[linux-dvb] TT-premium DVB-S rev1.5 audio problem

[Martin Zwickel]

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:20:34 +0100
Oliver Endriss <o.endriss at gmx.de> bubbled:

> Martin Zwickel wrote:
> > Hi Oliver!
> > 
> > On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:19:36 +0200
> > Oliver Endriss <o.endriss at gmx.de> bubbled:
> > 
> > > Martin Zwickel wrote:
> > > > Hi there!
> > > > 
> > > > I have a small problem:
> > > > I get no audio from my DVB-S card since a few months.
> > > > But I can't remember what could have changed that.
> > > > 
> > > > There is no audio from the jack, nor from my Aux-In Mixer.
> > > > Everything else works as expected (at least with vdr), I can
> > > > tune, set filters, watch TV, ... but no audio from the HW.
> > > > I'm already thinking about a DAC issue...
> > > > 
> > > > I'm using kernel 2.6.18, v4l-hg latest and alsa. Also the av7110
> > > > firmware is the latest, but also tried older ones.
> > > > 
> > > > My card pci info:
> > > > 00:0c.0 0480: 1131:7146 (rev 01)
> > > >         Subsystem: 13c2:0000
> > > >         Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV-
> > > > VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz-
> > > > UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort-
> > > > >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 (3750ns min, 9500ns max) Interrupt:
> > > > >pin A routed to IRQ
> > > > 5 Region 0: Memory at dfffac00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
> > > > [size=512]
> > > 
> > > If you cannot get any sound out of the 3.5mm audio jack of the
> > > card, and
> > > - cable is ok
> > > - sound is not muted [vdr]
> > > - sound is not set to digital output [vdr audio menu]
> > > your card is probably broken.
> > 
> > Cable is ok, vdr unmuted, analog output ... :(
> > 
> > > Hm - you have a Technotrend mail address, and TT is the
> > > manufacturer of those cards. They should be able to fix it...
> > 
> > At least I work for them :) But I wonder why it should be broken
> > somehow.
> 
> Iirc there were two or three other users @ vdr-portal who somehow
> killed the audio DAC of their FF card. :-(
> 
> > I thought it could be a software problem, something that I 
> > missed during the last year.
> 
> No, I'm not aware of any driver changes in that area.

LOL, found the problem:
the CD line-out connected to my line-in blocked the line-in of my
highend card. Strange, thought they were two different line-in's...
(local brain not connected)


Regards,
Martin

-- 
MyExcuse:
Program load too heavy for processor to lift.

Martin Zwickel <martin.zwickel at technotrend.de>
Research & Development

TechnoTrend AG <http://www.technotrend.de>
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