[pulseaudio-discuss] Intel HDA on ubuntu 9.04 beta

[Mark Greenwood]

On Saturday 04 April 2009 18:11:01 Jon Smirl wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Mark Greenwood <fatgerman at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 02 April 2009 22:05:13 Jon Smirl wrote:
> >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Mark Greenwood <fatgerman at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> > On Thursday 02 April 2009 20:37:00 Mark Greenwood wrote:
> >> >> On Thursday 02 April 2009 18:03:13 Lennart Poettering wrote:
> >> >> > On Thu, 02.04.09 12:46, Jon Smirl (jonsmirl at gmail.com) wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Lennart Poettering
> >> >> > > <lennart at poettering.net> wrote:
> >> >> > > > On Thu, 02.04.09 12:14, Jon Smirl (jonsmirl at gmail.com) wrote:
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >> This is the bug in module_hal_detect.c.
> >> >> > > >> It has a check for (device != 0), my device is #1.
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >>     device = libhal_device_get_property_int(u->context, udi,
> >> >> > > >> "alsa.device", &error);
> >> >> > > >>     if (dbus_error_is_set(&error) || (device != 0)) {
> >> >> > > >> printf("jds 2 %s\n", udi);
> >> >> > > >>         goto fail;
> >> >> > > >> }
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > This is not a bug. And I already explained why that is the case.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I'm trying to figure out how to compile pulse git under ubuntu. It
> >> >> > > doesn't find my X11 and asound2 headers in configure.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Last four times I have upgrade my ubuntu I have lost my S/PDIF audio
> >> >> > > output.  I have to mess around with it until I can get it back.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No clue about Ubuntu. But I think there are 'PPA's for PA from git somewhere.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Lennart
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Indeed there are. This guy has 0.9.15-test7 for Jaunty, along with updated alsa libs to support it.
> >> >>
> >> >> https://launchpad.net/~themuso/+archive/ppa
> >> >>
> >> >> You may need a Launchpad login to access it. I haven't tried it myself (yet).
> >> >
> >> > OK I have now tried it, with only mild success. I can't get audio out of my speakers unless I explicitly specify 5.1 surround (it defaults to stereo) and then it is deafening and the volume controls don't work. Not sure exactly what's happening. I wouldn't recommend trying this unless you are confident you can 'go back'.
> >>
> >> I used alsa 1.00.19 and git head for pulse and it worked perfectly for me.
> >
> > If you dont mind, how did you 'use alsa 1.00.19' - I went to the alsa download page but there is a confusing plethora of sources. Do I need all of it?
> 
> It is much easier to pull the alsa 19 packages out of the ppa for
> ubuntu. Enable the ppa, upgrade alsa, then disable the ppa. That way
> you won't get pulse too.

It would be, yes, but I'm running 64 bit and I want skype to work. Your other post suggests it won't if I install the libs from the PPA.

Thanks for the help, I'll try the alsa downloads.

Mark

> 
> When I did it manually I just built and installed all of the alsa
> downloads, it was about six. A couple of the user space apps didn't
> build, I just ignored those.
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >>
> >> Did you get the "Configuration" tab in the Volume control applet? That
> >> was the key feature I needed.
> >>
> >> This also fixes another problem I always had with the SPDIF being
> >> muted on new installs and then needing to use an alsa tool to unmute
> >> it before I could get it working with pulse.  Muting works correctly
> >> now.
> >>
> >> From a UI point of view this is a major leap forward from the previous
> >> versions of pulse.
> >>
> >> I'll try playing around with a52 next.  a52 lets you play movies and
> >> get surround sound out of your stereo without needing a six channel
> >> analog cable.  a52 has patent problems (aac), is it possible to bring
> >> it in from medibuntu?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Mark
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Mark
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