[alsa-devel] Testers wanted: New SB X-Fi driver

[Ted T. Logan]

Thanks.

Basically the driver from creative, the old one, works without clicks:

XFiDrv_Linux_US-1.18.tar.gz
>From April, 2008

and this one works without clicks.

 XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz


lspci lists it as:
03:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB X-Fi

and in xp, it uses the same x-fi drivers as the others.

I have never been able to get any driver you released to work with it.

Can you tell me the first driver you had that you recommend I test it
with?

On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 18:01 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> At Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:35:21 -0500,
> Ted T. Logan wrote:
> > 
> > Maybe you haven't been following the thread.  I've been trying to debug the
> > problem.  As I mentioned to Takashi, there's not a point where it broke, it
> > never worked with this driver.
> > There have always been clicks.
> > 
> > However, it does not have clicks with the following driver:
> > XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz
> > 
> > Sending out condescending messages like this after I was responding to the
> > "testers wanted" mailer which said all cards should be supported now is
> > completely unproductive.
> 
> Well, the current situation is that I've got no other report but you
> regarding the specific problem.  There is a known issue with openal,
> accordingly, but not all apps.  So, this is very likely a different
> issue.
> 
> Actually, it's still the phase to gather all information to know which
> part exactly is problematic.  If you find any other guys that have the
> exact same problem, let me know.  It would make easier to find out a
> problem pattern, either for finding out the culprit or reproducing the
> problem.
> 
> Or, you can do trial-and-error by comparing the driver above and the
> current one (maybe the first committed version is easier to compare).
> This can't be done without the real hardware, so it's actually up to
> you how to fix the issue...
> 
> 
> Takashi
> 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 12:20 -0700, John L. Utz III wrote:
> > 
> >     Debug the problem, write code that fixes it and then send in a patch.
> >     That's why this is the alsa *developers* mailing list.
> >     
> >     Ted T. Logan wrote:
> >     > Takashi, please, what must I do to get your xfi driver to stop clicking?
> >     > 
> >     > On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 11:22 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >     > 
> >     >> At Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:55:23 +0200,
> >     >> Frashman wrote:
> >     >>> Hi Takashi,
> >     >>>
> >     >>> first of all, thank you for developing this driver.
> >     >>> I tested it today. It works, so far.
> >     >>>
> >     >>> But two annoying things. As you mentioned, I got problems, if the 
> >     >>> onboard sound modules are loaded. Then i get no sound out auf my xfi.
> >     >> It's likely the collision of PCI device ID.
> >     >> Some X-Fi models support both HD-audio and emu20kx-native modes.  The
> >     >> modes are switched by some magical sequence.
> >     >>
> >     >> Anyway, please run alsa-info.sh with --no-upload option, and attach
> >     >> the generated file.
> >     >>
> >     >>> If I disable the loading of snd-hda-intel modules while booting, then it 
> >     >>> works.
> >     >>>
> >     >>> The second problem is, that SIDE and SURROUND connectors are 
> >     >>> interchanged. I'm absolutly sure, it works fine under windows and the 
> >     >>> connector colors are also correct.
> >     >>>
> >     >>> If I run speaker-test -c8 the SIDE Speakers sounds come out of my REAR 
> >     >>> (SURROUND) Speakers, while nothing is coming out of my rear speakers, if 
> >     >>> i'm using speaker-test -c6
> >     >> So, the side channels (channel 7 & 8) and the rear channels (3 & 4)
> >     >> are swapped when running with 8 channel mode?
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >> Takashi
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