On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 12:56:05AM +0200, Dimitri Van Landuyt wrote: > Kay Smarczewski wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 11:21:58AM +0200, Dimitri Van Landuyt wrote: > >> Kay Smarczewski wrote: > >>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 02:31:31AM +0200, Dimitri Van Landuyt wrote: > >>>> Hello, I own a MSI Megabook S420 notebook and I am having the following > >>>> problem: > >>>> > >>>> hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS... > >>>> > >>>> and possibly related: > >>>> > >>>> hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. > >>>> > >>>> in my dmesg. The sound works, but sometimes sound in my built-in > >>>> speakers dies, which I expect to be a result of a not correctly > >>>> supported card. I can not see a pattern yet as to when this happens and > >>>> I can not reproduce it (yet). > >>>> > >>>> More info about my device: > >>>> > >>>> 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 437b (rev 01) > >>>> Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 437b > >>>> Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 201 > >>>> Memory at febf8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > >>>> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 > >>>> Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ > >>>> Queue=0/0 Enable > >>>> > >>>> So I would really like to help adding support for this device in your > >>>> hda-intel driver, or at least provide enough info for some of you guys > >>>> to do it! > >>> I get exact the same messages with my ATI SB450 and I'm very interested in the > >>> solution of this problem. > >>> > >>> My system: > >>> Debian/Linux 2.6.18.1 > >>> Alsa 1.0.13 > >>> Acer Aspice 5102 WLMi > >>> lspci: 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio (rev 01) > >>> > >>> Additionally I get: > >>> hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff > >>> and > >>> hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0x9 > >>> or > >>> hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xd > >> do you get the same effect of the built-in speakers sound dying and > >> coming back randomly? > > > > a little bit ;) > > my speakers work after the first reboot after purging alsa-utils and > > alsa-base. but after the second they don't give a sound anymore. > > > > have you already tried aplay? on my maschine it always works, even if > > all other alsa applications don't want to start. > > > > i know, the results of my problem differ a little bit from yours. but in > > my opinion, the solution should be the same. > > > On machine, all apps start without problem, I can see them playing. I > just don't hear them. How do I "purge" alsa-utils and alsa-base? And > what does that mean? # aptitude purge alsa-utils alsa-base this means that config files will be removed, too. > When playing sound, I hear occasional crackling from my speakers; like a > popping sound. The strange thing is that it ran fine at first with > Ubuntu dapper (2.6.15 kernel) and after an upgrade to edgy (2.6.17) > things are this weird. The thing that worries is me is that when I boot > with dapper, things are still weird. Could it be that my sound chip is > in some inconsistent state, or should I start fearing that my hardware > is failing? no, i think it is just the codec... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user