2001-02-19 17:09:26

by Pavel Roskin

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Subject: ymfpci is 2.4.1-ac18

Hello, Pete!

I understand that you tried to implement the native synthesizer for YMF
PCI cards. Thank you for your efforts!

Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. Linux 2.4.1-ac18 is compiled with
CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI=m and CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY=y.

When I load ymfpci, the kernel messages are:

ymfpci: YMF740C at 0xf4000000 IRQ 10
ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x4144:0x5303 (Analog Devices AD1819)

I'm using devfs, so I can see what files appear in /dev/sound.

# ls -l /dev/sound/
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 4 Dec 31 1969 audio
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 3 Dec 31 1969 dsp
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 5 Dec 31 1969 dspW
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 0 Dec 31 1969 mixer
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 1 Dec 31 1969 sequencer
crw-rw---- 1 root users 14, 8 Dec 31 1969 sequencer2

However, I cannot use sequencer or sequencer2:

[proski@fonzie media]$ cat ode2joy.mid >/dev/sound/sequencer
bash: /dev/sound/sequencer: No such device or address
[proski@fonzie media]$ cat ode2joy.mid >/dev/sound/sequencer2
bash: /dev/sound/sequencer2: No such device or address

"No such device or address" is ENXIO. I added debug printk's near
all ENXIO in ymfpci.c, but neither of them has triggered.

If I load opl3, /dev/sound/sequencer becomes useful - cat doesn't exit and
dmesg shows:

/dev/music: Obsolete (4 byte) API was used by cat

Regards,
Pavel Roskin


2001-02-19 17:16:29

by Alan

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Subject: Re: ymfpci is 2.4.1-ac18

> If I load opl3, /dev/sound/sequencer becomes useful - cat doesn't exit and
> dmesg shows:
>
> /dev/music: Obsolete (4 byte) API was used by cat

You need opl3. The ymfpci driver is the dsp and enabler for the opl3 gunge


2001-02-19 17:29:20

by Pavel Roskin

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Subject: Re: ymfpci is 2.4.1-ac18

On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > If I load opl3, /dev/sound/sequencer becomes useful - cat doesn't exit and
> > dmesg shows:
> >
> > /dev/music: Obsolete (4 byte) API was used by cat
>
> You need opl3. The ymfpci driver is the dsp and enabler for the opl3 gunge

Then I don't understand this comment in the beginning of ymfpci.c:

* - 2001/01/07 Replace the OPL3 part of CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY code with
* native synthesizer through a playback slot.

It sounds more promising than it is :-(

Regards,
Pavel Roskin

2001-02-19 17:43:44

by Alan

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Subject: Re: ymfpci is 2.4.1-ac18

> * - 2001/01/07 Replace the OPL3 part of CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY code with
> * native synthesizer through a playback slot.
>
> It sounds more promising than it is :-(

Non old style OSS synthesizers dont support the legacy /dev/sequencer interface