Please post the output of alsa-info.sh Do your VIA 8237/ens1371 has any digital output/input ? D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Device or resource busy ... D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Stereo (IEC958) (iec958-stereo) D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Device or resource busy ... D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-surround-40 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Surround 4.0 (IEC958) (iec958-surround-40) D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Device or resource busy Why do PA server try to open an non-existing device iec958 so many times ? Have the PA developer ever tested those profiles on their machines " recording on Digital Surround 4.0 (IEC958) (iec958-surround-40)" ? D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-71 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 7.1 (analog-surround-71) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround71:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0 I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround71:0 Did PA server check any error when open those device ? it is quite strange that PA still call snd_pcm_hw_params() when there is error "Cannot lock ctl elem" ? D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Stereo (IEC958) (iec958-stereo) D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open iec958:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size. Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround40:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-mono D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 4.0 (analog-surround-40) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround40:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 4.0 (analog-surround-40) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround40:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 4.0 (analog-surround-40) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround40:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-surround-40 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 4.0 (analog-surround-40) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'AC97 2ch->4ch Copy Switch',0,0,0): No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround40:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-41 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 4.1 (analog-surround-41) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround41:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.0 (analog-surround-50) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround50:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround50:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround50:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.0 (analog-surround-50) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround50:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround50:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround50:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.0 (analog-surround-50) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround50:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround50:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround50:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-surround-40 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.0 (analog-surround-50) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround50:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround50:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround50:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-51 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.1 (analog-surround-51) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround51:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround51:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-mono D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.1 (analog-surround-51) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround51:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround51:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.1 (analog-surround-51) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround51:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround51:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.1 (analog-surround-51) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround51:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround51:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-surround-40 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 5.1 (analog-surround-51) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)confmisc.c: Unable to find definition 'cards.ENS1371.pcm.surround51.0:CARD=1' I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Evaluate error: No such file or directory I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround51:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround51:1: No such file or directory D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:analog-surround-71 D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Analog Surround 7.1 (analog-surround-71) D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround71:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... I: (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 1 I: (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM surround71:1 I: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device surround71:1: Invalid argument 2009/12/29 Chris <cpollock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 13:14 +0800, Raymond Yau wrote: > > Do you mean that you cannot find a test case to reproduce the bug ? > > Not exactly, for instance 20 seconds after freshclam ran I see this in > my syslog: > > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: ratelimit.c: 52 events > suppressed > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: asyncq.c: q overrun, > queuing locally > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost last message repeated 10 times > > then this: > > Dec 28 21:27:24 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: asyncq.c: q overrun, > queuing locally > Dec 28 21:27:24 localhost last message repeated 10 times > Dec 28 21:27:37 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: alsa-util.c: > snd_pcm_avail() returned a value that is exceptionally large: 839968 > bytes (4761 ms). > > The above is while the drive was 'thrashing' for a couple of minutes > > I've also determined via experimentation that with pulseaudio running > copying a 1.2Gb file to a thumb drive takes an average of 30minutes. > This what I've done: > > 1. Using Gnome Commander I attempted to copy the 1.2 Gb file to a thumb > drive, after about 30 minutes I had to stop the transfer at about 35%. > 2. Disabled pulseaudio in Mandriva command center, logged out and back > in again. > 3. Again tried to copy the save file to the thumb drive, this time it > took about 3 minutes. > 4. Re-enabled pulseaudio and again tried to copy the file, this time > using pulseaudio -k ; pulseaudio -vvvv on the command line. I saw > outputs like this: > > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: ratelimit.c: 600 events suppressed > > I have the complete log as a 15k bziped file. Can it be sent to the > list? > > Chris > > -- > KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C > > > _______________________________________________ > 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