Re: Audio problems with Asus K8V SE Deluxe
> I'm using an x86_64 kernel (64-bit), compiled from the Debian kernel > source package for version 2.6.7, with ALSA compiled as modules, and > no OSS (except for the ALSA OSS APIs). It's using the snd_via82xx > driver. I've tried to switch to an x86_64 kernel today, but failed to get it to boot. I've followed the FAQ's instructions for cross compiling a 64-bit kernel on a 32-bit host, and also recompiled in a pure64 chroot after booting the official debian amd64 kernel, but in both cases, the kernel I've compiled stops booting after: VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly. Freeing unused kernel memory: 164k freed It just sits there. It isn't hung, since it responds to keyboard input (enter, shift page-up, alt sys-req), but it doesn't go any further. Any thoughts? Eric
Re: Audio problems with Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Eric Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does anyone have audio working correctly on an Asus K8V SE Deluxe? > > I recently upgraded the motherboard on my desktop at home to this > board and am having trouble getting audio to work correctly. > The motherboard has an integrated VIA VT8237 audio chip on it, > and it sort-of works with the ALSA VT82xx driver, but not very well. > Some things seem to sound ok (xmms) but others don't (nearly everything > else I've tried). The sound is irregular, with pops and crackles, > random large fluctuations in volume, and runs at the wrong speed > (usually too fast). I've got this board, and I'm having no problems with audio. I'm using an x86_64 kernel (64-bit), compiled from the Debian kernel source package for version 2.6.7, with ALSA compiled as modules, and no OSS (except for the ALSA OSS APIs). It's using the snd_via82xx driver. One thing that seems to give some problems is having a sound daemon like esd or arts running, and using something that doesn't go through that. I just kill off esd and arts, as there seems to be no trouble with multiple programs using the sound device. -- |>|\/|< /--\ |David M. Cooke |cookedm(at)physics(dot)mcmaster(dot)ca
Re: Audio problems with Asus K8V SE Deluxe
> I had a problem with sound just not working, and it had something to do > with the kernel loading up the OSS drivers as well, which interfered > with the ALSA drivers. perhaps you have something similar? No, I never mess with the OSS stuff. I'm certain that wasn't compiled in. > p.s. maybe broken Mboard? I don't think so, since the same problem has been reported by others, and its affecting the pci card as well. It's almost as if the internal unit of time used to pace sound playback were unstable, which is why I suspected it may have had something to do with cpu frequency scaling, but turning that off didn't seem to make a difference. Eric
Re: Audio problems with Asus K8V SE Deluxe
I had a problem with sound just not working, and it had something to do with the kernel loading up the OSS drivers as well, which interfered with the ALSA drivers. perhaps you have something similar? I cant remember what the oss driver looks like when using lsmod, off the top of my head, it may have been sound*. Sorry not very helpful, but hopefully it helps. p.s. maybe broken Mboard? Cheers - Nick Eric Sharkey wrote: Does anyone have audio working correctly on an Asus K8V SE Deluxe? I recently upgraded the motherboard on my desktop at home to this board and am having trouble getting audio to work correctly. The motherboard has an integrated VIA VT8237 audio chip on it, and it sort-of works with the ALSA VT82xx driver, but not very well. Some things seem to sound ok (xmms) but others don't (nearly everything else I've tried). The sound is irregular, with pops and crackles, random large fluctuations in volume, and runs at the wrong speed (usually too fast). I've searched the web/usenet and found that I'm not the only one with this problem: From: Rod Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: athlon64 upgrade ... Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Date: 2004-05-27 16:54:03 PST [] the VIA VT8237 that drives it is not yet officially supported by the kernel, although it does work with the ALSA VT8233 driver -- just not optimally. Specifically, some programs produce sped-up or "stuttery" sound. [] http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&threadm=1et59c-90v.ln%40speaker.rodsbooks.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26c2coff%3D1%26q%3Dvt8237%2Balsa%2Bk8v%26btnG%3DSearch But I've also read that this is supposed to be fixed as of ALSA 1.05a (I've installed modules compiled from Debian's alsa-source 1.06). Now, here's where it gets weird. I decided to just disable the onboard audio and install a pci sound card (Trident 4DWaveNX) since this chip has been around for several years and is very well supported by ALSA. After switching to the new card I expected the problems to go away, but they persist. This happens both with the analog output and the SPDIF out, so it's not just analog noise. I've been running stock i386 Debian sid with a vanilla Linus Linux 2.6.8 compiled 32-bit but optimized for Athlon64. I've tried twiddling several of the kernel settings (APIC, ACPI, CPU Frequency scaling, pre-emption) and lots of compiles/reboots later I've yet to find a setting that does not have this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Eric
Audio problems with Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Does anyone have audio working correctly on an Asus K8V SE Deluxe? I recently upgraded the motherboard on my desktop at home to this board and am having trouble getting audio to work correctly. The motherboard has an integrated VIA VT8237 audio chip on it, and it sort-of works with the ALSA VT82xx driver, but not very well. Some things seem to sound ok (xmms) but others don't (nearly everything else I've tried). The sound is irregular, with pops and crackles, random large fluctuations in volume, and runs at the wrong speed (usually too fast). I've searched the web/usenet and found that I'm not the only one with this problem: From: Rod Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: athlon64 upgrade ... Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Date: 2004-05-27 16:54:03 PST [] the VIA VT8237 that drives it is not yet officially supported by the kernel, although it does work with the ALSA VT8233 driver -- just not optimally. Specifically, some programs produce sped-up or "stuttery" sound. [] http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&threadm=1et59c-90v.ln%40speaker.rodsbooks.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26c2coff%3D1%26q%3Dvt8237%2Balsa%2Bk8v%26btnG%3DSearch But I've also read that this is supposed to be fixed as of ALSA 1.05a (I've installed modules compiled from Debian's alsa-source 1.06). Now, here's where it gets weird. I decided to just disable the onboard audio and install a pci sound card (Trident 4DWaveNX) since this chip has been around for several years and is very well supported by ALSA. After switching to the new card I expected the problems to go away, but they persist. This happens both with the analog output and the SPDIF out, so it's not just analog noise. I've been running stock i386 Debian sid with a vanilla Linus Linux 2.6.8 compiled 32-bit but optimized for Athlon64. I've tried twiddling several of the kernel settings (APIC, ACPI, CPU Frequency scaling, pre-emption) and lots of compiles/reboots later I've yet to find a setting that does not have this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Eric
