Re: Weird SBAudigy problem ...
On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 11:50:00AM +0200, Marcin 'Morgoth' Kurek wrote:
> Hell[o],
>
> Some time ago a weird problem hit me from nowhere and generaly I have no
> ideas what I can do about it.
>
> The problem is related to my soundcard. Now I use SBAudigy card and ALSA
> 1.0.5a on Pegasos 2 machine with G4 1GHz CPU.
>
> I like to listen mp3 files when working, but now it is impossible. After
> random amount of time (Sometimes 15 min, sometimes 2h) music stops without
> any reason and XMMS program displays requester telling me that I
> should chceck is my card is propetly plugged in to the slot or is any
> program use sound card now (This is impossible because only XMMS is running)
> After such situation I can't find any errors or warnings in the log files,
> completly nothing. Restarting alsa also not help only reboot.
This sounds like you somehow hosed the sound card, maybe the driver is not
really ppc friendly ? Did anyone already try an audigy card on ppc hardware ?
> This is realy anonying to reboot after 1-2h of work :/
>
> No errors and random nature of this problems realy makes hard for me to fix
> it or just say what is wrong.
>
> First I think it's a hotplug (I upgraded it short time before this problem
> apear) but not, second idea was a kernel but this was also missed shoot
> because I have it on 2.6.5 and 2.6.7 kernels too.
>
> Anyone can give me any hints ? If more informations are required just tell
> me.
I strongly suspect a kernel driver problem. Did the G4 errata fix have some
influence on your problem ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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