Takashi, The latest snapshot has the same clicking/snapping. Can you give me your POC for creative? I just cannot figure out why their driver works fine and the alsa ones do not. XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 04:31 -0500, Ted T. Logan wrote: > I just CANNOT understand this. I disabled usb and hda-intel, updated > to latest snapshot. > > with aplay, i get snaps every 1/2 second. This blows my mind. > > 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. > > > > > > XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz > > > > 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 > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> Alsa-devel mailing list > > > > >> Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >> http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Alsa-devel mailing list > > > > > Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
