[alsa-devel] Hammerfall hdsploader not working in ubuntu 8.10

[Robert Gründler]

hi tim,

i've just followed an advice from florian that it's probably related to 
pulseaudio
which apparently now is the default sound server in ubuntu.

After disabling pulsaudio, the card works fine again. I didn't know that 
hdsploader
is obsolete now, i had to use it from time to time in my old system.

If anyone else stumbles upon this, here's how to disable pulseaudio in 
ubuntu intrepid:

http://idyllictux.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/alsa-instead-of-pulseaudio-for-ubuntu-810-intrepid-a-non-destructive-way/

best

-robert


Tim Blechmann schrieb:
> hi robert,
>
>   
>> i'm using a rme Hammerfall hdsp multiface card which i've never had 
>> problems so far, due to
>> the fact that it's pretty well supported.
>>
>> However, after upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 the hdsploader fails to upload 
>> the firmware to the card with the
>> following error:
>>
>> hdsploader - firmware loader for RME Hammerfall DSP cards
>> Looking for HDSP + Multiface or Digiface cards :
>> Card 0 : RME Hammerfall DSP + Multiface at 0xf87f0000, irq 22
>> Upload firmware for card hw:0
>> Hwdep ioctl error on card hw:0 : Device or resource busy.
>>     
>
> i did experience some `strange' behavior on my hdsp as well, starting a
> few months ago.
> in my case, the hdsp tells me, that the io box is not connected. my
> workaround was to unload/reload the module.
> maybe related to that issue, sometimes, the hdspmixer doesn't read the
> meter values from the interface, giving me the same `hwdep ioctl error',
> you are experiencing with hdsploader (i don't use hdsploader, since it
> is basically obsolete).
>
> i suppose, it is a similar issue, that i am experiencing ... btw are you
> running a 32bit or 64bit system?
>
> cheers, tim
>
>