[linux-audio-user] echo3g module fails to load firmware

guillaume Meurisse g.meurisse at laposte.net
Sat Nov 18 06:14:30 EST 2006


Hi

guillaume Meurisse a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I bought a layla3g last month. I cant manage to get it work. when i 
> load the module i can read this in /var/log/messages:
>
> install_resident_loader: Failed to write DSP code
>
> If i retry the error message changes to this:
>
> install_resident_loader: Failed to write word count!
>
> I tried both 1.0.11 and 1.0.13 alsa versions. The sound card has
> worked a few times and i dont understand why.
>
> Here is kernel option relative to either kernel module loading or
> firmware loading that are activated:
>
> -module unloading
> -automatic kernel module loading
> -select only drivers that don't need compile-time external firmware
> -prevent firmware from being built
> -Userspace firmware loading support(M)
>
> This soundcards works well under windows, so this is not a hardware
> issue. What can i do to get it work with linux?
>
I've tried to use built in kernel alsa drivers, but i have the same
errors. Can someone who possess an echo3g sound card tell me which
kernel and alsa version he uses?

Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Echoaudio driver starting...
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:07.0[A] -> Link [APC4]
-> GSI 19 (level, high) -> IRQ 20
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi chip=f7aa0000
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi pci=dffbd800 irq=20 subdev=0100 Init hardware...
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi init_hw() - Echo3G
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi firmware requested: echo3g_dsp.fw
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi load_dsp: Set bad_board to TRUE
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi firmware requested: loader_dsp.fw

Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Resident loader failed to set HF5
*sometimes i get
Failed to write word count
*or
Failed to write DSP code

Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi firmware released
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi firmware released
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi init_hw err=-5
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Stop DSP...
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi rest_in_peace() open=0
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi stop_transport 0
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi stop_transport: No pipes to stop!
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi enable_midi_input(0)
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi timeout on send_vector
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Stopped.
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi MMIO freed.
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Chip freed.
Nov 18 11:51:47 Navi Echoaudio Echo3G: probe of 0000:01:07.0 failed with
error -5

All this errors come from this file
http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio_dsp.c

Cordialement,
Guillaume Meurisse



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