[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
** Changed in: pulseaudio Status: Fix Released => Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio: Unknown Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio: Fix Released Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84983#c35 do the patch fix your bug ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio sound server: Fix Released Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
** Changed in: pulseaudio Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio sound server: Fix Released Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
** Changed in: pulseaudio Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio sound server: Incomplete Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
Launchpad has imported 26 comments from the remote bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84804. If you reply to an imported comment from within Launchpad, your comment will be sent to the remote bug automatically. Read more about Launchpad's inter-bugtracker facilities at https://help.launchpad.net/InterBugTracking. On 2014-10-08T14:49:49+00:00 Bejjamin wrote: Pulseaudio doesn't know how to handle soundcards like the RME HDSP 9652 I use (26 channels, 24bit only). I tried to alter the default.pa file since there are some soundcard specific workarounds available* but I had no success. This is pretty frustrating because pulseaudio is the standard soundsystem of most distros nowadays and the only real workaround is to remove it and use plain alsa. I use Debian testing (Jessie/Sid) with pulseaudio 5.0. * http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/pipermail/planetccrma/2011-April/017566.html http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1871685 Thanks, Benjamin Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/0 On 2014-10-08T15:56:23+00:00 Raymond wrote: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/commit/src/modules/alsa /alsa-mixer.c?id=48edd0a00f455df075efcf1986103e5f507c816f do you mean multichannel profile still not fix your problem? Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/1 On 2014-10-08T15:58:52+00:00 Raymond wrote: you have to post pulseaudio verbose log, output of alsa-info.sh if tje multichannel profile still not work Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/2 On 2014-10-08T16:31:05+00:00 Bejjamin wrote: Created attachment 107567 Pulseaudio verbose log Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/3 On 2014-10-08T16:31:34+00:00 Bejjamin wrote: Created attachment 107568 alsa-info.sh output Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/4 On 2014-10-08T16:34:00+00:00 Bejjamin wrote: Hi, I only use pulseaudio 5.0 from Debian testing. If the multichannel profile has been added to the 5.0 release then I have it, otherwise I need some help on how to use it. I've attached what you asked for. I should probably add that pulseaudio itself runs fine, but doesn't give me any audio output at all, I've checked this via hdspmixer. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/5 On 2014-10-08T22:50:43+00:00 Raymond wrote: 2014-08-23 alsa: Remove four channel input profile 2014-08-01 alsa: Add a multichannel fallback mapping 2014-08-01 alsa: Allow "fallback" configuration for mappings and profiles 2014-08-01 alsa: Add "exact-channels" mapping configurability those patches were supposed to support firewire audio which don't support mono, stereo surround40,..surround71 playback and mono,stereo4 ch capture Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/6 On 2014-10-08T22:57:57+00:00 Raymond wrote: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio- discuss/2014-August/021037.html http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio- discuss/2014-August/021036.html you need to follow up if it still not fix your problem Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/7 On 2014-10-10T16:44:55+00:00 Bejjamin wrote: Hey Raymond, again, is the multichannel profile included in pulseaduio 5.0? It seems to me that these commits are more recent, and I don't build pulseaudio from source. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/comments/8 On 2014-10-10T19:38:13+00:00 Tanu Kaskinen wrote: Yes, the multichannel fix is newer than 5.0. If you feel adventurous enough to install pulseaudio from source, here are steps for installing the current git version: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio cd pulseaudio ./bootstrap.sh make sudo make install sudo ldconfig The bootstrap.sh script will probably give you all kinds of errors, if you don't have the development tools and the headers of various dependecy libraries already installed. I think debian has some tool for installing the build depe
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #84804 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84804 ** Also affects: pulseaudio via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84804 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in PulseAudio sound server: Unknown Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
According to comment 5 ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
Thanks Raymond for the info. I would like to get this bug ironed out in Pulseaudio not only locally. Can we go on with triaging? Right the the bug is New. Could we eventually change to Conformed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390474] Re: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels
+if (e->n_channels > 2) { +/* FIXME: In some places code like this is used: + * + * e->masks[alsa_channel_ids[p]][e->n_channels-1] + * + * The definition of e->masks is + * + * pa_channel_position_mask_t masks[SND_MIXER_SCHN_LAST][2]; + * + * Since the array size is fixed at 2, we obviously + * don't support elements with more than two + * channels... */ +pa_log_warn("Volume element %s has %u channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!", e->alsa_name, e->n_channels); +return -1; +} + http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/commit/src/modules/alsa /alsa-mixer.c?id=527078523815587bfd021bc1d10782403e9b3e84 the answer was aleady stated in the patch you need to change alsa-mixer.h -pa_channel_position_mask_t masks[SND_MIXER_SCHN_LAST][2]; +pa_channel_position_mask_t masks[SND_MIXER_SCHN_LAST][8]; and - if (e->n_channels > 2) { + if (e->n_channels > 8) { -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390474 Title: "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much!" - PA doesn't support elements with more than two channels Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When connecting the Terratec PHASE26 in 16/48 mode (6 channels) I get the error "Volume element PCM has 6 channels. That's too much! I can't handle that!" and the card fails to show up in Sound Settings. Everything is fine with 24/48 mode (2 channels). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1390474/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp