A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== <https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1496> ====================================================================== Reported By: Mark Knecht Assigned To: tiwai ====================================================================== Project: ALSA - driver Issue ID: 1496 Category: PCI - cmipci Reproducibility: always Severity: major Priority: normal Status: assigned Distribution: Gentoo Kernel Version: 2.6.14-rc5-rt5 && 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 10-24-2005 18:30 CEST Last Modified: 05-27-2006 17:55 CEST ====================================================================== Summary: JAck won't run on the CMedia 8738 Description: I have a machine with 3 sound devices in it: mark@gigastudio ~ $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [M2496 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96 M Audio Audiophile 24/96 at 0xa400, irq 10 1 [R15 ]: RME9636 - RME Digi9636 (Rev 1.5) RME Digi9636 (Rev 1.5) at 0xe2000000, irq 9 2 [CMI8738MC6 ]: CMI8738-MC6 - C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 (model 55) at 0xd800, irq 11 mark@gigastudio ~ $ Jack is installed and runs fine on the AP2496 and the Hammerfall. Jack does not run correctly on the 8738. I first saw this on 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 so I updated to 2.6.14-rc5-rt5 and see the same problem. The problem is independent of JAck timings. It's as bad with 1024/2 as it is with 128/2. 1) If I use QJackCtl to start Jack it fails immediately: 09:07:02.736 JACK is starting... 09:07:02.737 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P80 -dalsa -dhw:2 -r44100 -p128 -n2 09:07:02.752 JACK was started with PID=6191 (0x182f). jackd 0.100.5 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK compiled with System V SHM support. loading driver .. apparent rate = 44100 creating alsa driver ... hw:2|hw:2|128|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:2 configuring for 44100Hz, period = 128 frames, buffer = 2 periods Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 32bit sample format so JACK will try a 24bit format instead Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 24bit sample format so JACK will try a 16bit format instead nperiods = 2 for capture Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 32bit sample format so JACK will try a 24bit format instead Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 24bit sample format so JACK will try a 16bit format instead nperiods = 2 for playback 09:07:04.844 Server configuration saved to "/home/mark/.jackdrc". 09:07:04.845 Statistics reset. 09:07:04.965 Client activated. 09:07:04.966 Audio connection change. 09:07:04.973 Audio connection graph change. 09:07:04.974 XRUN callback (1). 09:07:06.977 XRUN callback (342 skipped). jackd watchdog: timeout - killing jackd zombified - calling shutdown handler 09:07:07.952 Shutdown notification. 09:07:07.953 Client deactivated. 09:07:07.954 JACK was stopped successfully. cannot send request type 7 to server cannot read result for request type 7 from server (Broken pipe) cannot send request type 7 to server cannot read result for request type 7 from server (Broken pipe) 2) If I change the settings to support capture only it seems to work. I have not tested that I can actually receive audio as it isn;t important in my application: 09:07:53.784 JACK is starting... 09:07:53.786 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P80 -dalsa -dhw:2 -r44100 -p128 -n2 -C 09:07:53.793 JACK was started with PID=6198 (0x1836). jackd 0.100.5 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK compiled with System V SHM support. loading driver .. apparent rate = 44100 creating alsa driver ... -|hw:2|128|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:2 configuring for 44100Hz, period = 128 frames, buffer = 2 periods Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 32bit sample format so JACK will try a 24bit format instead Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 24bit sample format so JACK will try a 16bit format instead nperiods = 2 for capture 09:07:55.902 Server configuration saved to "/home/mark/.jackdrc". 09:07:55.904 Statistics reset. 09:07:55.909 Client activated. 09:07:55.911 Audio connection change. 09:07:55.921 Audio connection graph change. 3) If I set it for playback only it fails with lots of xruns: 09:08:36.228 JACK is starting... 09:08:36.230 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P80 -dalsa -dhw:2 -r44100 -p128 -n2 -P 09:08:36.248 JACK was started with PID=6205 (0x183d). jackd 0.100.5 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK compiled with System V SHM support. loading driver .. apparent rate = 44100 creating alsa driver ... hw:2|-|128|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:2 configuring for 44100Hz, period = 128 frames, buffer = 2 periods Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 32bit sample format so JACK will try a 24bit format instead Note: audio device hw:2 doesn't support a 24bit sample format so JACK will try a 16bit format instead nperiods = 2 for playback 09:08:38.388 Server configuration saved to "/home/mark/.jackdrc". 09:08:38.390 Statistics reset. 09:08:38.395 Client activated. 09:08:38.397 Audio connection change. 09:08:38.404 Audio connection graph change. 09:08:41.458 XRUN callback (1). delay of 5809.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5697.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5675.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5675.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... <SNIP> delay of 5660.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5665.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... 09:08:42.322 Client deactivated. 09:08:42.323 JACK is stopping... delay of 5667.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5641.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5734.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5743.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5758.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5683.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5750.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5739.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... delay of 5769.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... jack main caught signal 15 delay of 5656.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 2872.000; restart ... no message buffer overruns 09:08:42.392 JACK was stopped successfully. The hardware is pretty generic: gigastudio ~ # lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333] 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] 0000:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10) 0000:00:06.0 Mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20265 (FastTrak100 Lite/Ultra100) (rev 02) 0000:00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB12LV23 IEEE-1394 Controller 0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) 0000:00:0f.0 Multimedia audio controller: Xilinx Corporation RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall) (rev 08) 0000:00:10.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x] (rev c1) gigastudio ~ # It runs fine with the Hammerfall: 09:13:57.183 JACK is starting... 09:13:57.185 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P80 -dalsa -dhw:1 -r44100 -p128 -n2 09:13:57.218 JACK was started with PID=6240 (0x1860). jackd 0.100.5 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK compiled with System V SHM support. loading driver .. apparent rate = 44100 creating alsa driver ... hw:1|hw:1|128|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:1 configuring for 44100Hz, period = 128 frames, buffer = 2 periods nperiods = 2 for capture nperiods = 2 for playback 09:13:59.375 Server configuration saved to "/home/mark/.jackdrc". 09:13:59.377 Statistics reset. 09:13:59.500 Client activated. 09:13:59.503 Audio connection change. 09:13:59.510 Audio connection graph change. It runs fine with the AP2496: 09:14:41.826 JACK is starting... 09:14:41.828 /usr/bin/jackd -R -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44100 -p128 -n2 09:14:41.845 JACK was started with PID=6247 (0x1867). jackd 0.100.5 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK compiled with System V SHM support. loading driver .. apparent rate = 44100 creating alsa driver ... hw:0|hw:0|128|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:0 configuring for 44100Hz, period = 128 frames, buffer = 2 periods nperiods = 2 for capture nperiods = 2 for playback 09:14:43.933 Server configuration saved to "/home/mark/.jackdrc". 09:14:43.935 Statistics reset. 09:14:43.941 Client activated. 09:14:43.943 Audio connection change. 09:14:43.951 Audio connection graph change. gigastudio ~ # cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12 08:13:09 2005 UTC). gigastudio ~ # ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond - 05-27-06 15:06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You need option -S if your sound card does not support 32bits -S, --shorts Try 16-bit samples before 32-bit (default: false) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rlrevell - 05-27-06 17:55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No, you don't need -S - it falls back to 16 bit automatically. Does it work any better at 48000Hz? Any improvement with ALSA 1.0.11? Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 10-24-05 18:30 Mark Knecht New Issue 10-24-05 18:30 Mark Knecht Distribution => Gentoo 10-24-05 18:30 Mark Knecht Kernel Version => 2.6.14-rc5-rt5 && 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 10-24-05 23:57 Mark Knecht Note Added: 0006525 10-25-05 15:46 Mark Knecht Note Added: 0006544 10-26-05 19:01 Mark Knecht Note Added: 0006561 10-26-05 19:02 Mark Knecht Note Added: 0006562 05-27-06 15:06 Raymond Note Added: 0009983 05-27-06 17:55 rlrevell Note Added: 0009984 ====================================================================== _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
