Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:48:23 +0200 | From | Takashi Iwai <> | Subject | Re: [2.6.9-rc2] ALSA nm256 driver causes system lockup |
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At Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:47:17 +0200, Jan De Luyck wrote: > > Hello list, > > I'm trying to configure a laptop (Dell Latitude CXs) with 2.6.9-rc2. All runs > well, except the ALSA nm256 driver for the Neomagic Audio chip. Loading this > driver results in an immediate and complete system lockup.... > > I've tried appending "vaio_hack=1" on the kernel command line, but that didn't > really do anything. > > ALSA is compiled as modules. > > Any pointers?
Try to load snd-nm256 driver before X. The chip uses the video RAM for the sound buffer. It seems that X clears all video RAM that confuses the sound driver. I.e. if you already started X, there is no way back :)
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