Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:26:13 +0800 From: Ariff Abdullah <skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sound patches and volume problems? Message-ID: <20050829072613.3eb2b46e.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> In-Reply-To: <20050828234613.3e8b063a.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20050828234613.3e8b063a.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:46:13 +0200 Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> wrote: > Hello! > > I installed the massive sound patches from > http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/ > > on a laptop running an up-to-date 5.4-stable: > tingo@kg-jobbpc3$ uname -a > FreeBSD kg-jobbpc3.kg4.no 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #3: Thu Aug > 25 23:20:08 CEST 2005 > root@kg-jobbpc3.kg4.no:/storage/usr/obj/storage/usr/src/sys/T41_NOU > HID i386 > > The patches lets FreeBSD detect all the usb audio devices that I > have; this is good. > > However, there seems to be some problems with the volume controls... > it seems like the volume is ... sort of relative now, not absolute. > And when I adjust volume, equalizer settings etc, it seems lie the > volume gets ... well, lost, and gets louder all the time, until > finally I have to shut down xmms to save my speakers / headphones. > > The last device tested was a set of USB speakers from Jazz Speakers > (model no. J1116U), and theyu have the same problem. > Here are the lines from /var/loig/messages showing how the speakers > are detected: > Aug 28 23:06:53 kg-jobbpc3 kernel: ugen0: C-Media INC. USB Audio, > rev 1.10/0.10, addr 2 Aug 28 23:08:10 kg-jobbpc3 kernel: ugen0: at > uhub1 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected Aug 28 23:08:10 kg-jobbpc3 > kernel: ugen0: detached Aug 28 23:08:17 kg-jobbpc3 kernel: uaudio0: > C-Media INC. USB Audio, rev 1.10/0.10, addr 2 Aug 28 23:08:17 > kg-jobbpc3 kernel: uaudio0: audio rev 1.00 Aug 28 23:08:17 > kg-jobbpc3 kernel: pcm1: <USB Audio> on uaudio0 Aug 28 23:08:17 > kg-jobbpc3 kernel: record channel supported format list invalid Aug > 28 23:08:17 kg-jobbpc3 kernel: pcm1: chn_init(pcm1:record:0) failed: > err = 19 Aug 28 23:08:17 kg-jobbpc3 kernel: pcm1: > pcm_chn_create(ua_chan, -1, 0xc2f12a00) failed > > Currently, I have only tested with xmms, because there is no easy > way in zinf to chenge output device. > > I'm sorry that my little "problem report" isn't more accurate, but > so far I'm just seeing the symptoms, and don't know where to start > looking for the problems yet. -- > Regards, > Torfinn Ingolfsen, > Norway > Unfortunately, this is pretty much usb audio specific and I don't have any of it. People with this kind of hardware probably could tell you more, but I do suspect it's all about incorrect volume resolution or perhaps volume miscalculation within uaudio.c. -- Ariff Abdullah MyBSD http://www.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://staff.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4)
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