From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 18 15:49:27 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 857AA16A402 for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:49:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tmueller@bluegrass.net) Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 389C013C4AC for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:49:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tmueller@bluegrass.net) Received: from ibm66aec.bellsouth.net ([65.80.82.52]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070718151738.GWTM28866.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm66aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:17:38 -0400 Received: from darkstar ([65.80.82.52]) by ibm66aec.bellsouth.net with SMTP id <20070718151738.DLBR15943.ibm66aec.bellsouth.net@darkstar> for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:17:38 -0400 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:17:58 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <469e2f26.zo6NrU0bJgCoibNA%tmueller@bluegrass.net> User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.1 6/15/06 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Invalid or unrecognized AC97 codec in Creative/Ensoniq CT5880 sound X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:49:27 -0000 I have a problem with onboard sound on a Gigabyte GA-7DXR motherboard, am trying to determine if the fault is with the software drivers, or if the AC97 codec is really dead or not there. I have Linux (Slackware 11.0) installed, also FreeBSD 6.2, have also made and run live CDs for NetBSD 2007 (v4 beta), Mepis (Linux), OliveBSD (based on OpenBSD), and the DOSDRV on the CD also doesn't work (no specific messages there). I have never had any sound at all with this motherboard/sound card and am getting ready to buy an add-on PCI sound card (or USB?). CPU is AMD Athlon 1400 MHz, I have 40 GB Western Digital hard drive. Other installed OS, besides Linux and FreeBSD, is DR-DOS 7.03. I have a logical partition where I could install a 180-day evaluation version of MS-Windows Server 2003 from a CD that I received in the mail unsolicited, or could install NetBSD 3.1. I show the pertinent portions of the dmesg files, or /var/log/syslog in the case of Slackware. Following is from FreeBSD 6.2 installation dmesg: pcm0: port 0xd400-0xd43f irq 10 at device 14.0 on pci0 pcm0: AC97 reset timed out. pcm0: ac97 codec invalid or not present (id == 0) device_attach: pcm0 attach returned 6 Following is from NetBSD 2007 live CD dmesg: eap0: interrupting at irq 10 eap0: ac97: unknown (0x00000000) codec; no 3D stereo audio0 at eap0: full duplex, mmap, independent midi0 at eap0: AudioPCI MIDI UART puc0 at pci0 dev 15 function 0: US Robotics (3Com) 3CP5609 PCI 16550 Modem (com) Following is from OliveBSD live CD: eap0 at pci0 dev 14 function 0 "Ensoniq CT5880" rev 0x03: irq 10 eap0: eap1371_read_codec timeout 2 ac97: codec id not read audio0 at eap0 midi0 at eap0: Following is from Mepis (Linux) live CD: [17179612.820000] ALSA /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c:2060: AC'97 0 access is not valid [0x0], removing mixer. [17179612.836000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0e.0 disabled [17179612.836000] ENS1371: probe of 0000:00:0e.0 failed with error -5 [17179613.100000] fuse init (API version 7.8) With Slackware (Linux) installation, nothing about sound card showed in dmesg, but the info showed in /var/log/syslog: Jul 16 08:55:33 darkstar kernel: ALSA ac97_codec.c:1919: AC'97 0 access is not valid [0x0], removing mixer. Jul 16 08:55:33 darkstar insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.33.3/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1371.o.gz: init_module: No such device Jul 16 08:55:33 darkstar insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.33.3/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1371.o.gz: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg Jul 16 08:55:33 darkstar insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.33.3/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1371.o.gz: insmod snd-ens1371 failed and these lines were repeated many times, as if once weren't enough. Should I just go ahead and buy a PCI sound card, or is there any sense in making any further attempts with Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, or the 180-day evaluation version of Windows Server 2003? I feel like I'm just beating a dead horse, or dead sound chip/AC97 codec. Tom