Sound loops with latest uniaud and SMP

[Hansi]

SMP works again with version 3.13. There was no booting with SMP possible with versions 3.09-3.11. But sound loops, that stop when the sound object is opened.

Motherboard: Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA Soundcard: C-Media -- CMI8738 eCS2.0rc5 All drivers (Uniaud, USB, Dani) latest version No legacy hardware exept PS/2 keyboard

[ecsnl]

What is the build level of uniaud32.sys and uniaud16.sys. Run bldlevel.exe and post that information.

[Hansi]

With 3.14: No boot possible. Needs /!NOD switch, but traps when the mouse is touched. Same with eCSrc6a.

[eco]

reminder:

NVIDIA nForce3 250

​http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.ru.asp?Model=AM2NF3-VSTA

[eco]

e-co:

Pasha: RUS: в топку, вернее к родерику, тут надо или даунгрейтить или апгрейтить acpi ca

ENG: this may be related to Intel Acpi-ca. Works with 3.13, doesn't with 3.14 because 3.14 is based on different Intel source code.

[Hansi]

rc6a works with switches /SMP /APIC /!NOD /CD with acpi 3.14 and uniaud from rc6a. Sound loops still there until I open the sound object (startup sound after startup). During drag and drop operations the drag sound loops again until the operation is finished.

[pasha]

Please download experimental ACPI build from Mensys site:

• Experimental build for you:

ACPI-APIC-BAT.ZIP

• Read instructions: ​http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=testcase

[Hansi]

Results with ACPI-APIC-BAT, official kernel and latest uniaud32 from January, 25th:

-No switches: OK -/SMP /APIC /!NOD /CD: Additional messages during boot, but stops during boot.

Other switches not tested yet.

BTW: Quite good results with OS/4 kernel, ACPI 3.14 and latest uniaud32 from January, 25th. Only intermittent sound loops.

[pasha]

boot with psd=acpi.psd /SMP /APIC, after boot do copy alsahlp$ alsa.log and copy acpica$ acpi.log. both log attach here.

[Hansi]

Done, booting was possible with /SMP /APIC. Sound loops are present. I have also attached actual build level information for uniaud 16 and 32.

[pasha]

try boot with /SMP /APIC /TMR. If boot attach acpi.log here

[eco]

e-co:

ACPI docs contain some useful information:

• SBLive, driver (0.81), SMP APIC you can boot but sound plays in loop. To stop the sound loop open the Sound window (Sound object).

[Hansi]

Done, booting was possible, loops present.

@ eco: Yes the loops stop when I am opening the sound object, but occasionally are coming back. And there are sound loops during a drag and drop operation.

[pasha]

try boot with /SMP /APIC /TMR and /SMP APIC. For each boot run attached exe and say, where comparing is wrong

[Hansi]

Result with all switches:

SYS0191: C:\tmrtest.exe cannot be run in an OS/2 session.

[pasha]

try get from .zip

[Hansi]

Cannot open with archive viewer or kazip:

Archive: C:/TMRTEST.ZIP

End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive.

unzip: cannot find zipfile directory in C:/TMRTEST.ZIP,

and cannot find C:/TMRTEST.ZIP.zip, period.

[Hansi]

I got it working. First I have to follow the link and then downloading it instead of right clicking and "safe as".

Result:

/SMP /APIC: wrong

/SMP /APIC /TMR: correct

In both cases the loops are present.

[pasha]

try use ​http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.12.zip

[Hansi]

Loops are gone, but unreliable boot with experimental build of ACPI. System stops during bootup, second attempt always works.

With older versions 3.13 and 3.14 the loops are still present.

[pasha]

Where is stopping boot?

[Hansi]

I cannot reproduce the boot stop at the moment, but have found an older screenshot that I have taken five weeks ago.

But now the sound loops are back intermittent. That means sometimes I can boot without sound loops, sometimes with and sometimes only during drag and drop operations.

[pasha]

Please download experimental ACPI build from Mensys site:

• Experimental build for you:

ACPIPRE3.ZIP

• Read instructions: ​http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=testcase

and download ​http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.12.zip

[Hansi]

No change. Sometimes sound loops with or without /TMR switch.

The problem only affects system sounds, so turning system sound off is a good solution for me.

[pasha]

I think you need open ticket in uniaud bugtracker.... you are need in /tmr. you don't need in ​http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.12.zip exactly. Next step from me can be only in create own uniaud build then debugging with you. But I can't help if problem is in your C-media adapter support. Now I think - problem is in support C-media adapter.

[David Azarewicz]

This ticket is really old and not really relevant to the current software. If you still have problems with the current version, please open a new ticket.