ensoniq 1371 loses alsa configuration every other boot

bezdomny · 08-19-2007, 05:17 PM

This is one of those weird issues I'm not even sure how to phrase the question. However, I think the subject line is accurate: every other boot, I have to run alsaconf and reboot to get the sound card to work. Any experience with this problem or recommendations for a solution? Thanks.

cat /proc/version=

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Linux version 2.6.18-4-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2) (dannf@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007

cat /proc/asound/cards=

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0 [AudioPCI ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0xde80, irq 193

lspci -v=

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02:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 06)
Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 193
I/O ports at de80 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

MS3FGX · 08-19-2007, 05:28 PM

Perhaps I am a little confused here...

You are saying that on boot your audio isn't working, and the only way to fix it is to run alsaconfig and then...reboot? Isn't that a recursive problem? Logically, if the changes made by alsaconf are surviving that initial reboot, then they should be working through any number of starts.

Are you saying that if you ran alsaconfig and then shut the machine down for an hour it wouldn't work, but if you did an immediate reboot after alsaconfig it would?

bezdomny · 08-19-2007, 07:00 PM

yes, that's right. Weird, isn't it? That's why I need help.

bezdomny · 08-21-2007, 07:28 PM

more info: on every other boot, /var/log/dmesg=

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es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
codec write timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
codec write timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
es1371: codec read timeout at 0xde94 [0x40000000]
AC'97 0 access is not valid [0x0], removing mixer.
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:0c.0 disabled
ENS1371: probe of 0000:02:0c.0 failed with error -5

MS3FGX · 08-21-2007, 08:47 PM

Have you tested this device under Windows, or even a live CD?

Clearly there is one of two problems here. Either the hardware is damaged, or the driver does not work properly.

Trying the card out under Windows should help to figure out if the hardware is working (since we know the Windows driver certainly works), and then trying it with different kernels (via the live CDs) will verify if there is a persistent kernel bug for this particular device.

bezdomny · 08-21-2007, 10:42 PM

Thanks. This will be easy to test as this is a multi-boot system with both lenny and xp available. I'll check out the card with both and post the result. Thanks again.

bezdomny · 08-22-2007, 01:03 AM

the card works both under lenny as well as XP-home. Guess that points to a bug with the etch driver. so given my lack of expertise I guess that means I will learn to live with it!