From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 16 19:33:29 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FFFB16A4CE for ; Mon, 16 May 2005 19:33:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hood.oook.cz (hood.oook.cz [212.27.205.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FD4643DAC for ; Mon, 16 May 2005 19:33:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from hood.oook.cz (localhost.oook.cz [127.0.0.1]) by hood.oook.cz (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j4GJXP35006862 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 16 May 2005 21:33:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from pav@localhost) by hood.oook.cz (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j4GJXPUZ006860; Mon, 16 May 2005 21:33:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: hood.oook.cz: pav set sender to pav@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Pav Lucistnik To: Ariff Abdullah In-Reply-To: <20050517032423.5512bfad.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> References: <4286AB34.6050101@elischer.org> <42871944.4030506@elischer.org> <20050515163535.GB59332@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> <20050515121406.mawapm16gwkcs4gc@mail.encontacto.net> <1116182140.19799.9.camel@hood.oook.cz> <20050515215140.539d804f@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <1116183590.19799.12.camel@hood.oook.cz> <20050515221522.2361523c@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <20050516225039.01def6b0.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> <20050516160451.GA66176@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> <20050517032423.5512bfad.skywizard@MyBSD.org.my> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-lCZJD3RTEFYjzM22FM+3" Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:33:24 +0200 Message-Id: <1116272004.1404.9.camel@hood.oook.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port cc: itetcu@people.tecnik93.com cc: Divacky Roman cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: skype on current/5.x and maestro-2E sound X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:33:29 -0000 --=-lCZJD3RTEFYjzM22FM+3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ariff Abdullah p=ED=B9e v =FAt 17. 05. 2005 v 03:24 +0800: > On Mon, 16 May 2005 18:04:51 +0200 > Divacky Roman wrote: > > On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 10:50:39PM +0800, Ariff Abdullah wrote: > > > On Sun, 15 May 2005 22:15:22 +0300 > > > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > > > On Sun, 15 May 2005 20:59:50 +0200 > > > > Pav Lucistnik wrote: > > > >=20 > > > > > Ion-Mihai Tetcu p=ED=A8e v ne 15. 05. 2005 v 21:51 +0300: > > > > > > On Sun, 15 May 2005 20:35:40 +0200 > > > > > > Pav Lucistnik wrote: > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Edwin L. Culp p=ED?e v ne 15. 05. 2005 v 12:14 -0500: > > > > > > > > Quoting Divacky Roman : > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 02:41:24AM -0700, Julian > > > > > > > > > Elischer wrote: > > > > > > > > >> cpghost@cordula.ws wrote: > > > > > > > > >> >On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 06:51:48PM -0700, Julian > > > > > > > > >Elischer wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >> >>Has anyone run skype successfully on these versions > > > > > > > > >(5 or 6) of freeBSD? > >>I can run it successfully on > > > > > > > > >4.x but on my 5.x machine the audio is > >>completely > > > > > > > > >> >>broken up. like someone is chopping the audio > > > > > > > > >stream. > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> >I'm running Skype on 5.4 (via82c686). On an AMD > > > > > > > > >Duron 1200 MHz, the > >sound quality is all right; on > > > > > > > > >an EPIA 5000 Eden 500 MHz (also via82c686), > >the > > > > > > > > >sound is totally chopped and it is impossible to > > > > > > > > >follow. > > hmm so maybe its the fact that my machine > > > > > > > > >is too slow.. it's also 500MHz > my 1GHz 4.11 machine > > > > > > > > >seems to run it fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have exactly the same problem (broken sound) > > > > > > > > > pcm0: at io 0xe800 irq 12 kld snd_via8233 > > > > > > > > > (5p/1r/0v channels duplex default) > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > I had this on all my AMD/Athlon boards with the via > > > > > > > > sound chipset. I found a reference to the problem, no > > > > > > > > solution, on one of the Skype BB's. I finally just > > > > > > > > disabled the onboard sound and added cheap available > > > > > > > > sound cards and they all have worked great. I've tried > > > > > > > > to get the via sound to work a couple of times after > > > > > > > > that, without success. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Same story, different solution. With Open Sound drivers > > > > > > > from www.opensound.com Skype works correctly. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Is this with via8235/8237 on -STABLE ? > > > > >=20 > > > > > pcm0: port 0xb400-0xb4ff irq 22 at device 17.5 on > > > > > pci0 pcm0: > > > > >=20 > > > > > Both RELENG_5/i386 and RELENG_5/amd64 (different boards, same > > > > > chip) > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > Yup, I got one of this. > > > >=20 > > > > > > > =20 > > > Can you guys with snd_via8233 driver try these patches? > > >=20 > > > http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/via8233.c.diff > > > http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/vchan.c.diff > > >=20 > > > set your hw.snd.maxautovchans or hw.snd.pcm0.vchans appropriately, > > > add hint.pcm.0.via_dxs_disabled=3D"1" into your /boot/device.hints > > > and possibly with option PREEMPTION in kernel. > >=20 > > I tried this patch and with: > > sysctl hw.snd.maxautovchans=3D1 > > sysctl hw.snd.pcm0.vchans=3D1 > >=20 > > it works! so vchans seems to be the culprit... also one has to > > disable hint.pcm.0.via_dxs_disabled=3D"1" > >=20 > > from my pov its an improvement! but why is vchans making such big > > regression? shouldnt be via_dsx_disabled set on default on rev=3D0x78 > > (rev I use)? > >=20 > > thnx, what other info/help can I provide? > >=20 > > roman >=20 > Nice to hear that. How about other patches from Works nicely with Skype now too... any chance to get the patches into the tree? What does that dxs_disabled thing really do? Would it hurt to disable it per default? --=20 Pav Lucistnik Geography is only physics slowed down, with a few trees stuck on it... -- Terry Pratchett --=-lCZJD3RTEFYjzM22FM+3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCiPWEntdYP8FOsoIRAmGdAJ9Otg7rl8MCK/riBh7d2yXYpuZ2OQCeNDtL sOq7O1d4r33DwpMCCXMZ9ck= =RzT7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-lCZJD3RTEFYjzM22FM+3--