Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:13:08 +1300 | From | Michael Cree <> | Subject | Re: [alsa-devel] [regression] 2.6.25-rc4 snd-es18xx broken on Alpha |
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Rene Herman wrote: > On 25-03-08 02:22, Michael Cree wrote: > >>> should do it. Here's a file Bob passed me as a problematic one. >>> 8-bit, 11025, mono: >>> >>> http://members.home.nl/rene.herman/asskickd.wav >> >> Right, got that. On the PWS600au it shows the same problems that Bob >> describes! When I play it with aplay (through the es1887) I get the >> last "pal" repeated at the end. When I play it with sox (also through >> the es1887) I get the words "current event" repeated at the end. >> > Lovely, so different problem between you and Bob. When you (either of > you) have some time for it again, could you try: > > $ sox asskickd.wav -w -t alsa hw
Exactly the same as without the -w option. (BTW, I would've never have guessed the -w option; my man file has -2 for conversion to 16 bit.)
> $ sox asskickd.wav -w -r 44100 -t alsa hw
The words "current event" are no longer repeated at the end of playing. There is a click at the end of playing - hard to know whether it started to repeat something or whether it is truly at the end of the sound file.
> $ sox asskickd.wav -w -r 44100 -c 2 -t alsa hw
Repeats the "al" bit of the last word "pal" at the end of playing.
>> I suspect you are right - the symptoms I have observed (complete >> system crashes) are separate from what Bob observes. One question I >> have is what is different about Bob's set up that enables the sound to >> work with mmap? > > Not a clue. Takashi -- is it possible that Bob wasn't using mmap to > being with if he didn't do anything specific to not do so? > > And perhaps you guys have firmware settable options that touch that area > of coherent DMA? Maybe even a specific chipset bug on his machine? No > idea how different/similar your machines are...
I have another PWS600au - a little older than the one I was testing on. It is slightly different in that its scsi controller is a separate board in a PCI slot, rather than on the motherboard. Also has an ESS1888 rather than an ESS1887. Just installed the same OS and kernel on it.
Tried playing sound. What a mess. Crashes with mmap on. Installed the patch turning off mmap. Just produces buzzes and fart noises whatever sound file I try to play; both with aplay and sox.
Michael.
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