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

[Takashi Iwai]

At Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:33:37 +0200,
Frank Roth wrote:
> 
> I wrote the patch on my own ... *happy*
> it works now ;-)
> 
> how to upload?

Please post your patch to ML (and Cc to me).
Give a proper changelog and your sign-off together.
See $LINUX/Documentation/SubmittingPatches for details.


thanks,

Takashi

> 
> 
> Greetings,
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Frank schrieb:
> > Oh sorry ... I mean ... SIDE and SURROUND (==REAR) are swapped!
> >
> > Frashman schrieb:
> >   
> >> Takashi Iwai schrieb:
> >>     
> >>> 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.
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I let the kernel auto probe all sound modules and generated then the 
> >> alsa-info.txt
> >> It's attached.
> >>     
> >>>  
> >>>       
> >>>> 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?
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> The REAR and SURROUND channels are swapped in 4, 6 and 8channel mode 
> >> ... so they always swapped. (speaker-test)
> >> AND because there are swapped in 6channel mode too .... there is 
> >> nothing coming out of the rear channels, if I connect everything 
> >> right. I double checked it with windows and with cable colors.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Frashman
> >>     
> >>> Takashi
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