On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Ron Flory wrote:

> hi-
> 
>   I've tried for several weeks now, but cannot get my PDAudioCF
> card to actually record.  The card is recognized and everything
> else seems fine, but I always immediately get the error:
> 
>   arecord: pcm_read:1164: read error: Input/Output error
> 
>   when I attempt to record from the card.
> 
>   - None of the LEDs on the PDAudioCF card ever light up.
>   - I'm running x86 (redhat based) 2.4.24 and alsa 1.0.3 on
>     a Compaq laptop.  The built-in sound card works great and
>     also works with arecord and mpg321.
>   - I am using optical cable between the MIC2496 and the PDAudioCF
>     card, and I can see red light at the end of the cable before I
>     plug it in.
>   - I have tried 3 different types of mics (active, passive,
>     dynamic, etc.)
>   - I  literally have to smack the mic against a hard surface
>     before the 'activity' LED on the MIC2496 lights up, even at
>     full volume.  Is this normal ??
> 
>   Half a dozen requests for info and help from core-sound have
> gone unanswered for nearly a month- are there any users who
> have ever gotten one of these things to actually work on x86.
> I've either got DOA hardware or am doing something really
> dumb here........

I'm author of the driver and here works all ok.

What's output from 'amixer contents' when you plug your equipment to 
PDAudioCF? It seems that the S/PDIF receiver does not recognize the input 
stream.

                                                Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer
ALSA Project, SuSE Labs


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