On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 17:02 +0000, Nick Murtagh wrote: > On 11/13/06, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > no immediate insights, but do stop messing around with .asoundrc while > > debugging this. just use aplay -D plughw:1 , which should multiplex the > > sound across all channels. also, although it works better than it used > > to, do not remove the card while the machine stays up. let us know if > > anything changes. > > Hi Paul, > > I got rid of .asoundrc and used plughw:1, same result, hdspmixer lit up like a > christmas tree, no sound, and aplay never returns. > > Here's a screenshot of hdspmixer: http://nickm.net/hdspmixer.png > > I'll try a few different kernels and try disabling SMP... you've probably got new firmware. the current ALSA drivers don't work with new firmware. you have two choices: a) downgrade to older firmware (requires access to a windows system) b) find someone who is serious about taking the files i have and updating the drivers. i am sufficiently upset by RME's attitude to Linux support for their devices that when combined with the fact that i have absolutely no time for driver work means that i can't do this myself. --p
