Re: [Alsa-user] Asus A7V8X-X (via8233) no sound
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From: Poul P. <petersp@MATH.ORST.EDU> - 2003-06-25 06:42:20
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> i forgot which chip type exactly you're using. > if it's not a VIA8233A (i.e. 8233 or 8235), this might be a bad > support of direct-sound (DXS) channels. > please try the second PCM device once. it's hw:0,1 for ALSA native > apps and /dev/adsp for OSS apps. > > > Takashi Ahem. Well, I figured out the problem and it was PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). So, here is the deal with the snd-via82xx driver on my platform: 1) The "master" and "master mono" volume controls do nothing 2) The "surround" channel had to be unmuted. Yes, that's right, the "surround" channel was muted and it was changing this that made sound "magically" start coming from my on-board sound. Yes, I feel pretty stupid for not thinking of this sooner, considering the hours I have spent trying to figure out what was wrong. On a second note, the sound was plain awful for the MP3 playback I tried; there was a nasty high pitched noise noticeable on high frequency sounds. I switched over to using /dev/adsp as suggested and the noise went away. Now it sounds great! Thanks everyone for putting up with my posts :) -poul Specs: Asus A7V8X-X MB Stereo connected to green output plug alsa 0.9.4 kernel 2.4.21 RedHat 9 Command I used to verify sound is working... mpg321 -o oss --audiodevice /dev/adsp myfile.mp3 alsactl: state.8235 { control.1 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Switch' value false } control.2 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.3 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Switch' value false } control.4 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Volume' value 0 } control.5 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Switch' value false } control.6 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Volume' value 0 } control.7 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Surround Playback Switch' value.0 true value.1 true } control.8 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Surround Playback Volume' value.0 28 value.1 28 } control.9 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Headphone Playback Switch' value false } control.10 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Headphone Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.11 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Master Mono Playback Switch' value false } control.12 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Master Mono Playback Volume' value 0 } control.13 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Phone Playback Switch' value false } control.14 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Phone Playback Volume' value 0 } control.15 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Switch' value false } control.16 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Volume' value 0 } control.17 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Mic Boost (+20dB)' value false } control.18 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Switch' value true } control.19 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.20 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Switch' value false } control.21 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.22 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Switch' value false } control.23 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.24 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Switch' value true } control.25 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Volume' value.0 28 value.1 28 } control.26 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.item.0 Mic comment.item.1 CD comment.item.2 Video comment.item.3 Aux comment.item.4 Line comment.item.5 Mix comment.item.6 'Mix Mono' comment.item.7 Phone iface MIXER name 'Capture Source' value.0 Line value.1 Line } control.27 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'Capture Switch' value true } control.28 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'Capture Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.29 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.item.0 Mic1 comment.item.1 Mic2 iface MIXER name 'Mic Select' value Mic1 } control.30 { comment.access read comment.type IEC958 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask' value '0fff000f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' } control.31 { comment.access read comment.type IEC958 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask' value cf00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 } control.32 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type IEC958 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Default' value '0082000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' } control.33 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Switch' value true } control.34 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 3' iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA' value 0 } control.35 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.item.0 AC-Link comment.item.1 'A/D Converter' iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Source' value AC-Link } control.36 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'External Amplifier Power Down' value false } control.37 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.item.0 Line comment.item.1 Mic iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' value Line } control.38 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.item.0 Line comment.item.1 Mic iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' index 1 value Line } control.39 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Output Switch' value false } control.40 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 255' iface MIXER name 'VIA DXS Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.41 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 255' iface MIXER name 'VIA DXS Playback Volume' index 1 value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.42 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 255' iface MIXER name 'VIA DXS Playback Volume' index 2 value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.43 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.range '0 - 255' iface MIXER name 'VIA DXS Playback Volume' index 3 value.0 0 value.1 0 } } |