"Sometimes" no sound on ASROK ION330

[davidepirovano]

Dear OpenELEC

With the release:

OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-devel-20120122010258-r9607.tar.bz2
OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-devel-20120122172128-r9616.tar.bz2

"Sometimes" I got no sound, I mean just about 50% of the boot comes with the sound, otherwise as I play a file I got the Message: "Error initializing the sound device, check sound configuration". Changing the sound configuration is useless... I have to reboot.

Then I downgraded to r9469 and the problem disappear. With the previous release i've never had that problem

My sound goes on the SPDIF.

Ciao.
Davide.

[davidepirovano]

The problem is still present with the new release

OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-devel-20120125155045-r9647.tar.bz2

Moreover With this build at the boot I get the message " ERROR in script lcdmain.py" too.

Thanks.
Davide.

[davidepirovano]

r9700..the same...

[davidepirovano]

I Have some more information:

Until R9469 beta1, the last working, in the sound options I can choose between a few choises (Defaults,Custom, usb IEC958, usb defaults, HDA Nvidia HDMI, HDA Nvidia IEC958, HDA Nvidia Defaults, HDMI, IEC958).

Starting from the following R (BETA2) I found out that for many of the previous choises there are 4 copies, I mean for example: HDA Nvidia ie958-0, HDA Nvidia ie958-1, HDA Nvidia ie958-2, HDA Nvidia ie958-3.

I'm quite sure the problem in correlated with these copies...

I tried an "aplay -l" via SSH but it seems that in the beta the SSH is close.

Thanks.
Davide

[ismell]

You need to enable ssh. Take a look at http://openelec.tv/find-help/documentation/faq/item/224-i-run-nightly-and-ssh-doesnt-work-anymore-why?

Once you get ssh working do a post with aplay -l, cat /proc/asound/cards and cat/proc/asound/modules`. Paste back when you get them

Thanks,
Raul

[davidepirovano]

SSH enabled.

R9798 and the problem is still present.

Here's what you asked, please notice that the SOUND CARD number changes...

-------------------BOOT with SOUND ----------------------------
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC889A Digital [ALC889A Digital]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
--------------------------------------- BOOT with NO SOUND -------------------
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC889A Digital [ALC889A Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

-------------------BOOT with SOUND ----------------------------
0 [U0x46d0x805 ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x805
USB Device 0x46d:0x805 at usb-0000:00:04.1-5, high speed
1 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 20
-------------------BOOT with NO SOUND ----------------------------
0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 20
1 [U0x46d0x805 ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x805
USB Device 0x46d:0x805 at usb-0000:00:04.1-5, high speed
-------------------BOOT with SOUND ----------------------------
0 snd_usb_audio
1 snd_hda_intel
--------------BOOT with NO SOUND ----------------------------
0 snd_hda_intel
1 snd_usb_audio

Thanks for your help.
Davide.

[ismell]

I ran into the same issue. I have filled it as #201.
Here is the quick and dirty fix for it.

echo 'blacklist snd_usb_audio' >> ~/.config/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Give it a shot and report back.

Raul

[davidepirovano]

I get this error... where I am wrong?

root ~ # cat 'blacklist snd_usb_audio' >> ~/.config/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

cat: can't open 'blacklist snd_usb_audio': No such file or directory

[queeup]

use echo command rather then cat

[davidepirovano]

I wrote blacklist < blacklist snd_usb_audio> with the samba share in the file <config/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf>.

I deleted asound.conf (as the default)
Set in system -> audio the default/iec958 values

And it works !!!

Thanks a lot !!!

[ismell]

Awesome, now if only I could come up with a real fix ;)

[davidepirovano]

That's right... however, who really needs an usb sound device on a xbmc box?

[viljoviitanen]

@davidepirovano Please don't make statements like that, you don't obviously know at all how people use their xbmc boxes.

[davidepirovano]

@viljoviitanen : You're right....Sorry... My sentence was only "statistical" and maybe just a little bit influenced by the problem caused to my sound by the usb device bug...

[sraue]

Hi, will close this for now, if this problem still exist with actual devel builds please open a new issue report.

thanks