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

[Ted T. Logan]

http://opensource.creative.com/soundcard.html has 1.18


http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/AVP/10792/0x0343D29A/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz

I think the difference is the 1.00 is newer, but just listed at a
different location or something.

On Mon, 2009-07-20 at 07:37 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> At Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:38:59 -0500,
> Ted T. Logan wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Basically the driver from creative, the old one, works without clicks:
> > 
> > XFiDrv_Linux_US-1.18.tar.gz
> > >From April, 2008
> 
> Where is it available?
> 
> > and this one works without clicks.
> > 
> > 
> 
> So, do both versions work on yours?
> What are the differences between them?
> 
> > 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?
> 
> GIT is the easiest way.  For example, look at the page below:
>    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git;a=history;f=sound/pci/ctxfi;h=91c958a7e171313fe68d728a3b4860287ad40aa7;hb=HEAD
> 
> 
> Takashi
> 
> > 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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