Chaintech AV710 Sound Card Revision
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As I have explained on MepisLovers ( http://www.mepislovers.org/index.php/topic,5002.0.html ), the Chaintech AV710 sound card I'm attempting to get working with any recently released Mepis (6.0 and 6.5 included) is presenting quite the problem. The Chaintech AV710's primary output (the high definition jack/optical output) is the selling point for this cheaply priced card.
When attempting to use the card's high definition output in Mepis 6.0 or 6.5 in conjunction with headfi.org's user-submitted asound.state files, the card refuses to operate normally. Using these same asound.state files in Ubuntu Dapper Drake and Edgy Eft (and following them up with alsactl restore), the Chaintech AV710 operates through it's high definition optical jack no questions asked.
I've posted this in the development section as it's been a reoccuring problem in both Mepis 6.0 and Mepis 6.5 (as recent as the beta 7 just released). Seeing as the AV710 is a popular card amongst audio enthusiasts, I'd like to ask the crew to possibly take a look at this for either this release or the next release of Mepis.
As I am currently awaiting more replies on Mepis Lovers with the post I have just linked, I am still unsure if the problem cannot be fixed as it is now. Still, I will say I have spent a good deal of time using the asound.state files some have suggested and other practical methods in an attempt to get this particular card operational. I will provide any information that needs to be provided upon request in regards to this card and Mepis 6.5, as I currently have Mepis 6.5 beta 7 installed on a partition.
Thank you, Mepis - despite the sound card's problems, I love this distro.
I'm wondering if you have
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I'm wondering if you have compared the kernel modules between the Ubuntu that you were able to get working, and the latest MEPIS beta (7)?
Any difference in modules loaded in Ubuntu; which are not being loaded in MEPIS, would give us a definite direction in which to go, as well as making it an outright easy fix.
My occupation?
Well, computer geek-stuff, mostly. I could tell you all about it; but, then I would have to delete you.
No, I have not checked the
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No, I have not checked the kernel modules being loaded in Ubuntu or Mepis, and unfortunately, though I have tried and tested many distros, I am rather incapable when it comes to knowing the commands you'd like me to use to list these said modules.
Knowing you'd prefer I check both the kernel modules of Ubuntu with a working AV710 and Mepis 6.5 Beta 7 with a nonworking AV710, by your suggestion how would I check what kernel modules are loaded in these distributions? On your reply and a learning of how to perform this action, I will gladly reload Ubuntu Edgy Eft on another partition and set up the AV710 for your reference.
I'm sorry, I assumed that
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I'm sorry, I assumed that you had parallel installations. If you do happen upon the occasion of a dapper or edgy install, comparing the output of lsmod (as root) would give us something to compare.
My occupation?
Well, computer geek-stuff, mostly. I could tell you all about it; but, then I would have to delete you.
If you'll give me today and
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If you'll give me today and "perhaps" tommorrow as a result of a heavy work schedule, I'll load my Edgy and/or Dapper CD for this trial - they're still laying around within the closet behind me. I will gladly do this, no questions asked.
I have an hour or two made
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I have an hour or two made available to me by some hiccups in work, thus I'm attempting to go as fast as I can on this to give you a working copy of the output of lsmod.
Lsmod in Mepis 6.5 states the following:
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root@1[cheshire]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 248960 12
ppdev 8584 0
video 16776 0
thermal 13708 0
tc1100_wmi 7432 0
sony_acpi 5908 0
pcc_acpi 14080 0
hotkey 11464 0
fan 5000 0
dev_acpi 12932 0
container 4864 0
button 7072 0
acpi_sbs 22680 0
battery 10120 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec 5888 1 acpi_sbs
ac 5512 1 acpi_sbs
ndiswrapper 198208 0
cpufreq_userspace 7904 0
cpufreq_powersave 2944 0
cpufreq_ondemand 8104 0
powernow_k8 10304 0
freq_table 5056 1 powernow_k8
processor 24104 2 thermal,powernow_k8
dm_mod 47816 1
md_mod 60664 0
fuse 42160 1
parport_pc 33904 0
lp 11712 0
parport 35084 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
snd_ice1724 82120 1
snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx 4736 1 snd_ice1724
snd_ac97_codec 108988 1 snd_ice1724
ac97_bus 3584 1 snd_ac97_codec
nvidia 7742752 32
snd_ak4114 9600 1 snd_ice1724
snd_pcm_oss 42528 0
snd_mixer_oss 16384 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 75656 4 snd_ice1724,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ak4114,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 22024 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9872 1 snd_pcm
snd_pt2258 6016 1 snd_ice1724
snd_i2c 6144 2 snd_ice1724,snd_pt2258
snd_ak4xxx_adda 8960 2 snd_ice1724,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
snd_mpu401_uart 8576 1 snd_ice1724
snd_rawmidi 22816 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 9108 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 56968 15 snd_ice1724,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ak4114,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_pt2258,snd_i2c,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 9632 1 snd
floppy 63496 0
pcspkr 3080 0
psmouse 34820 0
serio_raw 7428 0
shpchp 42400 0
pci_hotplug 26896 1 shpchp
i2c_nforce2 7808 0
i2c_core 19712 3 i2c_acpi_ec,nvidia,i2c_nforce2
ohci_hcd 19076 0
evdev 10880 1
root@1[cheshire]#
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Hopefully (if time allows), I will have a working copy of Ubuntu Dapper Drake with a working Chaintech AV710 for you in the next hour or two, otherwise it may be tonight if not tommorrow before I'm able to access this due to work.
Though I haven't fully
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Though I haven't fully checked the working ability of the AV710 with AVIs and MP3s, the card appears to be working to some extent as evidenced by the Ubuntu Dapper Drake bongo startup sound playing before entering my username at the login. While I would prefer to use this card under Edgy Eft as it's more recent, unfortunately I cannot find my Edgy Eft CD for the life of me. Downloading Edgy Eft again will take another two days straight of downloading due to my 56k.
The lsmod with the Chaintech AV710 under Ubuntu Dapper Drake (with the startup login bongo playing) is the following:
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cheshire@cheshire-desktop:~$ sudo lsmod
Module Size Used by
ppp_deflate 6272 0
zlib_deflate 24344 1 ppp_deflate
bsd_comp 6272 0
ppp_async 11904 1
crc_ccitt 2304 1 ppp_async
ppp_generic 30100 7 ppp_deflate,bsd_comp,ppp_async
slhc 7424 1 ppp_generic
isofs 37688 1
udf 88452 0
ipv6 265600 8
rfcomm 40216 0
l2cap 26244 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 49892 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 9220 0
powernow_k8 12680 0
cpufreq_userspace 4696 1
cpufreq_stats 5636 0
freq_table 4740 2 powernow_k8,cpufreq_stats
cpufreq_powersave 1920 0
cpufreq_ondemand 6428 0
cpufreq_conservative 7332 0
video 16260 0
tc1100_wmi 6916 0
sony_acpi 5644 0
pcc_acpi 12416 0
hotkey 11556 0
dev_acpi 11140 0
container 4608 0
button 6672 0
acpi_sbs 19980 0
battery 9988 1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec 5120 1 acpi_sbs
ac 5252 1 acpi_sbs
af_packet 22920 0
nls_iso8859_1 4224 1
nls_cp437 5888 2
vfat 13440 1
fat 53020 1 vfat
dm_mod 58936 1
md_mod 72532 0
parport_pc 35780 0
lp 11844 0
parport 36296 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
snd_ice1724 70308 1
snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx 4480 1 snd_ice1724
snd_ac97_codec 92704 1 snd_ice1724
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_ak4114 9472 1 snd_ice1724
snd_pcm_oss 53664 0
snd_mixer_oss 18688 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 89864 4 snd_ice1724,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ak4114,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 25220 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 10632 1 snd_pcm
snd_ak4xxx_adda 6528 2 snd_ice1724,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
snd_mpu401_uart 7808 1 snd_ice1724
snd_rawmidi 25504 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 8716 1 snd_rawmidi
floppy 62148 0
tsdev 8000 0
serio_raw 7300 0
snd 55268 13 snd_ice1724,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ak4114,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
psmouse 36228 0
soundcore 10208 1 snd
pcspkr 2180 0
nvidia 4550772 0
shpchp 45632 0
pci_hotplug 29236 1 shpchp
rtc 13492 0
amd64_agp 12356 1
agpgart 34888 2 nvidia,amd64_agp
i2c_nforce2 6912 0
i2c_core 21904 3 i2c_acpi_ec,nvidia,i2c_nforce2
evdev 9856 1
ext3 135688 1
jbd 58772 1 ext3
ide_generic 1536 0
ehci_hcd 32008 0
ohci_hcd 21892 0
usbcore 129668 3 ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
ide_disk 17664 4
ide_cd 33028 1
cdrom 38560 1 ide_cd
generic 5124 0
amd74xx 15132 0 [permanent]
sata_nv 9604 0
libata 78992 1 sata_nv
scsi_mod 139496 1 libata
thermal 13576 0
processor 23360 2 powernow_k8,thermal
fan 4868 0
capability 5000 0
commoncap 7296 1 capability
vga16fb 13704 1
vgastate 10368 1 vga16fb
fbcon 42784 72
tileblit 2816 1 fbcon
font 8320 1 fbcon
bitblit 6272 1 fbcon
softcursor 2304 1 bitblit
cheshire@cheshire-desktop:~$
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My apologies about not posting this sooner, but work caused my time to stretch a little thin. I would have preferred to test the AV710 with movies and music, but as I have not downloaded their required codecs, I hope the startup bongo (with my audio devices plugged in directly to the optical output port) is evidence the card appears to be working.
If you require the asound.state and .asoundrc file(s) I'm using, I'll throw those your way as well. I'll check here for further requests coming from your end on a daily basis. Thank you.
I would like to give a great
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I would like to give a great thanks to the Mepis development crew here for showing support in this matter. Upon downloading Mepis 6.5 RC1 by updating the required packages within Synaptic (from Mepis 6.5 Beta 7), I tried the asound.state file I had commonly used in Ubuntu. The end result, after a small amount of tinkering, is a working AV710 through the optical/high definition output.
I am quite greatful for this.
The Mepis Lovers thread in which this all originated contains the asound.state file I'm using for my AV710. The link is located below:
http://www.mepislovers.org/index.php/topic,5002.0.html
Once again, thanks to the developers. I love this distro.
Seconded
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going to second this: any information we can provide and we'll try to provide it.