[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#614079: ALSA does not work with CA0106 chipset

[Karsten Malcher]

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-2
Severity: normal

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Please also refer to bug 609441
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609441
This bug was redirected back to phonon, so i open a bug for each configuration that does not work in ALSA.

$ lspci
02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5800 Series]
03:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster


$ cat /proc/asound/devices
   2:        : timer
   3:        : sequencer
   4: [ 1- 0]: raw midi
   5: [ 1- 3]: digital audio playback
   6: [ 1- 3]: digital audio capture
   7: [ 1- 2]: digital audio playback
   8: [ 1- 2]: digital audio capture
   9: [ 1- 1]: digital audio playback
  10: [ 1- 1]: digital audio capture
  11: [ 1- 0]: digital audio playback
  12: [ 1- 0]: digital audio capture
  13: [ 1]   : control
  14: [ 2- 0]: digital audio capture
  15: [ 2]   : control
  16: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback
  17: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
  18: [ 0]   : control



$ aplay -l
**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], Gerät 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: CA0106 [CA0106], Gerät 0: ca0106 [CA0106]
   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: CA0106 [CA0106], Gerät 1: ca0106 [CA0106]
   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: CA0106 [CA0106], Gerät 2: ca0106 [CA0106]
   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: CA0106 [CA0106], Gerät 3: ca0106 [CA0106]
   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0


$ aplay -L
null
     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
hdmi:CARD=Generic
     HD-Audio Generic, ATI HDMI
     HDMI Audio Output
default:CARD=CA0106
     CA0106, CA0106
     Default Audio Device
front:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     Front speakers
rear:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     Rear speakers
center_lfe:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     Center and Subwoofer speakers
side:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     Side speakers
surround40:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=CA0106,DEV=0
     CA0106, CA0106
     IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output


$ aplay /usr/share/kde4/apps/korganizer/sounds/alert.wav
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
aplay: main:654: Fehler beim Öffnen des Gerätes: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

The sound cannot be played in ALSA!


Regards
Karsten