ASUS Xonar D2X

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mahashakti89

Hi,

Is there a possibility to get an ASUS Xonar D2X working on FreeBSD 9.2? The card seems to be detected at boot:
Code: 
pcm0 port 0xd000-0xd0ff irq 17 at device 4.0 on pci3
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: AC97 codec0 found
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: MPU401 found
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: i2c timeoutcan't re-use a leaf (buffersize)!
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: channel0 (Multichannel)
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: play buf 1048576 alignment 0
Sep  1 18:53:26 ishwara kernel: pcm0: xonar_chan_setformat 16bits 2chans
but I have no sound!

I read some discussion threads on other forums but no way. A little extract of my /boot/loader.conf:
Code: 
sound_load="YES"		# Digital sound subsystem
snd_hda_load="YES"		# Intel High Definition Audio (Controller)
snd_ich_load="YES"		# Intel ICH

Any help or tip will be welcome.

Regards

mahashakti89
 
freesbies said:
You can try OSS.
If there are any errors with OSS, post here again.
Click to expand...

Please, can you elaborate? How do you try it with OSS, I mean I installed ALSA-related-packages and pulseaudio. Do I have to deinstall them?

Thanks

mahashakti89
 
Those soundcards sometimes use Cmedia or Cirrus logic DSP's, supported by OSS, but sometimes, to work with additional chips and features, manufacturers use a custom DSP microcode, and microcode manipulation structures are not present in any neither-Windows-nor-Mac OS or sound system, so try it, but there are fewer chances to make it work correctly.
 
Thanks for the answers.

I am back home tomorrow. I will give it a try and send back information.

Regards

mahashakti89
 
Hi,

I am now back at home and trying the solution you proposed, compiling the new kernel. I commented out all lines regarding sound support. One more question: do I have also to comment out the lines regarding sound support in my loader.conf?

Thanks

mahashakti89
 
freesbies said:
Yes, you don't have to call the FreeBSD Audio's driver in /boot/loader.conf because you will use OSS.
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The new kernel is installed. loader.conf is commented out. But no sound after reboot. In KDE mixer I have now "Simultaneous output" and /dev/dsp0 to /dev/dsp4 are greyed out.

Regards
 
freesbies said:
Try this mixer instead:
# cd /usr/ports/audio/rexima && make install clean
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Rexima was already installed. I had a look at it, sound level is at 75% but no sound. I also have PulseAudio installed, should I deinstall it?

Regards
 
You should try the ASUS Xonar STX driver for FreeBSD. According to xonar.c you should able to add a/the D2X device.
Code: 
} xonar_hw[] = {  
	/* we actually support only this one, it shouldn't be too hard to add others */
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_STX, "Asus Xonar Essence STX (AV100)" 	},
#if 0
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_ST,  "Asus Xonar Essence ST (AV100)" 	},
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_D1,  "Asus Xonar D1 (AV100)" 		},
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_DX,  "Asus Xonar DX (AV100)" 		},
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_D2,  "Asus Xonar D2 (AV200)" 		},
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_D2X, "Asus Xonar D2X (AV200)" 		},
	{ ASUS_VENDOR_ID, SUBID_XONAR_DS,  "Asus Xonar DS (AV66)" 		},
#endif
};

Contact: plhk@sdf.org
 
Hi,

I already stumbled over this one, compiled and installed it, put a line in loader.conf but as I explained I am getting no sound.

Regards
 
mahashakti89 said:
Rexima was already installed. I had a look at it, sound level is at 75% but no sound.
I have also pulseaudio installed, should I desinstall it ?

Regards
Click to expand...

You'll have to put oss_enable="YES" in rc.conf, then reboot your machine (I didn't said this before, sorry :r).
After that, cross your finger and hope that the sound card driver module from OSS works. :p

Yes, try to deinstall pulseaudio, please. If you're unable to get sound either, give me your output of these commands:
$ fstat | grep dsp
$ cat /dev/sndstat

Check the existence of the hardware in FreeBSD. Sound cards fall under the "multimedia" "class":
pciconf -lv

And tell me, are you using HDMI?
 
Hi.

I put
Code: 
oss_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf but at boot I am getting this:
  1. Code: 
    [CMD]dmesg  | more[/CMD]
osscore: Open Sound System conflicts with FreeBSD driver
osscore: Please remove sound(4) from kernel or unload it
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (osscore, 0xffffffff828274e0, 0) error 16
  2. fstat | grep dsp: I have no output.
  3. Code: 
    [CMD] cat /dev/sndstat[/CMD]
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <USB audio> (rec) default
  4. Code: 
    [CMD]pciconf -lv[/CMD]
vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0:
    class=0x030000 card=0x167219da chip=0x0de110de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'nVidia Corporation'
    device     = 'GF108 [GeForce GT 430]'
    class      = display
    subclass   = VGA
none2@pci0:1:0:1:       class=0x040300 card=0x167219da chip=0x0bea10de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'nVidia Corporation'
    device     = 'GF108 High Definition Audio Controller'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
pcib3@pci0:2:0:0:       class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x811210b5 rev=0xaa hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'PLX Technology, Inc.'
    device     = 'PEX8112 x1 Lane PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
none3@pci0:3:4:0:       class=0x040100 card=0x82b71043 chip=0x878813f6 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'C-Media Electronics Inc'
    device     = 'CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio]'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = audio
In the last command I put only what seems to me relevant regarding sound.

Regards
 
mahashakti89 said:
Hi
I put oss_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf but at boot I am getting this :

1. dmesg | more : osscore: Open Sound System conflicts with FreeBSD driver
osscore: Please remove sound(4) from kernel or unload it
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (osscore, 0xffffffff828274e0, 0) error 16

3. cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <USB audio> (rec) default
Click to expand...

This says everything:
Code: 
osscore: Please remove sound(4) from kernel or unload it
.
It seems that you didn't remove all FreeBSD audio drivers from the kernel, you still have:
Code: 
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)
.

Paste your /boot/loader.conf here, @mahashakti89.
 
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Hi,

Here is my /boot/loader.conf
Code: 
nvidia_load="YES"

##############################################################
###  Splash screen configuration  ############################
##############################################################

splash_bmp_load="NO"           # Set this to YES for bmp splash screen!
splash_pcx_load="NO"		# Set this to YES for pcx splash screen!
splash_txt_load="NO"		# Set this to YES for TheDraw splash screen!
vesa_load="NO"			# Set this to YES to load the vesa module
bitmap_load="NO"		# Set this to YES if you want splash screen!
#bitmap_name="splash.bmp"	# Set this to the name of the file
#bitmap_type="/boot/splash.bmp"  # and place it on the module_path

##############################################################
###  Filesystem and related modules  #########################
##############################################################

# Filesystems

cd9660_load="YES"		# ISO 9660 filesystem
coda_load="NO"			# CODA filesystem
fdescfs_load="NO"		# Filedescriptors filesystem
linprocfs_load="YES"		# Linux compatibility process filesystem
linsysfs_load="YES"		# Linux compatibility system filesystem
msdosfs_load="YES"		# FAT-12/16/32
nfsclient_load="NO"		# NFS client
nfsserver_load="NO"		# NFS server
ntfs_load="YES"			# NTFS
ntfs_iconv_load="YES"		# NTFS iconv character support
nullfs_load="NO"		# Null filesystem
portalfs_load="NO"		# Portal filesystem
procfs_load="YES"		# Process filesystem
reiserfs_load="YES"		# ReiserFS
unionfs_load="NO"		# Union filesystem
xfs_load="YES"   		# XFS
zfs_load="NO"   		# ZFS

##############################################################
###  Sound modules  ##########################################
##############################################################

sound_load="NO"		# Digital sound subsystem
snd_ad1816_load="NO"		# ad1816
snd_als4000_load="NO"		# als4000
snd_atiixp_load="NO"		# atiixp
snd_cmi_load="NO"		# cmi
snd_cs4281_load="NO"		# cs4281
snd_csa_load="NO"		# csa
snd_ds1_load="NO"		# ds1
snd_emu10k1_load="NO" 		# Creative Sound Blaster Live
snd_emu10kx_load="NO" 		# Creative SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy
snd_envy24_load="NO"		# VIA Envy24
snd_envy24ht_load="NO"		# VIA Envy24HT
snd_es137x_load="NO"		# es137x
snd_ess_load="NO"		# ess
snd_fm801_load="NO"		# fm801
snd_hda_load="NO"		# Intel High Definition Audio (Controller)
snd_ich_load="NO"		# Intel ICH
snd_maestro_load="NO"		# Maestro
snd_maestro3_load="NO"		# Maestro3
snd_mss_load="NO"		# Mss
snd_neomagic_load="NO"		# Neomagic
snd_sb16_load="NO"		# Sound Blaster 16
snd_sb8_load="NO"		# Sound Blaster Pro
snd_sbc_load="NO"		# Sbc
snd_solo_load="NO"		# Solo
snd_spicds_load="NO"		# SPI codecs
snd_t4dwave_load="NO"		# t4dwave
snd_via8233_load="NO"		# via8233
snd_via82c686_load="NO"		# via82c686
snd_vibes_load="NO"		# vibes
snd_xonar_load="NO"            # xonar
snd_driver_load="NO"		# All sound drivers

All is set to "NO", so I don't see from where the sound module is loading. Perhaps in /etc/rc.conf I put
Code: 
mixer_enable="YES"
in the file, I tried to comment it out but it didn't work.

One question about sound: what is the status of OSS in FreeBSD? In Linux distributions and kernel it's pretty obsolete and superseded by ALSA.

Regards
 
You must compile the kernel without audio support @mahashakti89, then you can forget about writing by hand all of these lines that are useless in this specific case:

Code: 
sound_load="NO"		# Digital sound subsystem
snd_ad1816_load="NO"		# ad1816
snd_als4000_load="NO"		# als4000
snd_atiixp_load="NO"		# atiixp
snd_cmi_load="NO"		# cmi
snd_cs4281_load="NO"		# cs4281
snd_csa_load="NO"		# csa
snd_ds1_load="NO"		# ds1
snd_emu10k1_load="NO" 		# Creative Sound Blaster Live
snd_emu10kx_load="NO" 		# Creative SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy
snd_envy24_load="NO"		# VIA Envy24
snd_envy24ht_load="NO"		# VIA Envy24HT
snd_es137x_load="NO"		# es137x
snd_ess_load="NO"		# ess
snd_fm801_load="NO"		# fm801
snd_hda_load="NO"		# Intel High Definition Audio (Controller)
snd_ich_load="NO"		# Intel ICH
snd_maestro_load="NO"		# Maestro
snd_maestro3_load="NO"		# Maestro3
snd_mss_load="NO"		# Mss
snd_neomagic_load="NO"		# Neomagic
snd_sb16_load="NO"		# Sound Blaster 16
snd_sb8_load="NO"		# Sound Blaster Pro
snd_sbc_load="NO"		# Sbc
snd_solo_load="NO"		# Solo
snd_spicds_load="NO"		# SPI codecs
snd_t4dwave_load="NO"		# t4dwave
snd_via8233_load="NO"		# via8233
snd_via82c686_load="NO"		# via82c686
snd_vibes_load="NO"		# vibes
snd_xonar_load="NO"            # xonar
snd_driver_load="NO"		# All sound drivers

Did you read Building and Installing a Custom Kernel from FreeBSD manuals?

And yes, remove
Code: 
mixer_enable="YES"
from /etc/rc.conf since it depends on FreeBSD audio drivers.
 
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Hi,

Thanks to all who tried to help me. At this very moment I have not so much spare time to follow the advices which were given to me. I will try your solutions on next Sunday or Monday.

Regards.
 
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