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[alsa-devel] [PATCH] [ALSA-KERNEL] Add IEC958 digital out support to AD1984 for Lenovo Thinkpads T61/X61
by Jerone Young 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

This patch adds IEC958 digital out support for the AD1984 sound card. This card can be found in Lenovo Thinkapds T61/X61. The digital out is not located on the Thinkpad, but optional docking station (it's coxial digital out). I've add this support as it is done the exact same way for the AD1983 & AD1884. I have tested this patch with my Lenovo Thinkpad T61 hooked up to a docking station (that has the digital coxial) and then run to my home theater reciever. Works like a charm :-) Patch is attached and also in this email. Signed-off-by: Jerone Young <jerone(a)gmail.com> diff -r 1227a1c12325 pci/hda/patch_analog.c --- a/pci/hda/patch_analog.c Mon Dec 24 14:40:56 2007 +0100 +++ b/pci/hda/patch_analog.c Thu Dec 27 17:41:13 2007 -0600 @@ -3095,6 +3095,16 @@ static struct snd_kcontrol_new ad1984_th .get = ad198x_mux_enum_get, .put = ad198x_mux_enum_put, }, + /* SPDIF controls */ + HDA_CODEC_VOLUME("IEC958 Playback Volume", 0x1b, 0x0, HDA_OUTPUT), + { + .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, + .name = SNDRV_CTL_NAME_IEC958("",PLAYBACK,NONE) "Source", + /* identical with ad1983 */ + .info = ad1983_spdif_route_info, + .get = ad1983_spdif_route_get, + .put = ad1983_spdif_route_put, + }, { } /* end */ }; @@ -3197,7 +3207,7 @@ static int patch_ad1984(struct hda_codec codec->patch_ops.build_pcms = ad1984_build_pcms; break; case AD1984_THINKPAD: - spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = 0; + spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = AD1884_SPDIF_OUT; spec->input_mux = &ad1984_thinkpad_capture_source; spec->mixers[0] = ad1984_thinkpad_mixers; spec->init_verbs[spec->num_init_verbs++] = ad1984_thinkpad_init_verbs;

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[alsa-devel] [PATCH] hda: STAC927x VREF fix
by Matthew Ranostay 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Some laptops incorrectly assume the front input jack as a line in instead of a microphone in. Which in turn disables the voltage reference, in which non-amplified input is not possible. This patch enables VREF80 for the input jack. --- Signed-off-by: Matthew Ranostay <mranostay(a)embeddedalley.com> diff -r eeed28ed6b7d pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c --- a/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c Fri Jan 04 09:22:20 2008 +0100 +++ b/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c Fri Jan 04 19:41:06 2008 -0700 @@ -3344,6 +3344,7 @@ static int patch_stac927x(struct hda_cod spec->mixer = stac927x_mixer; break; case STAC_DELL_BIOS: + stac92xx_set_config_reg(codec, 0x0e, 0x02a79130); case STAC_DELL_3ST: /* GPIO2 High = Enable EAPD */ spec->gpio_mask = spec->gpio_data = 0x00000004;

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[alsa-devel] ICE1724 chipset and envy24control
by Norval Watson 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Hi, I just got an M-Audio Audiophile 192 soundcard with ICE1724 chipset. Works out of the box on debian sid. Is there any way to control this card with envy24control utility from alsa-tools? envy24control is written for ICE1712 chipset. Is there any project to develop control utility for ICE1724 card? Seasons greetings, Norval Watson Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new Yahoo!7 Mail now. www.yahoo7.com.au/worldsbestemail

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[alsa-devel] python midi wrapper
by Aldrin Martoq 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Hello, I need a midi/seq wrapper for Python. I've already created some code for the sequencer API and works great! Here is my python test code: -------------------------------------------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/env python import sys sys.path.append('build/lib.linux-i686-2.5') import alsaaudio print "Creating Sequencer..." seq = alsaaudio.Seq("hw", "Python seqtest.py", alsaaudio.SEQ_OPEN_DUPLEX, alsaaudio.SEQ_NONBLOCK) myid = seq.get_client_id() print "... seq:", myid, seq print "Creating Port..." myport = seq.create_simple_port("Processor port", alsaaudio.SEQ_PORT_CAP_WRITE | alsaaudio.SEQ_PORT_CAP_SUBS_WRITE, alsaaudio.SEQ_PORT_TYPE_APPLICATION) print "... port:", myport #queue = seq.create_queue() #print "... queue:", queue # dump clients and ports def dump_connection(): print print "Client/ports available:" for client in seq.get_client_ports(): clientname, clientid, portlist = client print " client: %3d %s" % (clientid, clientname) for port in portlist: portname, portid, connections = port print " port: %3d:%-2d +-%s" % (clientid, portid, portname) readconn, writeconn = connections for conn in readconn: print " connection to: %s" % conn for conn in writeconn: print " connection from: %s" % conn dump_connection() Is the front seq.connect_ports("0:1", "%d:%d" % (myid, myport)); seq.connect_ports("24:0", "%d:%d" % (myid, myport)); dump_connection() while True: events = seq.receive_events(60000) for ev in events: print ev print "\t", ev.data() -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have tried to contact the mantainer of PyAlsaAudio (cwi(a)unispeed.dk from the README file) for merging my code in his project, but have not received a response so far and the date of files seems old. Is anybody here interested in the merge? How can I put this effor in python-alsaaudio or may I create a new project for this specific task? Is the pyalsa project related to pyalsaaudio? Thanks, -- Aldrin Martoq

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[alsa-devel] function snd_mixer_load failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
by Salatiel Filho 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

*** please let me in the to or cc fields. I am not on the list *** I am having a big trouble to make sound work on my ARM machine. I am running debian 4. # uname -a Linux LS-GL7D6 2.6.16.57-arm2 #7 Wed Dec 12 18:14:51 BRT 2007 armv5tejl GNU/Linux # cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.15. Compiled on Dec 12 2007 for kernel 2.6.16.57-arm2. Modules load successfully # lsmod Module Size Used by snd_pcm_oss 47680 0 snd_mixer_oss 15040 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_usb_audio 79904 0 snd_pcm 75877 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_usb_audio snd_timer 20164 1 snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 8264 1 snd_pcm snd_usb_lib 15808 1 snd_usb_audio snd_rawmidi 21376 1 snd_usb_lib snd_seq_device 7116 1 snd_rawmidi snd_hwdep 7460 1 snd_usb_audio snd 54368 9 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_usb_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_hwdep soundcore 7684 1 snd nfs 102044 0 lockd 61780 1 nfs sunrpc 142808 3 nfs,lockd dm_mod 48176 0 usbhid 38628 0 # cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [default ]: USB-Audio - C-Media USB Headphone Set C-Media USB Headphone Set at usb-ehci_platform.4523-1, full speed # cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.15. Compiled on Dec 12 2007 for kernel 2.6.16.57-arm2. but everytime i try to use alsamixer i get: # alsamixer alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device # aplay test.wav Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono aplay: xrun:1090: read/write error, state = PREPARED # strace alsamixer ... stat64("/usr//share/alsa/alsa.conf", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=8611, ...}) = 0 open("/usr//share/alsa/alsa.conf", O_RDONLY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=8611, ...}) = 0 mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40017000 read(3, "#\n# ALSA library configuration "..., 4096) = 4096 read(3, "r\n\t\t\t\tname defaults.pcm.device\n\t"..., 4096) = 4096 read(3, "{\n\t\t\t@func refer\n\t\t\tname default"..., 4096) = 419 read(3, "", 4096) = 0 read(3, "", 4096) = 0 close(3) = 0 munmap(0x40017000, 4096) = 0 access("/etc/asound.conf", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) access("/root/.asoundrc", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDONLY) = 3 close(3) = 0 open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDWR) = 3 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_CONTROL, 0xbec2da64) = 0 ioctl(3, UI_DEV_CREATE, 0xbec2db2c) = 0 close(3) = 0 stat64("/usr//share/alsa/alsa.conf", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=8611, ...}) = 0 open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDONLY) = 3 close(3) = 0 open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDWR) = 3 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_CONTROL, 0xbec2da44) = 0 fcntl64(3, F_GETFL) = 0x2 (flags O_RDWR) fcntl64(3, F_SETFL, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK) = 0 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_RELEASEINTERFACE, 0xbec2dac0) = 0 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_RELEASEINTERFACE, 0xbec2dac0) = 0 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO, 0xbec2d86c) = 0 ioctl(3, USBDEVFS_IOCTL, 0xbec2d42c) = -1 ENOTTY (Inappropriate ioctl for device) fstat64(1, {st_mode=S_IFCHR|0620, st_rdev=makedev(136, 2), ...}) = 0 mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40017000 write(1, "\n", 1 ) = 1 write(2, "alsamixer: function snd_mixer_lo"..., 74alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device ) = 74 munmap(0x40017000, 4096) = 0 io_submit(0x2, 0, 0x8 <unfinished ... exit status 2> any help? The same card works ok on my x86 machine using . So the problem is not the card but something else. -- []'s Salatiel "O maior prazer do inteligente é bancar o idiota diante de um idiota que banca o inteligente".

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[alsa-devel] Test music sampled at 192K
by Jon Smirl 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Can anyone point me to some uncompressed test music/tones sampled at 192K/sec? -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl(a)gmail.com

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[alsa-devel] 5.1 surround--no front center speaker sound--[NVidia CK804]
by Steve Thornley 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Nforce 4 MSI motherboard integrated sound----since my Creative X-Fi isn't supported, YET can not get the front center speaker to work. jlt:/home/steven# aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Here is my present asound.conf file that I created in /etc for my Debian etch 4.0----amd64 system X2-4200-cpu # Set default sound card # Useful so that all settings can be changed to a different card here. pcm.snd_card { type hw card 0 } pcm.dmix6 { type dmix ipc_key 1024 ipc_key_add_uid false # let multiple users share ipc_perm 0660 # IPC permissions (octal, default 0600) slave { pcm snd_card # see below rate 48000 channels 6 period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_time 0 buffer_size 4096 } } #route for stereo only pcm.dmix20 { type route slave.pcm "dmix6" slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 } #route for stereo sound+center+subwoofer pcm.ch31dup { type route slave.pcm "dmix6" slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 ttable.0.4 0.5 ttable.1.4 0.5 ttable.0.5 0.5 ttable.1.5 0.5 } pcm.ch51dup { type route slave.pcm dmix6 slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 ttable.0.2 1 ttable.1.3 1 ttable.0.4 0.5 ttable.1.4 0.5 ttable.0.5 0.5 ttable.1.5 0.5 } pcm.duplex { type asym playback.pcm "ch51dup" # playback.pcm "dmix2" # capture.pcm "mydsnoop" capture.pcm "snd_card" } ################### # CONVERSION PLUG # ################### # Setting the default pcm device allows the conversion # rate to be selected on the fly. # duplex mode allows any alsa enabled app to read/write # to the dmix plug (Fixes a problem with wine). pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "duplex" } pcm.dsp "duplex" pcm.dsp1 "duplex" pcm.fr { type route slave.pcm "dmix6" slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 } pcm.rr { type route slave.pcm "dmix6" slave.channels 6 ttable.0.2 1 ttable.1.3 1 } pcm.lfe { type route slave.pcm "dmix6" slave.channels 6 ttable.0.4 1 ttable.1.5 1 } Here is my back up with other configurations for the file that created the same 4 speakers and subwoofer sounds but no front center speaker sounds pcm.ch51dup { type route slave.pcm dmix6 slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 ttable.0.2 1 ttable.1.3 1 ttable.0.4 1 ttable.1.4 1 ttable.0.5 1 ttable.1.5 1 } ########Old Setup # pcm.51to40 # { # type route # slave.pcm surround51 # slave.channels 6 # # # Front and rear, at 75% of original signal strength # ttable.0.0 0.75 # ttable.1.1 0.75 # ttable.2.2 0.75 # ttable.3.3 0.75 # # Center channel routing (routed to front-left and front-right), # 6dB gaindrop (gain half of main channels) per channel # ttable.4.0 0.375 # ttable.4.1 0.375 # LFE channel routing (routed to front-left and front-right), # 6dB gaindrop (gain half of main channels) per channel # ttable.5.0 0.375 # ttable.5.1 0.375 # } When I changed a setting from Autodetect to ALSA I could not get any sound--so I compiled everything from source with the latests tars and still nothing, and once I turned the Autodetect in Multimedia Systems Selector<Preferences<Desktop for the Default output plugin, I still had no sound in my center front speaker. Whew. I'd love it for my Creative X-Fi card to be supported, but right now, I really like my front center speaker back. I'm at the end of my list of possible fixes, maybe someone who understands can take a look at this an have a go ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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[alsa-devel] fujitsu siemens amilo la 1703 vt1807 hda intel card problem
by Norayr Chilingaryan 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Hello I decided to write here, firtly, because my messages in aksa-user have been ingored, and secondly, because I understood that my card most probably just unsupported and I must contact developers. I have tried to pass options model=fujitsu, because I have a fujitsu siements notebook etc I have also tried to pass amny other options in /etc/modules.d/alsa but withnot effect I use gentoo, and the only thing I noticed with latest kernels and alsa drivers 1.0.15 is that I can hear sound through the headphones, but with low volume. It is not possible to get volume higher or speaker to make sounds now. So, please, this is information about the card 04:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio Controller (rev 10) kakraphoon ~ # cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec Codec: VIA VIA VT1708 Codec: Motorola Si3054 Thank you very much Norayr

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Re: [alsa-devel] [PlanetCCRMA] drop outs with FC8 and latest CCRMA kernel
by John Dey 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

Hector, I have read your response and can only comment that I have been a user of CCRMA's version of Fedora for some time. I am not responding to place my recommendation for that distribution over Ubuntu since I only tried Ubuntu early on when it was not stable. I would like to offer my observation on what I have felt for a long time regarding to multimedia (sound) on linux. What has made linux OS so successful is that it has a legion of volunteers willing to contribute to the cause of advancing the state of the OS for free but even more importantly, in my opinion, is the fact that Linus Torvalds has been the leader to keep those volunteers motivated while controlling/coordinating the development of the OS. He and others (what were very productive volunteers) have even figured ways to make a living at what they have done so well for free. I am unaware of any such individual (or organization) functioning similarly for multimedia-sound). My reason for choosing CCRMA and staying with it is because Fernando Lopez-Lezcano has been available, almost at moments notice, to answer and solve most of problems that I have encountered. (I don't know how he has the patients and stamina to do what he does.) I do get frustrated that I can not get my ATI graphics card to work and have to settle for a less then optimal driver for video but my major concern recently, and maybe I am wrong, is the state of soundcard drivers available for linux (particularly notebooks). I have had good luck with desktops and m-audio soundcards but with notebooks I don't have any comfort that there are cards that fully work. (This comment maybe too harsh.) Without reliable soundcard drivers, I worry that the whole elegant alsa sound system and sound applications my never achieve their full potential and may just wither and die. I have heard some of the arguments that vendors have been non-cooperative. I do believe that there should be ways to structure an approach that would give the linux/sound community leverage over the vendor in order to get their cooperation, e.g. a non-profit organization with support from colleges and university music departments. I would like to hear if I am all wet. However, before we get too far into the new year, I had to get these thoughts off my chest. Happy New Year? And thanks to all who contribute. John Dey On Jan 4, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Hector Centeno wrote: > Hi again, > > > On Jan 3, 2008 9:04 PM, Lamar Owen <lowen(a)pari.edu> wrote: >> On Thursday 03 January 2008, bH wrote: >>> Lamar Owen wrote: >> >> The point is, once built for Ubuntu 7.10, it has to be rebuilt for >> 8.04, then >> 8.10 (or whatever), and so on; you don't gain anything going to >> Ubuntu, as it >> is just as fast moving as Fedora is in terms of support; the repo >> would still >> have to be rebuilt every six months, as packages for 7.04 may or may >> not work >> for 7.10 (and packages for 6.06 will definitely not work for 7.10 or >> the >> upcoming 8.04). >> > > I think I disagree about this. You would gain a lot going to Ubuntu > instead of Fedora. It is true that Ubuntu gets upgraded every 6 months > (as Fedora does) but in Ubuntu you have the hard work of many people > trying to make Linux usable and friendly and at the same time to keep > it up to date, while in Fedora you get a bunch of experimental and > broken things thrown to the users for beta testing. For instance, > something like having and ATI graphics card working, with full 3D > rendering, under Fedora 8 is almost impossible, while in Ubuntu works > out of the box, or if you want to install the Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu > you just get them from the repository or better yet, just click on the > proprietary drivers icon that pops up at the panel bar when it detects > your Nvidia hardware. I know I could just download the sources and > compile myself... but well, it saves time to have things planed ahead > by someone who cares about usability. > > Regarding the upgrading issue, I do mind having the latest version of > Gnome, for example, as it usually means less bugs and better > usability. As I said before, I think Linux-Audio and > Linux-as-a-desktop is quite young and in development, you can't really > get stuck with a buggy and underdeveloped application for too long as > you might be missing a stabler and more usable system. > > Just my thoughts. > > Cheers! > > Hector > > > >> But all of that is moot; PlanetCCRMA is currently an RPM repository, >> and the >> effort required for changing to be a Debian repository is significant; >> probably a lot harder than keeping up with Fedora (this is something >> I know a >> little bit about; I packaged PostgreSQL RPM's for Red Hat Linux and >> Fedora >> from 1999 up through 2004; I investigated Debian packaging, and it is >> very >> very different from RPM packaging. Now, nando is a very bright >> fellow; I >> have no doubts he is capable to doing that. The bigger question is >> whether >> he wants to do so. >> > > > > >> Further, there are already Debian packagers for some of this; you >> should >> really talk to them about updating their versions, rather than muddy >> the >> currently well-unified repository waters for Ubuntu. That is really >> the >> major advantage over Fedora that Ubuntu has; Fedora's repositories >> have >> historically been somewhat fractured. >> >> However, there is work ongoing to merge PlanetCCRMA RPM's into Fedora >> itself, >> which would lessen nando's work load. This I'm sure he looks forward >> to! >> >> Now, the latency could be due to other things set up in the >> PlanetCCRMA kernel >> and other libs versus the Ubuntu linux-rt kernel; don't know. It >> would be >> interesting to see what the .config for the Ubuntu rt kernel looks >> like >> versus the PlanetCCRMA one. >> >> I myself am having issues with the F8 PlanetCCRMA rt kernel; I'm >> running F7 on >> my main DAW desktop for now, but will be upgrading probably next >> week, as >> things are stable enough at this point for my uses. I'll probably >> forgo the >> rt kernel for now, as my uses currently don't require the low latency. >> >> I for one am thrilled with what nando has been doing for the last >> several >> years; many thanks, nando! >> -- >> >> Lamar Owen >> Chief Information Officer >> Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute >> 1 PARI Drive >> Rosman, NC 28772 >> (828)862-5554 >> www.pari.edu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PlanetCCRMA mailing list >> PlanetCCRMA(a)ccrma.stanford.edu >> http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/planetccrma >> > > _______________________________________________ > PlanetCCRMA mailing list > PlanetCCRMA(a)ccrma.stanford.edu > http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/planetccrma >

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[alsa-devel] posting
by Steve Thornley 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

What is appropriate. Especially, right now I'm trying to get my 5.1 system to work as something other than a 2 speaker set. looking for help, compiled from source last night ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

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