Help getting the AV710's Wolfson DAC under Linux working

[blueworm]

Sorry I forget ubuntu is debian based.
edit your /etc/modutils/alsa so that it looks like this.
Code:

[left]# ALSA portion alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1724 # module options should go here # OSS/Free portion alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 # card #1 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss[/left]

Then run Code:

[left]update-modules[/left]

Then it will be easier to just reboot and try
Code:

[left]aplay -D default test.wav[/left]

 

[mustang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueworm Sorry I forget ubuntu is debian based. edit your /etc/modutils/alsa so that it looks like this. Code: [left]# ALSA portion alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1724 # module options should go here # OSS/Free portion alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 # card #1 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss[/left] Then run Code: [left]update-modules[/left] Then it will be easier to just reboot and try Code: [left]aplay -D default test.wav[/left]

Still the same error. Also when you say "edit /etc/modutils/alsa", do you mean make it? Because when I opened it, it was blank before I pasted what you told me to put in there...

 

[blueworm]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mustang Still the same error. Also when you say "edit /etc/modutils/alsa", do you mean make it? Because when I opened it, it was blank before I pasted what you told me to put in there...

I need to figure out from where the nforce 2 modules are bieng loaded.
The module in question is snd-intel8x0.
It should be being called to load from /etc/modules.conf. But this file cannot be edited directly anymore so thats why you need to edit /etc/modutils/wherever.
Have a look in /etc/modutils for a file similar to the 1 you just wrote.

 

[mustang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueworm I need to figure out from where the nforce 2 modules are bieng loaded. The module in question is snd-intel8x0. It should be being called to load from /etc/modules.conf. But this file cannot be edited directly anymore so thats why you need to edit /etc/modutils/wherever. Have a look in /etc/modutils for a file similar to the 1 you just wrote.

Hm...I have no idea...I have nvidia-kernel-nkc in there which only contains

Code:

[left]alias char-major-195 nvidia[/left]

And I have alsa-base in there which contains"

Code:

[left]# snd module options options snd device_mode=0660 # autoloader aliases alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 alias sound-slot-2 snd-card-2 alias sound-slot-3 snd-card-3 alias sound-slot-4 snd-card-4 alias sound-slot-5 snd-card-5 alias sound-slot-6 snd-card-6 alias sound-slot-7 snd-card-7 # Load optional modules above their base modules above snd-pcm snd-pcm-oss above snd-mixer snd-mixer-oss above snd-seq snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi # Cause a script to be run after snd-emu8000-synth module initialization post-install snd-emu8000-synth /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-emu8000-synth # Cause a script to be run after card driver module initialization post-install snd-ad1816a /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ad1816a post-install snd-ad1848 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ad1848 post-install snd-ali5451 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ali5451 post-install snd-als100 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-als100 post-install snd-als4000 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-als4000 post-install snd-asihpi /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-asihpi post-install snd-atiixp /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-atiixp post-install snd-au8810 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8810 post-install snd-au8820 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8820 post-install snd-au8830 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-au8830 post-install snd-azt2320 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-azt2320 post-install snd-azt3328 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-azt3328 post-install snd-azx /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-azx post-install snd-ca0106 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-ca0106 post-install snd-cmi8330 /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install snd-cmi8330 post-install snd-cmipci /lib/alsa/modprobe-post-install 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[blueworm]

OK delete that file
Code:

[left]rm /etc/modutils/alsa-base[/left]

leaving the one you previosly created. Now run Code:

[left]update-modules[/left]

again now you should see the new modules.conf by doing.
Code:

[left]less /etc/modules.conf[/left]

Now reboot and then do Code:

[left]lsmod[/left]

It should not read snd-intel8x0 anywhere...
now try Code:

[left]aplay test.wav[/left]

I hope you like typing at the terminal

welcome to linux...

 

[mustang]

rm /etc/modutils/alsa-base -- done
update-modules -- done

However, I still do NOT see /etc/modules.conf

and I DO see snd-intel8x0 in lsmod after I rebooted.

I don't want to trouble you all night blueworm. If you have things to do, by all means, don't worry about me. Otherwise, I appreciate the help

 

[blueworm]

No worries.

 

[mustang]

Blueworm, I think you are right: the nforce is the cause of the problems. Right now, I just installed the latest ALSA drivers, libraries, and utilities. I went into alsaconf and selected my chaintech. XMMS sees it now but it still gives me an error when I try to use it. And when I use alsamixer, it still shows the nforce. But when I use alsamixer -c1, it shows the chaintech.

edit: and when I try
modprobe -r snd-intel8x0

I get:

FATAL: Module snd_intel8x0 is in use.

 

[blueworm]

The correct way to deal with this would be to edit /etc/modules.conf or modulutils.d or whatever it is that ubuntu uses to load the modules.
The quick and dirty way would be to delete snd-intel8x0.ko from /lib/modules/../../

 

[mustang]

Ok---I think I made some progress:

First off, I was an idiot and when I thought I disabled the nforce in the BIOS, I really didn't. I probably forgot to save changes when exiting.

So now the nforce IS disabled, there is NO sign of it in the ubuntu device manager, NO sign of it in lsmod, and when I open up alsamixer, the chaintech comes up

Now I went back to this thread and followed your initial instructions:

1)made the .asoundrc file and pasted what you put, dropped it into /home/manish/
2)did alsaconf for the ICE chipset (i forget the exact number but it is the chaintech)

3)tried the aplay commands. Here's what I happens:

Code:

[left]manish@ubuntu:~$ aplay -D default test.wav Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono aplay: set_params:882: Sample format non available manish@ubuntu:~$ aplay -D hw:1,0 test.wav aplay: main:533: audio open error: No such file or directory manish@ubuntu:~$ aplay -D hw:1,2 test.wav aplay: main:533: audio open error: No such file or directory[/left]

 

[mustang]

And XMMS refuses to play anything. Still gives me that

"Please check that your soundcard is configured properly, you have the correct output plugin selected, no other program is blocking the soundcard"

 

[blueworm]

try Code:

[left]aplay test.wav[/left]

then Code:

[left]aplay -D hw:0,0 test.wav[/left]

 

[mustang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueworm try Code: [left]aplay test.wav[/left] then Code: [left]aplay -D hw:0,0 test.wav[/left]

Code:

[left]manish@ubuntu:~$ aplay test.wav Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono aplay: set_params:882: Sample format non available manish@ubuntu:~$ aplay -D hw:0,0 test.wav Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono aplay: set_params:882: Sample format non available[/left]

 

[mustang]

Couple more test commands, this time with a mp3

Code:

[left]manish@ubuntu:~/stuff$ aplay -D hw:0,0 doyousee.mp3 Playing raw data 'doyousee.mp3' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono aplay: set_params:882: Sample format non available manish@ubuntu:~/stuff$ aplay -D doyousee.mp3 ALSA lib pcm.c:2090:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM doyousee.mp3 aplay: main:533: audio open error: No such file or directory[/left]

 

[blueworm]

post the output of Code:

[left]amixer[/left]

and while you are at it nuke your present /etc/asound.state
Code:

[left]rm /etc/asound.state[/left]