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Date:      Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:47:33 +0200
From:      raoul megelas <rmgls@wanadoo.fr>
To:        Ariff Abdullah <skywizard@MyBSD.org.my>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Massive sound changes / fix (24/32bit pcm support, new
Message-ID:  <20050714134733.GA788@wanadoo.fr>
In-Reply-To: <20050714192156.2f42a7a2.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my>
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On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 07:21:56PM +0800, Ariff Abdullah wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:14:53 +0200
> raoul megelas <rmgls@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 05:42:49AM +0800, Ariff Abdullah wrote:
> > > On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:30:19 -0400
> > > Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> > > > On Jul 13, Ariff Abdullah wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:44:24 -0400
> > > > > Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> > > > > > On Jul 13, Ariff Abdullah wrote:
> > > > > > > On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:02:33 +0200
> > > > > > > raoul megelas <rmgls@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > after applying the patch (July, 8), i notice regular
> > > > > > > > pops when adjusting the mixer for any input or output.
> > > > > > > > Is it related to the hardware (ich5), or the driver.
> > > > > > > > I does not know.  Any idea to help?
> > > > > > > > thanks a lot.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Is the volume level change in a drastic manner or
> > > > > > > gradually?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 	Sounds like a locking issue.  Writting to the device
> > > > > > 	while
> > > > > > another thread is already writting to the device.  I don't
> > > > > > know this hardward but have seen this on others.
> > > > > > 	--Mat
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > (hey welcome back!)
> > > > > 
> > > > > I hope so... But one thing about intel ac97 standard itself is
> > > > > stupid incompatibility across different vendor. I'm afraid his
> > > > > problem is because of incorrect mixer resolution detection.
> > > > > ac97.c (line 629) trying its best to calculate *exact*
> > > > > resolution although already predefined up there. In any case,
> > > > > we can simply ignore it and carry on with predefined value
> > > > > (the detection mechanism should be fine though).
> > > > > 
> > > > > sigh.. I really hope it's about locking issue, which is easier
> > > > > to mitigate as compare with that.
> > > > 
> > > > 	Hi,
> > > > 	I'm must be missing something, I think the complaint is noise
> > > > when adjusting the volumen, not the granularity of the volume
> > > > level.
> > > > 	--Mat
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm worrying too much. Let us hope he can respon quick enough.
> > hi,
> > 
> > sorry, i receive the messages list once a day.
> > 
> > this happen too on my maestro3 chip on another machine
> > (now old dell inspiron 8000).
> > I tend to think it is a general problem.
> > Windows use a step-by-step method (not very convenient),
> > but perhaps they have the same problem???
> > 
> > the amount of change i tried is simply 50 to 75 75 to 100.
> > Fill free to ask any test if needed.
> > thanks
> > 
> 
> Now that's really weird, you mean, even Windows having that sort of
> problem too? Let me ask you a question first: Is the problem occur
> *with* that patch applied, or even *without* it?

the problem does not seem to happen on windows, perhaps due to the step-by-step adjustment.
I'll will revert compile and try. as soon as possible i'll mail the result.
thanks for your time.
 
> (Next time, please CC your mail to the ml)

ok, no problem.




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