[linux-audio-user] Re: hdsp pcmcia issues, again...Someone please explain this phenomenon?!!

[D R Holsbeck]

Well not too sure if there is a routing problem, or maybe a conflict
between the two cards. Is it possible to disable the onboard card? Or
maybe change the irq?

So if you dont run 2 instances of pd, and try running the multiface, the
sound is distoted? Can you describe what you are hearing? Does it sound
like an over driven amp? Or is it more like a conversion distortion, ie
sounds like some weird alien kind of noise?

Is it possible to hookup the multiface to a pci interface, and see if
that works?

Cheers
DuWayne

On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:18 +1100, we are wrote:
> ok, so i'm still stuck and still hanging around bothering people with
> this desparate issue, sorry..
> 
> just found this really really weird thing whilst fiddling with my HDSP
> multiface(pcmcia) and really like some kind of explaination for is so
> that it may help me and my hdsp issues. so i'm an avid PD user and i
> was having a poke around trying some things out. i am getting a
> horrible distortion with all sounds that output the card and i have
> been testing with a sine tone in PD to troulbe shoot this.
> i read in the rme FAQ's that it is suggested not to have the HDSP as
> the primary and default card in windows as the HDSP gets its sync from
> other devices. i assume that this is very different in linux and
> moreso JACK although i don't exactly know how. anyway, i tried running
> two intances of PD one with the IntelAC'97 (intel0x8) onboard card and
> the other instance of PD with the hammerfall hardware. This was done
> though ALSA and not JACK btw...
> the really weird thing was that the sine tone played perfectally
> through the multiface! whats up with that?!!
> however, i have noticed(and this is the main reason fro getting onto
> the HDSP) that the sine tone that the intel0x8 card plays is full of
> clicks and DIO errors from pd. when i get the tone out of the
> multiface using this technique, it is the exact same quality tone
> clicks and all.
> 
> so what i can see is happening here is that for some reason, the sound
> is routing through the intel0x8 card into and out the multiface. this
> only happens with pd and all other applications function (or not)
> normally ie, with a horrible distortion out the multiface.
> 
> could someone please explain to me what the **** is going on? and
> could this phenomenon help my situation at all.
> 
> thanks
> tom
> 
> On 3/8/06, we are <gateswideopen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi crew, this issue is probably getting boring now but i've hit it.
> >
> > i am trying to get my Multiface PCMCIA card to work under linux and
> > have tried many things but still a bit lost. i have it running on my
> > windows setup on the same computer(another partition) without a hitch.
> > for this reason i can't understnd why it would not function here in
> > linux.
> >
> > i am running an Asus v6800v (v6v) laptop and would really appriciate
> > some advice on where to move next...
> >
> > i have reached the point where alsa is set up
> >
> > .....
> >
> > localhost tom # cat /proc/asound/cards
> >
> > 0 [DSP ]: H-DSP - Hammerfall DSP
> >
> > RME Hammerfall DSP + Multiface at 0x54000000, irq 17
> >
> > 1 [ICH6 ]: ICH4 - Intel ICH6
> >
> > Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
> >
> > .....
> >
> > lspci | grep CardBus; lspci | grep RME
> >
> > 03:01.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
> >
> > 04:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: Xilinx Corporation RME Hammerfall
> > DSP (rev 32)
> > .....
> >
> > uname -a
> >
> > Linux localhost 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 17 05:35:27
> > EST 2006 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz GenuineIntel
> > GNU/Linux
> >
> > .....
> >
> > i have tried using setpci latency scripts found on this thread http :
> > lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-pcmcia/2004-April/000750.html
> >
> > However, i must admit i'm a really lost when it comes to this level of
> > computing. so i'm stabbing in the dark and currently trying to learn
> > about what all this means.
> >
> > script written by Daniel Ritz
> >
> > > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > >
> >
> > > # set lateny timers for the bridges
> >
> > > CB=`lspci | grep CardBus | cut -d" " -f1`
> >
> > > for i in $CB; do
> >
> > > echo "setting latency timer for CB $i"
> >
> > > setpci -s $i 0x0d.b=0xff > /dev/null
> >
> > > setpci -s $i 0x1b.b=0xff > /dev/null
> >
> > >
> >
> > > # for EnE only, others should ignore it
> >
> > > setpci -s $i 0xc9.b=0x06 > /dev/null
> >
> > > done
> >
> > this script did something but i'm not entirely sure what? pd seems to
> > detect audio input but can't output,(anyone know if i need to compile
> > pd with rme support to make it work.)
> >
> > after doing this i can get sound but its all distortorted and
> > horrible. it feels like on the right track here but i don't understand
> > the jargon or where to go next with it?
> >
> > ......
> >
> > no problems loading hdsploader firmware
> >
> > ......
> >
> > localhost tom # hdsploader
> >
> > hdsploader - firmware loader for RME Hammerfall DSP cards
> >
> > Looking for HDSP + Multiface or Digiface cards :
> >
> > Card 0 : RME Hammerfall DSP at 0x54000000, irq 17
> >
> > Upload firmware for card hw:0
> >
> > Firmware uploaded for card hw:0
> >
> > Card 1 : Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
> >
> > ......
> >
> > when trying to access change settings on hdspconf
> >
> > ......
> >
> > tom at localhost ~ $ hdspconf
> >
> > HDSPConf 1.4 - Copyright (C) 2003 Thomas Charbonnel <thomas at undata.org>
> >
> > This program comes WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
> >
> > HDSPConf is free software, see the file copying for details
> >
> > Looking for HDSP cards :
> >
> > Card 0 : RME Hammerfall DSP + Multiface at 0x54000000, irq 17
> >
> > Multiface found !
> >
> > Card 1 : Intel ICH6 with ALC650F at 0xdffff800, irq 17
> >
> > 1 Hammerfall DSP card found.
> >
> > Error accessing ctl interface on card hw:0
> >
> > .....
> >
> > i have read that some people have had problems when modules are set on
> > the same IRQ.
> >
> > i have no idea if this is a problem as my RME cardbus, wireless
> > (ipw2200), onboard sound (AC97) and Yenta are all on IRQ 17. this is
> > the same in windows and my bios is pretty limiting when it comes to
> > changing this stuff around.
> >
> > /proc/interrupts
> >
> > CPU0
> >
> > 0: 700336 IO-APIC-edge timer
> >
> > 1: 6148 IO-APIC-edge i8042
> >
> > 9: 2885 IO-APIC-level acpi
> >
> > 12: 2177 IO-APIC-edge i8042
> >
> > 14: 4815 IO-APIC-edge ide0
> >
> > 16: 2 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb5, ohci1394
> >
> > 17: 97673 IO-APIC-level yenta, hdsp, Intel ICH6, ipw2200
> >
> > 19: 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb4, skge
> >
> > 20: 92955 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2
> >
> > 21: 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb3
> >
> > NMI: 0
> >
> > LOC: 50568
> >
> > ERR: 0
> >
> > MIS: 0
> >
> > .....
> >
> >
> >
> > Any suggetions links greatly appriciated!
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > tom.
> >
> >
> >
> > also....
> >
> > have already tried pci=noacpi and acpi=off and there was no difference
> > to the setups, irq and the like.
> >
> > bit worried about upgrading my bios as the new asus bios for the v6 is
> > apparently noisy and has fan issues..... no good for my studio...
> >
>