On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:14:35 +0200 Kay Smarczewski <kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 11:04:07AM +0200, Kay Smarczewski wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a real strange problem. I don't get my sound working. > > > > My system is a Acer Aspice 5102 WLMi with: > > Debian Etch > > 2.6.18 Kernel > > Alsa: 1.0.13 > > lspci | grep -i audio returns: > > 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio (rev 01) > > (Acer description: Realtek High Definition Audio) > > > > On boot I get many error messages of this: > > hdc_codec: Invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff > > > > and after that a few of this: > > hdc_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xd > > > > And now the real strange thing: > > If I purge alsa-base, alsa-utils, linux-sound-base and lsof everything > > works fine after the first reboot. But only then: from the second boot > > it just don't works anymore. > > > > And even more strange: > > aplay can play wav files everytimes. On the first time i start it after > > booting there is following warning: > > hda-intel: invalid position buffer, using LPIB instead > > > > cat /proc/modules | cut -f1 -d " " | sort > modules.new;diff modules.new > > modules.old don't gives any changes between the loaded modules. > > > > > > I've tried the 2.6.19rc2 kernel already, tried to compile Alsa-Driver, > > Alsa-Lib and Alsa-Utils for myself but nothing works. > > I've read the doc for the ATI-IXP southbridge HD-audio and modem and > > some other manuals and followed the instructions but nothing solved my > > problem. > > > > There was even the suggestion for a bios-update. I've done it. Of course > > it was unneccessary... > > > > I have recognized that there is an error before the hda_codec-error: > > unknown model for alc833, azx_response... timeout and that it just > > looks for something in the bios. > > > > and then a timeout... > > and then the hda_codec errors... > > > > but i still have no ideas :( > > > > Can anyone help me, please? > > Why nobody helps me, hmm? That sucks really! I am sure solving this > problem will just take seconds of your time if you are more expierenced > than me. But I will probably never get it working. So I have to use MS > Windows again because that just works. > > I know that you know that there is some trouble with some hardware. So, > what is the problem? A mailing list should not just be for some experts > which can write some freaky stuff. You just should not forget the normal > user!!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > If your chip appears in the list of supported by ALSA chips and doesn't work - file a bug. ... The Intel HDA chips appear to be all the same except for routing of audio streams. If it's the case, can ALSA developers publish a cheatsheet on how to get the routing info from a running Windows driver ? I guess it in the end is reading data from a limited set of registers whose addresses and format is already known to ALSA developers. --Sergei. -- Visit my http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ open source project. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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