Re: Question on ALSA intel8x0

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Mon Jan 08 2007 - 07:04:16 EST


At Sun, 7 Jan 2007 01:29:27 +0100,
J.A. =?UTF-8?B?TWFnYWxsw7Nu?= wrote:
>
> Hi...
>
> I have a curious issue with snd_intel8x0 ALSA driver:
>
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.5 disabled
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.5[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: AC'97 0 analog subsections not ready
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 50136 usecs
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: intel8x0: measured clock 219 rejected
> Jan 7 01:14:27 werewolf-wl kernel: intel8x0: clocking to 48000
>
> And this file is created:
>
> /dev/.udev/failed/class@sound@controlC0
>
> What does this 'failed' mean ? Why is my card 'not ready' ?

Judging from the kernel message, the driver looks OK except that the
clocking measurement doesn't work properly (I guess it's built-in?).
So, it's rather a user-space issue (e.g. missing stuff in initrd).

> Sound works, anyways.
>
> BTW, before alsa driver loads, I hear a strange whisper through the speakers,
> nothing since the sound subsystem is initialized. Bad connections ?

Does it happen with a cold boot or at any boot sequence?


Takashi
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