Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:40:38 -0800 | From | peter@cogweb ... | Subject | Re: 2.4.19 -- ac97_codec failure ALi 5451 |
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Final status report
The trident driver in 2.4.20 is now working on the vpr matrix 200a5 laptop with an ALi5451 PCI soundcard. Remaining issues:
* It consistently fails to work with the aRts server under KDE. I get "Sound server fatal error. CPU overload: aborting" and then ""artsmessage: unix_connect: can't connect to server." * The headphone jack is dead -- this is the greatest functional loss. The microphone jack is working; I'm unsure about the quality. * It's slightly erratic for some reason -- I haven't found a pattern to it. The codec itself is very occasionally detected as AC97 Modem codec, id: ADS114, or as AC97 Audio codec, id: ADA68.
I discovered I could use mp3blaster to increase the volume by pressing t for mixer and chosing PCM; this is then available in X also. I assume there's some more elegant way to do this -- some audio control tool? Software volume control in xmms works when I use the OSS driver.
Cheers, Peter
Quoting Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>:
> > I've downloaded the latest driver and am running 2.4.20 (yea!) -- the > trident.c here > > is actually more recent than 2.5.55. It now loads fast and with no protest > from > > ac97_codec, which has a new ID (ADS114). However, there's still not a peep > (I try > > cat test.mp3 > /dev/dsp) -- and when KDE Control Center tries to restart > the arts > > sound server, it alarmingly fails on "CPU overload" or just freezes the > whole > > system. Is there anything I can do to get more information about what is > not > > happening? > > No but the info is very useful. The key change involving ac97 is that the > new code in 2.4.x waits much longer for the codec reset to finish. I'm not > sure where the audio has gone however 8( > >
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