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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt | 75 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt | 242 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt | 15 |
3 files changed, 246 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 355ff0a..241e26c 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -467,7 +467,12 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. above explicitly. The power-management is supported. - + + Module snd-cs5530 + _________________ + + Module for Cyrix/NatSemi Geode 5530 chip. + Module snd-cs5535audio ---------------------- @@ -759,6 +764,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. model - force the model name position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = none, 2 = POSBUF, 3 = FIFO size) + probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots) single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with codecs (for debugging only) enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off) @@ -803,6 +809,8 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. hp-3013 HP machines (3013-variant) fujitsu Fujitsu S7020 acer Acer TravelMate + will Will laptops (PB V7900) + replacer Replacer 672V basic fixed pin assignment (old default model) auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) @@ -811,16 +819,31 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. hp-bpc HP xw4400/6400/8400/9400 laptops hp-bpc-d7000 HP BPC D7000 benq Benq ED8 + benq-t31 Benq T31 hippo Hippo (ATI) with jack detection, Sony UX-90s hippo_1 Hippo (Benq) with jack detection + sony-assamd Sony ASSAMD basic fixed pin assignment w/o SPDIF auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) + ALC268 + 3stack 3-stack model + auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) + + ALC662 + 3stack-dig 3-stack (2-channel) with SPDIF + 3stack-6ch 3-stack (6-channel) + 3stack-6ch-dig 3-stack (6-channel) with SPDIF + 6stack-dig 6-stack with SPDIF + lenovo-101e Lenovo laptop + auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) + ALC882/885 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O 6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O arima Arima W820Di1 macpro MacPro support + imac24 iMac 24'' with jack detection w2jc ASUS W2JC auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) @@ -832,9 +855,15 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 6stack-dig-demo 6-jack digital for Intel demo board acer Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc) medion Medion Laptops + medion-md2 Medion MD2 targa-dig Targa/MSI targa-2ch-dig Targs/MSI with 2-channel laptop-eapd 3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE) + lenovo-101e Lenovo 101E + lenovo-nb0763 Lenovo NB0763 + lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195 + 6stack-hp HP machines with 6stack (Nettle boards) + 3stack-hp HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards) auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) ALC861/660 @@ -853,7 +882,9 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF OUT 6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF OUT 3stack-660 3-jack (for ALC660VD) + 3stack-660-digout 3-jack with SPDIF OUT (for ALC660VD) lenovo Lenovo 3000 C200 + dallas Dallas laptops auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) CMI9880 @@ -864,12 +895,26 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. allout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF out auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) + AD1882 + 3stack 3-stack mode (default) + 6stack 6-stack mode + + AD1884 + N/A + AD1981 basic 3-jack (default) hp HP nx6320 thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T60/X60/Z60 toshiba Toshiba U205 + AD1983 + N/A + + AD1984 + basic default configuration + thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T61/X61 + AD1986A 6stack 6-jack, separate surrounds (default) 3stack 3-stack, shared surrounds @@ -907,11 +952,18 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. ref Reference board 3stack D945 3stack 5stack D945 5stack + SPDIF - macmini Intel Mac Mini - macbook Intel Mac Book - macbook-pro-v1 Intel Mac Book Pro 1st generation - macbook-pro Intel Mac Book Pro 2nd generation - imac-intel Intel iMac + dell Dell XPS M1210 + intel-mac-v1 Intel Mac Type 1 + intel-mac-v2 Intel Mac Type 2 + intel-mac-v3 Intel Mac Type 3 + intel-mac-v4 Intel Mac Type 4 + intel-mac-v5 Intel Mac Type 5 + macmini Intel Mac Mini (equivalent with type 3) + macbook Intel Mac Book (eq. type 5) + macbook-pro-v1 Intel Mac Book Pro 1st generation (eq. type 3) + macbook-pro Intel Mac Book Pro 2nd generation (eq. type 3) + imac-intel Intel iMac (eq. type 2) + imac-intel-20 Intel iMac (newer version) (eq. type 3) STAC9202/9250/9251 ref Reference board, base config @@ -956,6 +1008,17 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be avoided as much as possible... + MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS: + On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option + to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead. + This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot + (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio + bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling + CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_DETECT, or simply from the file name of the codec + proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option. + For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and + probe_mask=4 means only the third slot. + The power-management is supported. Module snd-hdsp diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt index e40cce8..2ad5e63 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - Guide to using M-Audio Audiophile USB with ALSA and Jack v1.3 + Guide to using M-Audio Audiophile USB with ALSA and Jack v1.5 ======================================================== Thibault Le Meur <Thibault.LeMeur@supelec.fr> @@ -6,8 +6,19 @@ This document is a guide to using the M-Audio Audiophile USB (tm) device with ALSA and JACK. +History +======= +* v1.4 - Thibault Le Meur (2007-07-11) + - Added Low Endianness nature of 16bits-modes + found by Hakan Lennestal <Hakan.Lennestal@brfsodrahamn.se> + - Modifying document structure +* v1.5 - Thibault Le Meur (2007-07-12) + - Added AC3/DTS passthru info + + 1 - Audiophile USB Specs and correct usage ========================================== + This part is a reminder of important facts about the functions and limitations of the device. @@ -25,18 +36,18 @@ The device has 4 audio interfaces, and 2 MIDI ports: The internal DAC/ADC has the following characteristics: * sample depth of 16 or 24 bits * sample rate from 8kHz to 96kHz -* Two ports can't use different sample depths at the same time. Moreover, the -Audiophile USB documentation gives the following Warning: "Please exit any -audio application running before switching between bit depths" +* Two interfaces can't use different sample depths at the same time. +Moreover, the Audiophile USB documentation gives the following Warning: +"Please exit any audio application running before switching between bit depths" Due to the USB 1.1 bandwidth limitation, a limited number of interfaces can be activated at the same time depending on the audio mode selected: - * 16-bit/48kHz ==> 4 channels in/4 channels out + * 16-bit/48kHz ==> 4 channels in + 4 channels out - Ai+Ao+Di+Do - * 24-bit/48kHz ==> 4 channels in/2 channels out, - or 2 channels in/4 channels out + * 24-bit/48kHz ==> 4 channels in + 2 channels out, + or 2 channels in + 4 channels out - Ai+Ao+Do or Ai+Di+Ao or Ai+Di+Do or Di+Ao+Do - * 24-bit/96kHz ==> 2 channels in, or 2 channels out (half duplex only) + * 24-bit/96kHz ==> 2 channels in _or_ 2 channels out (half duplex only) - Ai or Ao or Di or Do Important facts about the Digital interface: @@ -52,44 +63,56 @@ source is connected synchronization error (for instance sound played at an odd sample rate) -2 - Audiophile USB support in ALSA -================================== +2 - Audiophile USB MIDI support in ALSA +======================================= -2.1 - MIDI ports ----------------- -The Audiophile USB MIDI ports will be automatically supported once the +The Audiophile USB MIDI ports will be automatically supported once the following modules have been loaded: * snd-usb-audio * snd-seq-midi No additional setting is required. -2.2 - Audio ports ------------------ + +3 - Audiophile USB Audio support in ALSA +======================================== Audio functions of the Audiophile USB device are handled by the snd-usb-audio module. This module can work in a default mode (without any device-specific parameter), or in an "advanced" mode with the device-specific parameter called "device_setup". -2.2.1 - Default Alsa driver mode - -The default behavior of the snd-usb-audio driver is to parse the device -capabilities at startup and enable all functions inside the device (including -all ports at any supported sample rates and sample depths). This approach -has the advantage to let the driver easily switch from sample rates/depths -automatically according to the need of the application claiming the device. - -In this case the Audiophile ports are mapped to alsa pcm devices in the -following way (I suppose the device's index is 1): +3.1 - Default Alsa driver mode +------------------------------ + +The default behavior of the snd-usb-audio driver is to list the device +capabilities at startup and activate the required mode when required +by the applications: for instance if the user is recording in a +24bit-depth-mode and immediately after wants to switch to a 16bit-depth mode, +the snd-usb-audio module will reconfigure the device on the fly. + +This approach has the advantage to let the driver automatically switch from sample +rates/depths automatically according to the user's needs. However, those who +are using the device under windows know that this is not how the device is meant to +work: under windows applications must be closed before using the m-audio control +panel to switch the device working mode. Thus as we'll see in next section, this +Default Alsa driver mode can lead to device misconfigurations. + +Let's get back to the Default Alsa driver mode for now. In this case the +Audiophile interfaces are mapped to alsa pcm devices in the following +way (I suppose the device's index is 1): * hw:1,0 is Ao in playback and Di in capture * hw:1,1 is Do in playback and Ai in capture * hw:1,2 is Do in AC3/DTS passthrough mode -You must note as well that the device uses Big Endian byte encoding so that -supported audio format are S16_BE for 16-bit depth modes and S24_3BE for -24-bits depth mode. One exception is the hw:1,2 port which is Little Endian -compliant and thus uses S16_LE. +In this mode, the device uses Big Endian byte-encoding so that +supported audio format are S16_BE for 16-bit depth modes and S24_3BE for +24-bits depth mode. + +One exception is the hw:1,2 port which was reported to be Little Endian +compliant (supposedly supporting S16_LE) but processes in fact only S16_BE streams. +This has been fixed in kernel 2.6.23 and above and now the hw:1,2 interface +is reported to be big endian in this default driver mode. Examples: * playing a S24_3BE encoded raw file to the Ao port @@ -98,22 +121,26 @@ Examples: % arecord -D hw:1,1 -c2 -t raw -r48000 -fS24_3BE test.raw * playing a S16_BE encoded raw file to the Do port % aplay -D hw:1,1 -c2 -t raw -r48000 -fS16_BE test.raw + * playing an ac3 sample file to the Do port + % aplay -D hw:1,2 --channels=6 ac3_S16_BE_encoded_file.raw -If you're happy with the default Alsa driver setup and don't experience any +If you're happy with the default Alsa driver mode and don't experience any issue with this mode, then you can skip the following chapter. -2.2.2 - Advanced module setup +3.2 - Advanced module setup +--------------------------- Due to the hardware constraints described above, the device initialization made by the Alsa driver in default mode may result in a corrupted state of the device. For instance, a particularly annoying issue is that the sound captured -from the Ai port sounds distorted (as if boosted with an excessive high volume -gain). +from the Ai interface sounds distorted (as if boosted with an excessive high +volume gain). For people having this problem, the snd-usb-audio module has a new module -parameter called "device_setup". +parameter called "device_setup" (this parameter was introduced in kernel +release 2.6.17) -2.2.2.1 - Initializing the working mode of the Audiophile USB +3.2.1 - Initializing the working mode of the Audiophile USB As far as the Audiophile USB device is concerned, this value let the user specify: @@ -121,33 +148,57 @@ specify: * the sample rate * whether the Di port is used or not -Here is a list of supported device_setup values for this device: - * device_setup=0x00 (or omitted) - - Alsa driver default mode - - maintains backward compatibility with setups that do not use this - parameter by not introducing any change - - results sometimes in corrupted sound as described earlier +When initialized with "device_setup=0x00", the snd-usb-audio module has +the same behaviour as when the parameter is omitted (see paragraph "Default +Alsa driver mode" above) + +Others modes are described in the following subsections. + +3.2.1.1 - 16-bit modes + +The two supported modes are: + * device_setup=0x01 - 16bits 48kHz mode with Di disabled - Ai,Ao,Do can be used at the same time - hw:1,0 is not available in capture mode - hw:1,2 is not available + * device_setup=0x11 - 16bits 48kHz mode with Di enabled - Ai,Ao,Di,Do can be used at the same time - hw:1,0 is available in capture mode - hw:1,2 is not available + +In this modes the device operates only at 16bits-modes. Before kernel 2.6.23, +the devices where reported to be Big-Endian when in fact they were Little-Endian +so that playing a file was a matter of using: + % aplay -D hw:1,1 -c2 -t raw -r48000 -fS16_BE test_S16_LE.raw +where "test_S16_LE.raw" was in fact a little-endian sample file. + +Thanks to Hakan Lennestal (who discovered the Little-Endiannes of the device in +these modes) a fix has been committed (expected in kernel 2.6.23) and +Alsa now reports Little-Endian interfaces. Thus playing a file now is as simple as +using: + % aplay -D hw:1,1 -c2 -t raw -r48000 -fS16_LE test_S16_LE.raw + +3.2.1.2 - 24-bit modes + +The three supported modes are: + * device_setup=0x09 - 24bits 48kHz mode with Di disabled - Ai,Ao,Do can be used at the same time - hw:1,0 is not available in capture mode - hw:1,2 is not available + * device_setup=0x19 - 24bits 48kHz mode with Di enabled - 3 ports from {Ai,Ao,Di,Do} can be used at the same time - hw:1,0 is available in capture mode and an active digital source must be connected to Di - hw:1,2 is not available + * device_setup=0x0D or 0x10 - 24bits 96kHz mode - Di is enabled by default for this mode but does not need to be connected @@ -155,34 +206,64 @@ Here is a list of supported device_setup values for this device: - Only 1 port from {Ai,Ao,Di,Do} can be used at the same time - hw:1,0 is available in captured mode - hw:1,2 is not available + +In these modes the device is only Big-Endian compliant (see "Default Alsa driver +mode" above for an aplay command example) + +3.2.1.3 - AC3 w/ DTS passthru mode + +Thanks to Hakan Lennestal, I now have a report saying that this mode works. + * device_setup=0x03 - 16bits 48kHz mode with only the Do port enabled - - AC3 with DTS passthru (not tested) + - AC3 with DTS passthru - Caution with this setup the Do port is mapped to the pcm device hw:1,0 -2.2.2.2 - Setting and switching configurations with the device_setup parameter +The command line used to playback the AC3/DTS encoded .wav-files in this mode: + % aplay -D hw:1,0 --channels=6 ac3_S16_LE_encoded_file.raw + +3.2.2 - How to use the device_setup parameter +---------------------------------------------- The parameter can be given: + * By manually probing the device (as root): # modprobe -r snd-usb-audio # modprobe snd-usb-audio index=1 device_setup=0x09 + * Or while configuring the modules options in your modules configuration file - For Fedora distributions, edit the /etc/modprobe.conf file: alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio options snd-usb-audio index=1 device_setup=0x09 -IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN SWITCHING CONFIGURATION: -------------------------------------------- - * You may need to _first_ initialize the module with the correct device_setup - parameter and _only_after_ turn on the Audiophile USB device - * This is especially true when switching the sample depth: +CAUTION when initializaing the device +------------------------------------- + + * Correct initialization on the device requires that device_setup is given to + the module BEFORE the device is turned on. So, if you use the "manual probing" + method described above, take care to power-on the device AFTER this initialization. + + * Failing to respect this will lead in a misconfiguration of the device. In this case + turn off the device, unproble the snd-usb-audio module, then probe it again with + correct device_setup parameter and then (and only then) turn on the device again. + + * If you've correctly initialized the device in a valid mode and then want to switch + to another mode (possibly with another sample-depth), please use also the following + procedure: - first turn off the device - de-register the snd-usb-audio module (modprobe -r) - change the device_setup parameter by changing the device_setup option in /etc/modprobe.conf - turn on the device + * A workaround for this last issue has been applied to kernel 2.6.23, but it may not + be enough to ensure the 'stability' of the device initialization. -2.2.2.3 - Audiophile USB's device_setup structure +3.2.3 - Technical details for hackers +------------------------------------- +This section is for hackers, wanting to understand details about the device +internals and how Alsa supports it. + +3.2.3.1 - Audiophile USB's device_setup structure If you want to understand the device_setup magic numbers for the Audiophile USB, you need some very basic understanding of binary computation. However, @@ -228,12 +309,12 @@ Caution: - choosing b2 will prepare all interfaces for 24bits/96kHz but you'll only be able to use one at the same time -2.2.3 - USB implementation details for this device +3.2.3.2 - USB implementation details for this device You may safely skip this section if you're not interested in driver -development. +hacking. -This section describes some internal aspects of the device and summarize the +This section describes some internal aspects of the device and summarizes the data I got by usb-snooping the windows and Linux drivers. The M-Audio Audiophile USB has 7 USB Interfaces: @@ -293,43 +374,45 @@ parse_audio_endpoints function uses a quirk called "audiophile_skip_setting_quirk" in order to prevent AltSettings not corresponding to device_setup from being registered in the driver. -3 - Audiophile USB and Jack support +4 - Audiophile USB and Jack support =================================== This section deals with support of the Audiophile USB device in Jack. -The main issue regarding this support is that the device is Big Endian -compliant. -3.1 - Using the plug alsa plugin --------------------------------- +There are 2 main potential issues when using Jackd with the device: +* support for Big-Endian devices in 24-bit modes +* support for 4-in / 4-out channels + +4.1 - Direct support in Jackd +----------------------------- -Jack doesn't directly support big endian devices. Thus, one way to have support -for this device with Alsa is to use the Alsa "plug" converter. +Jack supports big endian devices only in recent versions (thanks to +Andreas Steinmetz for his first big-endian patch). I can't remember +extacly when this support was released into jackd, let's just say that +with jackd version 0.103.0 it's almost ok (just a small bug is affecting +16bits Big-Endian devices, but since you've read carefully the above +paragraphs, you're now using kernel >= 2.6.23 and your 16bits devices +are now Little Endians ;-) ). + +You can run jackd with the following command for playback with Ao and +record with Ai: + % jackd -R -dalsa -Phw:1,0 -r48000 -p128 -n2 -D -Chw:1,1 + +4.2 - Using Alsa plughw +----------------------- +If you don't have a recent Jackd installed, you can downgrade to using +the Alsa "plug" converter. For instance here is one way to run Jack with 2 playback channels on Ao and 2 capture channels from Ai: % jackd -R -dalsa -dplughw:1 -r48000 -p256 -n2 -D -Cplughw:1,1 - However you may see the following warning message: "You appear to be using the ALSA software "plug" layer, probably a result of using the "default" ALSA device. This is less efficient than it could be. Consider using a hardware device instead rather than using the plug layer." -3.2 - Patching alsa to use direct pcm device --------------------------------------------- -A patch for Jack by Andreas Steinmetz adds support for Big Endian devices. -However it has not been included in the CVS tree. - -You can find it at the following URL: -http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1289682&group_id=39687& -atid=425939 - -After having applied the patch you can run jackd with the following command -line: - % jackd -R -dalsa -Phw:1,0 -r48000 -p128 -n2 -D -Chw:1,1 - -3.2 - Getting 2 input and/or output interfaces in Jack +4.3 - Getting 2 input and/or output interfaces in Jack ------------------------------------------------------ As you can see, starting the Jack server this way will only enable 1 stereo @@ -339,6 +422,7 @@ This is due to the following restrictions: * Jack can only open one capture device and one playback device at a time * The Audiophile USB is seen as 2 (or three) Alsa devices: hw:1,0, hw:1,1 (and optionally hw:1,2) + If you want to get Ai+Di and/or Ao+Do support with Jack, you would need to combine the Alsa devices into one logical "complex" device. @@ -348,13 +432,11 @@ It is related to another device (ice1712) but can be adapted to suit the Audiophile USB. Enabling multiple Audiophile USB interfaces for Jackd will certainly require: -* patching Jack with the previously mentioned "Big Endian" patch -* patching Jackd with the MMAP_COMPLEX patch (see the ice1712 page) -* patching the alsa-lib/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c file (see the ice1712 page) +* Making sure your Jackd version has the MMAP_COMPLEX patch (see the ice1712 page) +* (maybe) patching the alsa-lib/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c file (see the ice1712 page) * define a multi device (combination of hw:1,0 and hw:1,1) in your .asoundrc file * start jackd with this device -I had no success in testing this for now, but this may be due to my OS -configuration. If you have any success with this kind of setup, please -drop me an email. +I had no success in testing this for now, if you have any success with this kind +of setup, please drop me an email. diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt index ec2a025..bfa0c9a 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt @@ -278,6 +278,21 @@ current mixer configuration by reading and writing the whole file image. +Duplex Streams +============== + +Note that when attempting to use a single device file for playback and +capture, the OSS API provides no way to set the format, sample rate or +number of channels different in each direction. Thus + io_handle = open("device", O_RDWR) +will only function correctly if the values are the same in each direction. + +To use different values in the two directions, use both + input_handle = open("device", O_RDONLY) + output_handle = open("device", O_WRONLY) +and set the values for the corresponding handle. + + Unsupported Features ==================== |