Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:44:01 +0800 From: Ariff Abdullah <ariff@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org Subject: HEADS UP: Last call for snd_hda(4) testers - High Definition Audio driver Message-ID: <20060929044401.5c52bef3.ariff@FreeBSD.org>
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--Signature=_Fri__29_Sep_2006_04_44_01_+0800_QbWchVmgk_SsJxL8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ Please remove current@ and stable@ from your CC: . This mail serves only as an announcement (or a death threat, if you prefer that way). ] Allright folks, I've had enough. It is time to go gold. This driver is proven stable and works (mostly) after several weeks of testing and bug hunting, thanks to those unfortunate unpaid victims at #freebsd-azalia@freenode and few other unsung heroes. If you're using previous driver, please remove it, get a latest/pristine RELENG_6 or -CURRENT, and apply these patches: For RELENG_6: http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/test/hda_releng6.diff For -CURRENT: http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/test/hda_current.diff While applying these patches using patch(1), DO NOT forget about "-p0" argument. I'm getting tired with people reporting the same old "patch failed" or "compile failed" because of this. Stick this into your mind, forever, eternally. The proper way to apply it is like this: patch -d /usr/src -p0 < hda_yada.diff You don't have to buildworld, buildkernel or any other sacrificial ritual. Simply "cd /usr/src/sys/modules/sound/ && make clean cleandir && make && make install" should do the trick. Well, it is up to you, really :) Unfortunately, those who are still stuck with 6.1-RELEASE and earlier had to rely on the binary driver instead. Please grab both sound.ko and snd_hda.ko at http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/HDA/kmod/ and replace whatever sound.ko you have there. HDA Driver Revision: 20060929_0025 <- see ? There are $((9999 - 25)) more iterations before it reach its equilibrium state. Issues: 1) SPDIF not working - I had to disable it, for now. 2) Multichannel/surround not working - The driver tries to output the sound to all possible path. If you have speakers attach to all of them, chances are it all works, but not in a true sense of multichannel/surround. There are few more works left to do on the upper layer of the sound driver to make it works properly. 3) Recording is broken on few hardwares - As far as I can tell, it should work flawlessly, but not to all. This is a bit tricky to handle, but I'm working on it. 4) Pluging in headset does not mute speakers - This is easy (read #5) 5) Nothing works at all - more like a null driver, isn't it? Please follow the instructions from http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/HDA/ . The death threat is real :) 6) The driver cause panic, killing my first unborn child - nahh.. I don't believe this. If you're running -CURRENT, the issues are probably elsewhere :) As suggested by netchild@, please report your success or failure like this to freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org: Success ------- Hardware/chipset: Compaq Presario V3000 series =20 http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3D3190957&lc=3Den&cc=3Du= s&dlc=3Den&lang=3Den&cc=3Dus Playback: Works flawlessly Recording: Works flawlessly Specific Issues: None. It works out of the box, including analog CD. Special request: I want to die in peace. Verbose dmesg: pcm0: <NVidia MCP51 High Definition Audio Controller> mem 0xc0000000-0xc0003fff irq 10 at device 16.1 on pci0 pcm0: <HDA Codec: Conexant Venice> pcm0: <HDA Driver Revision: 20060929_0025> (optional, you don't have to include those boring and uneventfull kernel noises since the driver already works for you) Failure ------- Hardware/chipset: Karipap series http://www.karipap.com/ Playback: NONE! Recording: NONE! Specific Issues: I would rather amaze if this works since it is a food to begin with. Special request: I can donate this to you, but even so, you can buy it at the nearest food stall for an RM 0.50 Verbose dmesg: (please put your verbose dmesg here or I'll send another death threat to your first unborn child) -- Ariff Abdullah FreeBSD ... Recording in stereo is obviously too advanced and confusing for us idiot ***** users :P ........ --Signature=_Fri__29_Sep_2006_04_44_01_+0800_QbWchVmgk_SsJxL8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFHDQWlr+deMUwTNoRAsnXAJ4to4nUcdNhf0oCz/O+RPBvRivSmwCgvK3n zGsuHpHV3juw3m9YSs0Gd4o= =7THp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Fri__29_Sep_2006_04_44_01_+0800_QbWchVmgk_SsJxL8--
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