I have the following ALSA modules enabled for linux-2.6.10-gentoo-r5 and loaded using /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 interface, lsmod gives: snd_via82xx 29412 4 snd_ac97_codec 69124 1 snd_via82xx gameport 4736 1 snd_via82xx ..yet the sound is not working. I have the exact same configuration for the kernel under 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 and the sound works fine. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Under alsa in sound drivers compile snd_via82xx as a module, put the appropriate modules in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6, reboot. 2. Increase the master and pcm volumes 3. Listen to whatever using xmms/mplayer/etc. Actual Results: 1. modules compiled and loaded on reboot 2. volume increased 3. frequency oscilloscope bars in xmms are changing but there is no audio output. 4. reboot to 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 and audio works fine Expected Results: In step 3 there should be audio output. Mobo is Asus A7V600 running v1008 bios. 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 80) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge 0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c940 10/100/1000Base-T [Marvell] (rev 12) 0000:00:0d.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01) 0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) 0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 South] 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AQ [Radeon 9600] 0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AQ [Radeon 9600] (Secondary)
You'll need more ALSA modules loaded. On my system, I have, alongside my snd-intel8x0 driver: snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd snd_page_alloc The OSS ones are optional. Which output plugin are you using in XMMS? Have you tried just playing a sound with aplay? Have you tried using alsaconf to configure your card?
Listed below are the kernel .config settings and the sound still isn't working. As I said its pretty much the same config as in 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 which works. Any ideas on what's wrong now? /root# cd /usr/src/linux src/linux# pwd src/linux-2.6.10-gentoo-r5 src/linux# grep SND .config CONFIG_SND=y CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y CONFIG_SND_PCM=y CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=y CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y # CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=y # CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set # CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=y # CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set # CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI is not set # CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set # CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set CONFIG_SND_MPU401=y # CONFIG_SND_AD1848 is not set # CONFIG_SND_CS4231 is not set # CONFIG_SND_CS4232 is not set # CONFIG_SND_CS4236 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ES1688 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ES18XX is not set # CONFIG_SND_GUSCLASSIC is not set # CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME is not set # CONFIG_SND_GUSMAX is not set # CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE is not set # CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE_STB is not set # CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_AD1848 is not set # CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231 is not set # CONFIG_SND_OPTI93X is not set # CONFIG_SND_SB8 is not set # CONFIG_SND_SB16 is not set # CONFIG_SND_SBAWE is not set # CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT is not set # CONFIG_SND_CMI8330 is not set # CONFIG_SND_OPL3SA2 is not set # CONFIG_SND_SGALAXY is not set # CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE is not set CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m # CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set # CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM is not set # CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set # CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set # CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set # CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set # CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set # CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set # CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set # CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1 is not set # CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set # CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set # CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set # CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set # CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set # CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set # CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set # CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set # CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set # CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set # CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI is not set # CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set # CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set # CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set # CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0 is not set # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set # CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=m # CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set # CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO is not set # CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y is not set
Which output plugin are you using in XMMS? Have you tried just playing a sound with aplay? Have you tried using alsaconf to configure your card?
Since your last message these are the kernels I have tested: 2.6.11-rc1 SND_VIA82XX does not work, *upgrade* 2.6.10-gentoo-r5 SND_VIA82XX does not work, *upgrade* 2.6.10 SND_VIA82XX does not work, *upgrade* 2.6.9 SND_VIA82XX does not work, *upgrade* 2.6.8.1 SND_VIA82XX works!!! *upgrade* 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 SND_VIA82XX works!!! *original kernel* This is with the configuration which i listed before. XMMS is using libALSA.so v1.2.10, alsaplayer works with the kernels where SND_VIA82XX is operation, I didn't use alsaconf /etc/modules.d/alsa or /etc/init.d/alsasound as these seem to be wrappers for loading the appropriate modules on boot and assigning mixers to the appropriate devices. I am using /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 interface to load the SND_VIA82XX and SND_VIA_CODEC, everything else is built into the kernel. I don't have any explanation for this, what's the big change between 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.9?
ok, I fixed the problem (I got sound working on all the kernels listed below), but I found another ?problem? with the SND_VIA82XX module. I was loading the SND_VIA82XX module in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 with: snd-via82xx ac97_clock=96000 ..this worked for 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 and 2.6.8.1, but stopped working with kernels >=2.6.9. I simply took out the ac97_clock=96000 parameter and now it just reads: snd-via82xx ..and this works for all kernels, but if you do: modinfo snd_via82xx author: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz> description: VIA VT82xx audio license: GPL parm: index:Index value for VIA 82xx bridge. parm: id:ID string for VIA 82xx bridge. parm: enable:Enable audio part of VIA 82xx bridge. parm: mpu_port:MPU-401 port. (VT82C686x only) parm: joystick:Enable joystick. (VT82C686x only) parm: ac97_clock:AC'97 codec clock (default 48000Hz). parm: ac97_quirk:AC'97 workaround for strange hardware. parm: dxs_support:Support for DXS channels (0 = auto, 1 = enable, 2 = disable, 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA) vermagic: 2.6.11-rc1 preempt K7 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3 depends: gameport,snd-ac97-codec alias: pci:v00001106d00003058sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00001106d00003059sv*sd*bc*sc*i* ..you can see that setting ac97_clock should work because its still a valid parameter, so why has it stopped working after 2.6.8.1 ??
If it concerns you then you should probably ask the upstream ALSA developers. I believe the clock rate should also be mentioned in dmesg so you can check which one it is using.
From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz> To: t35t0r@gmail.com Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:40:56 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: snd_via82xx ac97_clock=96000 parameter doesn't work for kernels >= linux-2.6.9 (fwd) > > Dear sir: > > > > If you get a chance can you look at > > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=78327 ... It seems that the no-sound bug is caused with the AC'97 codec initialization. Specifying 96000 as ac97_clock parameter won't help, because this value must be from 8000 to 48000 otherwise it is ignored. Please, fill a bug to our bugtrack system. Jaroslav Additional comment from https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=833 (you'll need account to view) (0003252) tiwai 01-18-05 17:44 I guess your problem has nothing to do with ac97_clock. Setting ac97_clock=96000 is simply wrong. If this really works, then something else is broken...
