ALSA Upgrade Script

[kunaldragonball]

hi,

Please help me install my sound card drivers.As told in forum i updated my alsa drivers with the provided one.My card seems to getting recognize but no sound is heard here is
output of "aplay -l" command

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


Output of "aplay -L"

default:CARD=AudioPCI
Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
Front speakers
rear:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC1
Rear speakers
surround40:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
iec958:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)


I have also attached the logfile obtained from alsainfo.sh provided on the thread of alsa upgrade script.

Please help me install my sound card have been searching for drivers since 7 months and its getting frustating now.

Mine is PCI sound card on-board sound card has been disabled from bios..
If anybody knows the solution kindly mail me on kunal.narkhede@gmail.com
i am using ubuntu 9.04. tried ubuntu 9.10 but no luck no sound. in ubuntu 9,04 i can atleast use usb audiop card but in 9.10 even that doesn't work.

Thank you in advance

[sherl0k]

For the record, the script doesn't work on 2.6.32.

/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c: In function ‘HpiOs_DelayMicroSeconds’:
/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c:34: error: implicit declaration of function ‘schedule_timeout_uninterruptible’
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.21/alsa-driver-1.0.21] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-020632rc6-generic'
make: *** [compile] Error 2
alsa-driver-1.0.21 make failed

[kunaldragonball]

please can anybody here tell me how to follow this attached readme files installation steps..as the path given in readme file doesn't seem to exist in ubuntu also the option in "make config" command is diffrent.please someone kindly help me follow the insatllation steps.

sinc unable to attach the file i am pasting the contents over here


STEPS TO BUILD DRIVER
================================================== ==============================

1. Backup the Config.in and Makefile in the sound driver directory
(/usr/src/linux/driver/sound).
The Configure.help provide help when you config driver in step
4, please backup the original one (/usr/src/linux/Document) and
copy this file.
The cmpci is document for the driver in detail, please copy it
to /usr/src/linux/Document/sound so you can refer it. Backup if
there is already one.

2. Extract the tar file by 'tar xvzf cmpci-xx.tar.gz' in the above
directory.

3. Change directory to /usr/src/linux

4. Config cm8338 driver by 'make menuconfig', 'make config' or
'make xconfig' command.

5. Please select Sound Card (CONFIG_SOUND=m) support and CMPCI
driver (CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI=m) as modules. Resident mode not tested.
For driver option, please refer 'DRIVER PARAMETER'

6. Compile the kernel if necessary.

7. Compile the modules by 'make modules'.

8. Install the modules by 'make modules_install'


INSTALL DRIVER
================================================== ==============================

1. Before first time to run the driver, create module dependency by
'depmod -a'

2. To install the driver manually, enter 'modprobe cmpci'.

3. Driver installation for various distributions:

a. Slackware 4.0
Add the 'modprobe cmpci' command in your /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
file.so you can start the driver automatically each time booting.

b. Caldera OpenLinux 2.2
Use LISA to load the cmpci module.

c. RedHat 6.0 and S.u.S.E. 6.1
Add following command in /etc/conf.modules:

alias sound cmpci

also visit http://www.cmedia.com.tw for installation instruction.

DRIVER PARAMETER
================================================== ==============================

Some functions for the cm8738 can be configured in Kernel Configuration
or modules parameters. Set these parameters to 1 to enable.

spdif_loop: Enable S/PDIF loop, this route S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF-out
directly.
four_ch: Enable 4 channels mode, rear-out or line-in will output
the same as line-out.
rear_out: Enable this if you have independent rear-out jacket on
your sound card, otherwise line-in will be used as
rear-out.
modem: You will need to set this parameter if you want to use
the HSP modem. You need install the pctel.o, the modem
driver itself.
joystich: Enable joystick. You will need to install Linux joystick
driver.

[JCollierDavis]

I had logged a bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313369) but thanks to this script I now have sound!

Only disconcerting thing is the lack of output from the script. Those of us curious about what it is doing would love a --verbose switch so that each step is output to console.

A screen output would be nice. I ran the script and my screen blanked out (terminal screensaver is blank). I'd thought the screen was locked up until I hit the touchpad.

[ppnudd]

thanks a lot! so now I can hear the sound from my ubuntu)

[lordairivis]

For the record, the script doesn't work on 2.6.32.

I'm getting the same error compiling from source under rc7. is there a fix for this?

/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c: In function ‘HpiOs_DelayMicroSeconds’:
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c:34: error: implicit declaration of function ‘schedule_timeout_uninterruptible’
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-020632rc7-generic'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

[simosx]

I'm getting the same error compiling from source under rc7. is there a fix for this?

/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c: In function ‘HpiOs_DelayMicroSeconds’:
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.c:34: error: implicit declaration of function ‘schedule_timeout_uninterruptible’
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi/hpios_linux_kernel.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci/asihpi] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21/pci] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.21] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-020632rc7-generic'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

Normally that is a Alsa source code issue rather than an AlsaUpgrade issue. Are you using -snap or you try the stable 1.0.21?
You might have to try -snap for the latest and greatest of Alsa.

[steevelewis]

Hello Friends.
I do agree with you regarding sound output from Linux system, Linux does rely on the basicdrivers and utilities of common PC. So, I think some better sound driver's need to designinorder to increase performance of sound.
Thanks and stay connect.

[sherl0k]

Normally that is a Alsa source code issue rather than an AlsaUpgrade issue. Are you using -snap or you try the stable 1.0.21?
You might have to try -snap for the latest and greatest of Alsa.

Correct. I grabbed a snap, compiled manually, and it worked under .32. I just looked in the upgrade script to see what I needed pass through to the ./configure.

[lordairivis]

Normally that is a Alsa source code issue rather than an AlsaUpgrade issue. Are you using -snap or you try the stable 1.0.21?
You might have to try -snap for the latest and greatest of Alsa.

I was using stable, I'll give -snap a shot. Thanks.
EDIT: that worked.