[LAU] delta 1010 (yes) / delta 2496 (no)

[david]

On 05/01/2013 02:38 AM, David Santamauro wrote:
>
> On 04/30/2013 08:23 AM, David Santamauro wrote:
>> On 04/30/2013 07:43 AM, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>>> David Santamauro wrote:
>>>> All is well with every device except the delta 2496
>>>
>>> Are there any messages in the system log (/var/log/messages or the
>>> output of dmesg) after you're trying to load the driver snd-ice1712
>>> (unload it first)?
>>>
>>
>> as a matter of fact, yes, sorry, forgot about that error
>>
>> [   10.973036] ALSA sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c:2365 invalid EEPROM
>> (size = 97)
>> [   10.979598] snd_ice1712: probe of 0000:05:00.0 failed with error -5
>>
>> ... which is
>>
>> 05:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712
>> [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller (rev 02)
>>          Subsystem: VIA Technologies Inc. M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
>>          Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 19
>>          I/O ports at dfa0 [size=32]
>>          I/O ports at dff0 [size=16]
>>          I/O ports at dfe0 [size=16]
>>          I/O ports at df40 [size=64]
>>          Capabilities: <access denied>
>
>
> Monster thread over at
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1932441.html
>
> The OP's suspicion as to why his delta66 wasn't recognized:
>
> "My suspicion is that this is all related to the evil bridge chips they
> use on the mobo to run PCI slots thorugh PCIe controllers. Both PCI
> slots run through this little chip and I reckon that it plays a major
> part in the trouble (my conjecture - cant prove it!). Its worth noting
> that when I installed the soundblaster card that solved the problem for
> me both cards were given the same HW identifier when running aplay -l
> etc (which suggests to me that the bridge chip is screwing it up).
> Anyhow, either way it seems unable to properly address the chip on the
> soundcard properly."
>
> To summarize, he was using 1 slot of the 2 available PCI slots and he
> found that by inserting a second PCI card into the second slot enabled
> recognition of the first PCI slot (his delta66).
>
> Interestingly, I had never actually tried with only one of my cards, so
> I removed my delta2496 (occupying the 2nd slot) and the box wouldn't
> boot --

Hmmm, sounds like a motherboard problem. Or something else plugged into 
the mobo got bejoggled out of place enough to bother a marginal mobo?

> I'll try and figure out exactly what is happening there the next
> time I have a chance to reboot. But, nevertheless, in some small way
> this effect lends credence (albeit remotely) to the above OP's
> assumption that a second card as well as pci/pcie bridge "stuff" is at
> play here.
>
> thoughts welcome, thanks,

You're welcome!


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