Re: 2.6.12-rc3-mm3: ALSA broken ?

["J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es>]

On 05.08, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> 
> On 05.05, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.12-rc3/2.6.12-rc3-mm3/
> > 
> > - device mapper updates
> > 
> > - more UML updates
> > 
> > - -mm seems unusually stable at present.
> > 
> 
> Ehem, is ALSA broken ?
> 
> I can't spread stereo output to 4 channel. More specific, I can't switch
> one of my female jacks between in and out.
> 
> Long explanation: I have an
> 
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
> 
> It has three outputs. One is always output, for normal stereo or front in 4
> channel. One other is LineIn/Back-for-4-channel. And the third is
> Mic/Bass-Center.
> 
> In 2.6.11 I have two
> toggles in ALSA: 'Spread front to center...' and 'surround jack as input'
> Adjusting both I could get to duplicate the output in the Back jack.
> In 2.6.12-rc3-mm3 there is no way to get this working.
> 

I have just tested in 2.6.12-rc4 and works fine. I even feed the stereo
signal to the 6 channels, so 4 go to my desktop speaker system and one
other pair to may home stereo.

Something is broken in -mm wrt ALSA. If you need me to test some specific
version, pleas just ask.

Side note: trying to load settings from rc4 in -mm says:

alsactl: set_control:930: warning: name mismatch (Surround Jack as Input/Surround Jack Mode) for control #42
alsactl: set_control:932: warning: index mismatch (0/0) for control #42
alsactl: set_control:1030: bad control.42.value type

Hope this helps.

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