FC3 and soundcard

[Didier Cassereau]

Alexander Apprich wrote:
> 
> Didier Cassereau wrote:
> 
>> Alexander Apprich wrote:
>>
>>> Didier Cassereau wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> I use FC3 + kernel 2.6.9-1.724_FC3smp ; the sound card is identified 
>>>> without problems and sound works fine.
>>>>
>>>> I tried with kernel 2.6.10-1.737_FC3smp ; the auto detection of the 
>>>> sound card works and yields the same as with kernel 
>>>> 2.6.9-1.724_FC3smp. But sound does not work !
>>>> I have the same problem with kernel 2.6.10-1.741_FC3smp.
>>>>
>>>> Does somebody have an idea or a suggestion ?
>>>>
>>>> Also I never could listen an audio CD ; the CD is read and the 
>>>> tracks are listed correctly, but no sound.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Okay, what soundcard do you have? What modules were loaded with kernel
>>> 2.6.9-1.724_FC3smp? Did you check /etc/modprobe.conf?
>>>
>>> apprich at elmstreet apprich $ grep snd /etc/modprobe.conf
>>> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
>>> options snd-card-0 index=0
>>> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 && 
>>> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>>> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; 
>>> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
>>>
>>
>> My /etc/modprobe.conf is exactly the same:
>> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
>> options snd-card-0 index=0
>> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 && 
>> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; 
>> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
>>
>>> apprich at elmstreet apprich $ sudo /sbin/lspci | grep -i audio
>>> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER 
>>> (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
>>>
>>
>> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM 
>> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
>>
>>> apprich at elmstreet apprich $ /sbin/lsmod | grep -i snd
>>> snd_intel8x0           35853  5
>>> snd_ac97_codec         65169  1 snd_intel8x0
>>> snd_pcm_oss            50809  0
>>> snd_mixer_oss          20929  2 snd_pcm_oss
>>> snd_pcm                89669  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
>>> snd_timer              27077  1 snd_pcm
>>> snd_page_alloc         13641  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
>>> gameport                8513  1 snd_intel8x0
>>> snd_mpu401_uart        11329  1 snd_intel8x0
>>> snd_rawmidi            27109  1 snd_mpu401_uart
>>> snd_seq_device         11849  1 snd_rawmidi
>>> snd                    54821  16 
>>> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device 
>>>
>>> soundcore              12961  2 snd
>>>
>>
>> snd_intel8x0           32865  2
>> snd_ac97_codec         67105  1 snd_intel8x0
>> snd_pcm_oss            47861  0
>> snd_mixer_oss          17089  2 snd_pcm_oss
>> snd_pcm                92233  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
>> snd_timer              28357  1 snd_pcm
>> snd                    52261  8 
>> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
>> soundcore               9889  2 snd
>> snd_page_alloc          9541  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
>>
>>> Did you check /var/log/messages for error messages?
>>>
>>
>> The only error message I can see in /var/log/messages (and clear 
>> related to kernel 2.6.10-1.741 is the following:
>>
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** PCI interrupts are no longer routed 
>> automatically.  If this
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** causes a device to stop working, it is 
>> probably because the
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** driver failed to call 
>> pci_enable_device().  As a temporary
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** workaround, the "pci=routeirq" 
>> argument restores the old
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** behavior.  If this argument makes the 
>> device work again,
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** please email the output of "lspci" to 
>> bjorn.helgaas at hp.com
>> Jan 17 07:24:23 dc4u kernel: ** so I can fix the driver.
>>
>> I tried to restart the new kernel with the pci=routeirq argument, but 
>> it does not work better.
>>
> Hmmm, could you also try booting with
> 
>   acpi=off
> 
> instead of
> 
>   pci=routeirq
> 

acpi=off does not help.
The sound card works ok with kernel 724, but no sound with kernel 741.

> Did you try reconfiguring your soundcard using system-config-soundcard?

Yes ; I do not see any particular error message.
The identification of the sound card is correct. The only problem is 
that ... i just do hear the so beautiful test sound !

> With the old kernel does your soundcard still work? 

Yes, no problem !

> Could you compare
> the output from the old and the new kernel?
> 

I do not see any significant difference concerning the sound card. You 
can have a look at the corresponding sections of /var/log/messages:
When I start kernel 2.6.9-1.724_FC3:
	http://www.loa.espci.fr/724.log
When I start kernel 2.6.9-1.741_FC3:
	http://www.loa.espci.fr/741.log

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Didier CASSEREAU