Re: [alsa-devel] ice1712 error

Takashi Iwai wrote:

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It appears that in init.c, in snd_card_new this part of code is causing the error:

    else if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) {
             if (snd_cards_lock & (1 << idx))
                     err = -EBUSY;   /* invalid */
             printk(KERN_WARNING "busy............\n"); /*my debug */
     }

So it is my card? Repeatedly rmmodding and modprobing snd_ice1712 now only gives me -12

Please advise.

It means that the given slot is already occupied, or so. Unlikely a driver error but a user-setup problem.

Ok, that is good news!

Check index options of all sound cards. For example, try to remove index options once, and let the system load all devices.

I #'ed out all index lines in /etc/modprobe.conf and then the card immediately worked when I used rmmopd/modprobe.

In general, using slots option of snd module is recommended. Read ALSA-Configuration.txt for details.

Will have a look and give it a try. Thanks!

Udo