superquad.vortex2 at gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please provide the full pulseaudio log and output of alsa-info.sh
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/Troubleshooting
>>>>
>>>> pulseaudio -k; pulseaudio -vvv
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> aplay -v -Dfront:0 32bit.wav
>>>>
>>>> aplay -v -M -Dfront:0 32bit.wav
>>>>
>>>> aplay -v -Dplughw:0 any.wav
>>>>
>>>> aplay -v -M -Dplughw:0 any.wav
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2009/11/4 Lars Zobbe <fedesensfar at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> > Hi Raymond.
>>>> >
>>>> > I so sorry Raymond. But I'm not sure what to do with this info. Is
>>>> there
>>>> > something more I have to tell you? Is there anything I can do to make
>>>> > pulseaudio able to detect via udev? Can I copy-paste that bit of code
>>>> you
>>>> > sent me somewhere?
>>>> > Please tell me if there's more you need to know.
>>>> > Greetings.
>>>> > Lars.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Raymond Yau <
>>>> superquad.vortex2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> I guess route plugin used by RME96*.conf does not support mmap when
>>>> there
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> channel conversion since minimum channels supported by hdsp is 14
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_hdsp_playback_subinfo =
>>>> >> {
>>>> >>    .info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_NONINTERLEAVED |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_START |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_DOUBLE),
>>>> >> #ifdef SNDRV_BIG_ENDIAN
>>>> >>    .formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_BE,
>>>> >> #else
>>>> >>    .formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
>>>> >> #endif
>>>> >>    .rates = (SNDRV_PCM_RATE_32000 |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000 |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_RATE_64000 |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_RATE_88200 |
>>>> >>                 SNDRV_PCM_RATE_96000),
>>>> >>    .rate_min = 32000,
>>>> >>    .rate_max = 96000,
>>>> >>    .channels_min = 14,
>>>> >>    .channels_max = HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS,
>>>> >>    .buffer_bytes_max = HDSP_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES * HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS,
>>>> >>    .period_bytes_min = (64 * 4) * 10,
>>>> >>    .period_bytes_max = (8192 * 4) * HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS,
>>>> >>    .periods_min = 2,
>>>> >>    .periods_max = 2,
>>>> >>    .fifo_size = 0
>>>> >> };
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 2009/11/2 Lars Zobbe <fedesensfar at gmail.com>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> > Hi.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Talking to one of the pulseaudio developers (*Colin Guthrie*) about
>>>> a
>>>> >> > problem with pulseaudio loading modules and my sound card (RME HDSP
>>>> >> 9632),
>>>> >> > I
>>>> >> > was adviced to inform you about the problem.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I'm on ubuntu 9.10, 64bit, kernel 2.6.31 with an amd64 x2 3800+
>>>> >> processor.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Symptoms are:
>>>> >> > Can only make pulseaudio load modules with the deprecated
>>>> load-module
>>>> >> > module-detect command, module-udev-detect doesn't detect anything
>>>> (no
>>>> >> sound
>>>> >> > - only null sink output in padevchooser).
>>>> >> > I get terrible stuttering.
>>>> >> > I can remove pulseaudio and make things work, more or less.
>>>> However,
>>>> >> that
>>>> >> > leaves me without software mixing and apps fighting for the rights
>>>> to
>>>> >> make
>>>> >> > sound. And more inconveniences (fx. no volume-control).
>>>> >> > I can play sound from audacity without stuttering by choosing the
>>>> >> cardname
>>>> >> > directly in output HDSP, not ALSA, not pulseaudio.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > When trying to run alsa-info.sh I get a lot of "not found" errors.
>>>> So
>>>> >> > you'll
>>>> >> > get some manual info (they might have moved som files around in
>>>> ubuntu
>>>> >> > 9.10).
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > This is part of my syslog during a boot. (I did the formatting to
>>>> bold).
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:32 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1524]: module.c:
>>>> module-detect
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> > deprecated: Please use module-udev-detect instead of module-detect!
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:37 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1524]: ratelimit.c: 27
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:39 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: module.c:
>>>> module-detect
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> > deprecated: Please use module-udev-detect instead of module-detect!
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:44 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 23
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:44 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: alsa-sink.c: ALSA
>>>> woke us
>>>> >> up
>>>> >> > to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to
>>>> >> write!
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:44 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: alsa-sink.c: *Most
>>>> likely
>>>> >> > this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_hdsp'. Please report this
>>>> issue to
>>>> >> > the
>>>> >> > ALSA developers.*
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:44 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: alsa-sink.c: We were
>>>> >> woken
>>>> >> > up
>>>> >> > with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail() returned 0
>>>> or
>>>> >> > another value < min_avail.
>>>> >> > Nov  2 10:57:49 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 99
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Later if I try to play audio I get terrible skipping or stuttering
>>>> and
>>>> >> my
>>>> >> > syslog (in less than a minute) writes:
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:16 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 16
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:21 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 34
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:26 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 70
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:31 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 29
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:36 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 43
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:41 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 161
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:46 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 28
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:51 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 18
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> > Nov  2 11:55:56 lars-desktop pulseaudio[1612]: ratelimit.c: 16
>>>> events
>>>> >> > suppressed
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Here's the relevant part (concerning my sound card) of lspci -vvv
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Xilinx Corporation RME
>>>> Hammerfall
>>>> >> DSP
>>>> >> > (rev 9a)
>>>> >> >    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
>>>> ParErr-
>>>> >> > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
>>>> >> >    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
>>>> >> > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>>>> >> >    Latency: 255
>>>> >> >    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
>>>> >> >    Region 0: Memory at fdff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
>>>> [size=64K]
>>>> >> >    Kernel driver in use: RME Hammerfall DSP
>>>> >> >    Kernel modules: snd-hdsp
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > And:
>>>> >> > lars at lars-desktop:~$ aplay -l
>>>> >> > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>>>> >> > card 0: DSP [Hammerfall DSP], device 0: RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632
>>>> [RME
>>>> >> > Hammerfall HDSP 9632]
>>>> >> >  Subdevices: 1/1
>>>> >> >  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > lars at lars-desktop:~$ cat /proc/asound/version
>>>> >> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
>>>> >> > Compiled on Oct 15 2009 for kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (SMP).
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > lars at lars-desktop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
>>>> >> >  0 [DSP            ]: H-DSP - Hammerfall DSP
>>>> >> >                      RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632 at 0xfdff0000, irq 19
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > lars at lars-desktop:~$ cat /proc/asound/modules
>>>> >> >  0 snd_hdsp
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I don't have .asound.conf files.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > lars at lars-desktop:~$ hdsploader
>>>> >> > hdsploader - firmware loader for RME Hammerfall DSP cards
>>>> >> > Looking for HDSP + Multiface or Digiface cards :
>>>> >> > Card 0 : RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632 at 0xfdff0000, irq 19
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > And of course. My computer makes no sound if I don't load the
>>>> hdspmixer
>>>> >> at
>>>> >> > startup. I guess that's just normal for this card though.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Please let me know, if you need more info. I really hope you can
>>>> help
>>>> >> out
>>>> >> > here. And that this might help you to.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Thanks for the great work you do. Greetings.
>>>> >> > Lars Zobbe.
>>>> >> > _______________________________________________
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>>>> >> >
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