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[alsa-devel] ALSA 1.0.15rc1
by Jaroslav Kysela 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

Hi all, ALSA 1.0.15rc1 packages are released. Please, check http://www.alsa-project.org for download and changelog. Jaroslav ----- Jaroslav Kysela <perex(a)suse.cz> Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer ALSA Project, SUSE Labs

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Re: [alsa-devel] [2/4] 2.6.23-rc4: known regressions
by Michal Piotrowski 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Hi all, Here is a list of some known regressions in 2.6.23-rc4. Feel free to add new regressions/remove fixed etc. http://kernelnewbies.org/known_regressions List of Aces Name Regressions fixed since 21-Jun-2007 Adrian Bunk 9 Andi Kleen 5 Linus Torvalds 5 Andrew Morton 4 Hugh Dickins 4 Al Viro 3 Alan Stern 3 Cornelia Huck 3 Jens Axboe 3 Tejun Heo 3 ACPI Subject : 2.6.23-rc4: maxcpus still broken References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/28/87 Last known good : ? Submitter : Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan(a)sw.ru> Caused-By : Len Brown <len.brown(a)intel.com> commit 61ec7567db103d537329b0db9a887db570431ff4 Handled-By : Len Brown <len.brown(a)intel.com> Status : problem is being debugged Subject : MCFG bug on hp nx6310 References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/8/252 Last known good : ? Submitter : Michael Sedkowski <sedmich(a)gmail.com> Caused-By : ? Handled-By : ? Status : unknown Subject : 2.6.23-rc1-git10 hangs on boot - needs "acpi=off" References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/2/24 Last known good : ? Submitter : Plamen Petrov <plamen.petrov(a)tk.ru.acad.bg> Caused-By : ? Handled-By : Len Brown <len.brown(a)intel.com> Status : problem is being debugged ALSA Subject : Master volume control broken References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/18/46 Last known good : ? Submitter : Thomas Meyer <thomas(a)m3y3r.de> Caused-By : Ivan N. Zlatev <contact(a)i-nz.net> commit 5d5d3bc3eddf2ad97b2cb090b92580e7fed6cee1 Handled-By : Ivan N. Zlatev <contact(a)i-nz.net> Status : problem is being debugged CPUFREQ Subject : ide problems: 2.6.22-git17 working, 2.6.23-rc1* is not References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/27/298 http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/29/371 Last known good : ? Submitter : dth <dth(a)dth.net> Caused-By : Len Brown <lenb(a)kernel.org> commit f79e3185dd0f8650022518d7624c876d8929061b Handled-By : Len Brown <lenb(a)kernel.org> Status : problem is being debugged Regards, Michal -- LOG http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/log/

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[alsa-devel] azx driver compilation query
by paul blakeley 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Hi, I am trying to compile ALSA 1.0.14 and have compiled it but there are problems. How do you find out which ALSA driver is associated with a chipset? The chipset is ALC888, but when I run the ./configure script what do I pass in to the '--with-cards' parameter? I have compiled with 'hda-intel' but I dont think this correct? Can you help?

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[alsa-devel] [PATCH mod-deps.c] Remove libs from toplevel driver list
by Eliot Blennerhassett 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Add 2 more libraries to list that gets filtered out when building the list of cards for configure. (?Can't this be done automatically somehow?) diff -r 49001ef1e617 utils/mod-deps.c --- a/utils/mod-deps.c Thu Aug 30 10:22:35 2007 +0200 +++ b/utils/mod-deps.c Fri Aug 31 20:02:20 2007 +1200 @@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static char *no_cards[] = { "SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS", "SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK", "SND_BIT32_EMUL", + "#SND_AD1848_LIB", + "#SND_CS4231_LIB", "#SND_SB_COMMON", "#SND_SB8_DSP", "#SND_SB16_DSP",

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[alsa-devel] Virtual Surround, where to start
by Colin Nickerson 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Hello everyone. I am a programmer but I do not have experience with ALSA. I would like to see if I can add software support for the SRS and other features of my M-Audio Revolution 7.1 card. How could I best start on this task? I am assuming that the card has some hardware acceleration for the SRS algorithms that I will need to access. thanks, colin

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[alsa-devel] no sound with hda-intel, conexant venice chip on hp 2836
by Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

hi, i've just installed debian unstable on an hp 2386ea. This is the sound card it uses: 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30b2 The driver is snd-hda-intel and everything loads fine. Alsamixer does the job equally well. However, no actual sound is produced. It uses the Conexant Venice (cx20549) codec. Nothing special in dmesg. I tried loading the kernel with noacpi, but no changes. I attach alsa-info.txt. Any clues ? Thanks in advance, pieter-augustijn name=root&type=33&description=/tmp/alsa-info.txt&expiry=&s=Submit+Post&content= !!################################ !!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.30 !!################################ !!Script ran on: Wed Aug 15 17:19:13 CEST 2007 !!Linux Distribution !!------------------ Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid \n \l !!Kernel Information !!------------------ Kernel release: 2.6.22-1-amd64 Operating System: GNU/Linux Architecture: x86_64 Processor: unknown SMP Enabled: Yes !!ALSA Version !!------------ Driver version: 1.0.14 Library version: Utilities version: 1.0.14 !!Loaded ALSA modules !!------------------- snd_hda_intel !!Soundcards recognised by ALSA !!----------------------------- 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xd6400000 irq 22 !!PCI Soundcards installed in the system !!-------------------------------------- 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) !!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's !!-------------------------------------------------------- 00:1b.0 0403: 8086:27d8 (rev 02) Subsystem: 103c:30b2 !!HDA-Intel Codec information !!--------------------------- Codec: Conexant CX20549 (Venice) Address: 0 Vendor Id: 0x14f15045 Subsystem Id: 0x103c30b2 Revision Id: 0x100100 Default PCM: rates [0x140]: 48000 96000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Default Amp-In caps: N/A Default Amp-Out caps: N/A Node 0x10 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2b, nsteps=0x2b, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1e 0x1e] Pincap 0x0810014: OUT EAPD Detect Pin Default 0x95170110: [Fixed] Speaker at Int Top Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power: 0x0 Connection: 2 0x19 0x17* Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2b, nsteps=0x2b, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1e 0x1e] Pincap 0x08113c: IN OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x0221401f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Green Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP Power: 0x0 Connection: 2 0x19 0x17* Node 0x12 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2b, nsteps=0x2b, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x14 0x14] Pincap 0x08113c: IN OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x62a1902e: [N/A] Mic at Sep Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN Power: 0x0 Connection: 2 0x19 0x17* Node 0x13 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400301: Stereo Digital Pincap 0x0810: OUT Pin Default 0x21451130: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Sep Rear Conn = Optical, Color = Black Pin-ctls: 0x00: Connection: 1 0x18 Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400081: Stereo Pincap 0x081124: IN Detect Pin Default 0x97a701f0: [Fixed] Mic at Int Riser Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo Pincap 0x0820: IN Pin Default 0x54330121: [N/A] CD at Int Right Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown Pin-ctls: 0x00: Node 0x16 [Beep Generator Widget] wcaps 0x70000c: Mono Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x07, nsteps=0x07, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x06] Node 0x17 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050b: Stereo Amp-In Amp-In caps: ofs=0x14, nsteps=0x2b, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x94 0x94] [0x94 0x94] [0x94 0x94] [0x94 0x94] [0x94 0x94] Power: 0x0 Connection: 5 0x19 0x14 0x12 0x11 0x15 Node 0x18 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital PCM: rates [0x40]: 48000 bits [0x6]: 16 20 formats [0x5]: PCM AC3 Node 0x19 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xc11: Stereo PCM: rates [0x540]: 48000 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: 0x0 Node 0x1a [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100d0b: Stereo Amp-In Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x17, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x17 0x17] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] Power: 0x0 Connection: 5 0x17 0x14* 0x12 0x11 0x15 Node 0x1b [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono !!ALSA Device nodes !!----------------- crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 0 2007-08-15 16:56 /dev/snd/controlC0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 2007-08-15 16:56 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 2007-08-15 16:56 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 17 2007-08-15 16:56 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2007-08-15 16:03 /dev/snd/timer !!Aplay output !!------------ **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: Conexant Digital [Conexant Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 !!Amixer output !!------------- !!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [Intel] Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 43 Mono: Front Left: Playback 30 [70%] [on] Front Right: Playback 30 [70%] [on] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 255 Mono: Front Left: Playback 231 [91%] [-4.80dB] Front Right: Playback 231 [91%] [-4.80dB] Simple mixer control 'LineIn',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Ext Mic',0 Capabilities: volume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: 0 - 23 Front Left: 9 [39%] [13.50dB] Playback [on] Front Right: 9 [39%] [13.50dB] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Int Mic',0 Capabilities: volume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: 0 - 23 Front Left: 13 [57%] [19.50dB] Playback [on] Front Right: 13 [57%] [19.50dB] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IntMic',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [on] !!All Loaded Modules !!------------------ Module snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc arc4 ecb blkcipher ieee80211_crypt_wep nvidia ipv6 button ac battery dm_snapshot dm_mirror dm_mod firewire_sbp2 loop tsdev joydev ipw3945 hci_usb i2c_i801 sdhci ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt psmouse bluetooth i2c_core mmc_core serio_raw firmware_class iTCO_wdt intel_agp evdev ext3 jbd mbcache ide_cd cdrom sd_mod piix generic ide_core e100 ata_generic ahci firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t mii libata ehci_hcd scsi_mod uhci_hcd thermal processor fan

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[alsa-devel] SIIG-USB SoundWave 7.1 Pro
by John Dey 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Hi, I have the above referenced sound card. It is running on the latest version of CCRMA x86. Jack shows only stereo. How do I configure so that I can run 5 channels. I haven't tried yet to look for directions on line. If someone could provide me with a URL to the most up-to-date instructions I would be willing to give it a try. Thanks. John

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[alsa-devel] This is a nudge. This is only a nudge. In the event of actual emergency...
by Eric S. Raymond 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

There is a user community of significant size hanging on your next point release. Users of recent ThinkPads, especially X61 and T61s. ALSA 1.0.14 doesn't cut it for the AD1984 Intel sound card on these machines; your head revision, however, does. This is a nudge to your release manager. Please ship a point release soon so .deb and RPM packages con become available quickly. Owners of many laptops, including my X61, will thank you. -- <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a> In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own. -- Thomas Jefferson, 1814

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[alsa-devel] [patch] ALC262 Input source bug on HP_BPC and HP_BPC_D7000
by zhejiang 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Hi, I have a HP BPC D7000 machine and run fedora6 + alsa-1.0.14 on it. I found that when I used the front mic,I needed to choose the "Input source " as "Line" to record. Then I read the source code of alsa-1.0.14 and alsa-hg-20080828. I found that the capture_source items is wrong. I tried to fix and test them. It works well on my machine. When i read the source code, I found that the capture_source items of alc262_HP_capture_source[] are not suitable.In this patch,I fixed them, but i don't have the machine to test them. --- a/alsa-driver-hg20070828/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c 2007-08-24 08:00:06.000000000 +0800 +++ b/alsa-driver-hg20070828/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c 2007-08-29 12:47:30.000000000 +0800 @@ -7706,13 +7706,23 @@ .num_items = 5, .items = { { "Mic", 0x0 }, - { "Front Mic", 0x3 }, + { "Front Mic", 0x1 }, { "Line", 0x2 }, { "CD", 0x4 }, { "AUX IN", 0x6 }, }, }; +static struct hda_input_mux alc262_HP_D7000_capture_source = { + .num_items = 4, + .items = { + { "Mic", 0x0 }, + { "Front Mic", 0x2 }, + { "Line", 0x1 }, + { "CD", 0x4 }, + }, +}; + /* mute/unmute internal speaker according to the hp jack and mute state */ static void alc262_fujitsu_automute(struct hda_codec *codec, int force) { @@ -8313,7 +8323,7 @@ .hp_nid = 0x03, .num_channel_mode = ARRAY_SIZE(alc262_modes), .channel_mode = alc262_modes, - .input_mux = &alc262_HP_capture_source, + .input_mux = &alc262_HP_D7000_capture_source, }, [ALC262_HP_BPC_D7000_WL] = { .mixers = { alc262_HP_BPC_WildWest_mixer, @@ -8324,7 +8334,7 @@ .hp_nid = 0x03, .num_channel_mode = ARRAY_SIZE(alc262_modes), .channel_mode = alc262_modes, - .input_mux = &alc262_HP_capture_source, + .input_mux = &alc262_HP_D7000_capture_source, }, [ALC262_BENQ_ED8] = { .mixers = { alc262_base_mixer },

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[alsa-devel] Time for ALSA 1.0.15-rc1?
by Takashi Iwai 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Hi, How about considering about the 1.0.15-rc1 release? People tend to use still the old 1.0.14 release simply because it's THE last release. I'm too tired of answering "try HG version, the bug must have been fixed." We have already tons of changes, especially in the ALSA kernel/driver tree about 25,000 lines changes. That's high enough. Takashi

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