From: Dean Hamstead <dean@bong•com.au>
To: debian-powerpc <debian-powerpc@lists•debian.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev list <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org>
Subject: Re: snd-aoa status update / automatic driver loading
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:30:23 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <446BA3FF.5050308@bong.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060517215412.GA4504@localhost>
perhaps a comprehensive sound test would be in order, akin perhaps to
the one the winehq chaps are doing right now
Dean
Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hi Johannes
>
> Thanks for the update .. :)
>
> I loaded the new drivers, and they work, as it seems. In the end it
> will probably need a bit more use of this driver before i can give a
> reliable test report ... :)
>
> Below a few first notes ..
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 12:09:24PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> Currently snd-aoa is known to work on the following machines:
>> * PowerBook5,8
>
> I use snd-aoa on the latter
>
>> People with those machines are encouraged to use and stress-test it,
>
>
> I compiled/installed your (old) snd-aoa files at about last (Tuesday)
> night , and got these errors when re-booting the machine today:
>
> -------------------------
> # zgrep mismatch /var/log/boot.*gz [following op slightly edited for readability]
>
> /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:04 2006: ^[[9;0]^[[14;0]Setting up
> ALSA...warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'alsactl:
> set_control:894: warning: name mismatch (Line-out Switch/Headphone
> Switch) for control #2
>
> /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:896:
> warning: index mismatch (0/0) for control #2
>
> /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:894:
> warning: name mismatch (Master Playback Volume/Capture Source) for
> control #3
>
> /var/log/boot.2.gz:Wed May 17 16:14:05 2006: alsactl: set_control:896:
> warning: index mismatch (0/0) for control #3
> --------------------------
>
> This error seems to be *gone* after updating ('git pull') snd-aoa,
> compiling and installing it at about 16:00 UTC today (Wednesday)...
>
> # modinfo snd-aoa
> filename: /lib/modules/2.6.17-rc3-gf358166a-dirty/kernel/sound/aoa/snd-aoa.ko
> description: Apple Onboard Audio Sound Driver
> author: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions•net>
> license: GPL
> vermagic: 2.6.17-rc3-gf358166a-dirty mod_unload gcc-4.1
> depends: snd
> srcversion: C4332AD34674ECE97C7BF91
>
> Notes:
>
> 1:
>
> I removed snd-powermac from /etc/modules to prevent the module from
> being loaded when booting ... only today .. Sound still works ... :)
>
> 2:
>
> Took me some reboots/'alsactl store' to have sound switched on
> automatically after logging in to KDE ... not being sure what was
> going on ..
>
>
> 3:
>
> I have a kmix Volume slider now ... this is new on *this* kmix applet
> (i.e. the one I have to load via Multimedia --> KMix from the KDE
> kicker)
>
> So: Nice ... is this the solution you like, too ? ... ;) ..
>
> 4:
>
> I can hear two sound files at the same time: Didn't work at the first
> try. I then installed again /etc/asound.conf, that I copied from my
> old ti-IV-Book (Not being sure tho' whether this really is such a good
> idea .... :
>
> -------------------------------
> pcm.!default {
> type plug
> slave.pcm asymer
> }
>
> pcm.dmixer {
> type dmix
> ipc_key 1977
> ipc_perm 666
> # ipc_key_add_uid true
> slowptr true
> slave {
> pcm "hw:0"
> period_time 0
> period_size 1024
> buffer_size 8192
> rate 44100
> }
> }
>
> pcm.dsnooper {
> type dsnoop
> ipc_key 1978
> ipc_perm 666
> # ipc_key_add_uid true
> slave.pcm "hw:0"
> }
>
> pcm.asymer {
> type asym
> playback.pcm "dmixer"
> capture.pcm "dsnooper"
> }
>
> pcm.jack {
> type jack
> playback_ports {
> 0 alsa_pcm:playback_1
> 1 alsa_pcm:playback_2
> }
> capture_ports {
> 0 alsa_pcm:capture_1
> 1 alsa_pcm:capture_2
> }
> }
>
> # These are for alsa-oss
> pcm.dsp0 pcm.default
> ctl.mixer0 "hw:0"
> ------------------------------
>
> 5:
>
> Ooops: Alsaplayer just disappeared while playing somem Internet radio
> station:
>
> /var/log/kern.log from about the time of the crash:
>
> May 17 23:34:11 debby1-6 kernel: [15962.091766] i2sbus: stop/suspend
>
> [nothing more, as it seems .. Sorry]
>
> No problem restarting alsa-player after this little crash .. :)
>
>
>
>> Now, when you boot, mac-io is already built-in so provides the i2s
>> device, which my i2sbus module binds to. Since udev synthesizes events,
>> i2sbus gets loaded automatically. Now, i2sbus creates uevents on its
>> own, with the layout number given as the MODALIAS. Hence, the layout
>> fabric module is loaded because it has an alias for all the layouts it
>> handles, and it in turn requests all the codec modules that it requires.
>> Also, this means that 'modprobe i2sbus' will suffice to get the driver
>> up and running without a reboot,
>
> ... didn't try this so far, but I'll keep that in mind for
> /etc/modules ... :)
>
> The problem I had so far after installing the new snd-aoa drivers was
> to first unload them (before reloading) without the need to reboot
> ... it seems the KDE panel (kicker) is using the drivers, thus
> preventing them from being unloadable ... I'll see into that later on
> ...
>
> Just in case it helps:
>
>
> # lsmod | grep -i snd [again slightly edited]
> snd_aoa_codec_onyx 12736 2
> snd_aoa_fabric_layout 7716 2
> snd_aoa 8076 2 snd_aoa_codec_onyx,snd_aoa_fabric_layout
> snd_pcm_oss 45824 0
> snd_mixer_oss 19392 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm 89060 2 i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer 22468 1 snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc 8744 1 snd_pcm
> soundbus 6436 2 snd_aoa_fabric_layout,i2sbus
> snd 60148 12 snd_aoa_codec_onyx,
> snd_aoa_fabric_layout,snd_aoa,i2sbus,
> snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore 8612 1 snd
>
>
> [do you see modules that are not needed anymore with the new snd-aoa,
> with the hardware I have?]
>
>
> /etc/modules:
> -------------------------
> # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
> #
> # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
> # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
>
> apm_emu
> ide-cd
> #ide-disk
> #ide-generic
> sbp2
> i2c-powermac
> #snd-powermac
>
> #snd-aoa:
> soundbus
> i2sbus
> snd-aoa
> snd-aoa-fabric-layout
> snd-aoa-codec-onyx
> # End snd-aoa
>
> cpufreq_performance
> cpufreq_powersave
> sr_mod
> therm_adt746x
>
> ------------------------
>
> Thanks for your work .. :)
>
> And please let me know if you need to know more ..
>
> Best Regards
> Wolfgang
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-05-17 22:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-05-17 10:09 snd-aoa status update / automatic driver loading Johannes Berg
2006-05-17 18:57 ` Tony Vroon
2006-05-19 10:22 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-20 23:56 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-22 6:42 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-23 22:15 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-24 9:42 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-25 8:00 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-25 9:42 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-26 1:30 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-17 19:53 ` Andreas Schwab
2006-05-18 10:14 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-17 21:54 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-17 22:19 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-18 10:13 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-18 18:17 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-18 22:06 ` Andreas Schwab
2006-05-19 12:50 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-19 14:40 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-19 14:40 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-17 22:30 ` Dean Hamstead [this message]
2006-05-18 0:28 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-18 0:39 ` Dean Hamstead
2006-05-18 1:01 ` Wolfgang Pfeiffer
2006-05-18 1:08 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-18 7:25 ` Eddy Petrişor
2006-05-18 10:23 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-19 13:20 ` Paul Collins
2006-05-19 13:46 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-19 14:40 ` Paul Collins
2006-05-19 14:49 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-19 15:13 ` Paul Collins
2006-05-19 14:33 ` Andreas Schwab
2006-05-19 14:37 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-23 15:41 ` Sjoerd Simons
2006-05-25 7:21 ` Eddy Petrişor
2006-05-25 7:21 ` Eddy Petrişor
2006-05-25 9:43 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-25 17:44 ` Eddy Petrişor
2006-05-25 18:47 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-18 8:56 ` Rene Rebe
2006-05-18 10:08 ` Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <200605180002.01669.borge@arivene.net>
[not found] ` <20060518004141.GC1552@kunpuu.plessy.org>
2006-05-20 14:57 ` Benjamin Berg
2006-05-20 23:59 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-23 3:11 ` Hollis Blanchard
2006-05-23 12:27 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-23 14:46 ` Hollis Blanchard
2006-05-23 15:25 ` Hollis Blanchard
2006-05-24 9:41 ` Johannes Berg
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