Audio Science Sound Card firmware does not match the driver supplied by the kernel

[musicalvegan0]

Affects: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Linux streamtest 3.2.0-37-generic-pae #58-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 24 15:51:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Summary:
When using an Audioscience ASI6522 sound card, the firmware provided in /lib/firmware/asihpi/ does not match the driver supplied by the Linux kernel, snd_asihpi (snd-asihpi.ko). This prevents the use of the hardware by Alsa.

What is expected to happen:
The correct firmware for the installed hardware to be loaded onto the hardware.

What actually happens:
The incorrect firmware is present, and thus, unable to be loaded onto the hardware.

Evidence from dmesg:
[ 6115.574089] ASIHPI driver 4.08.00
[ 6115.574215] snd_asihpi 0000:03:04.0: probe 104c:a106,175c:6500,0020
[ 6115.650366] snd_asihpi 0000:03:04.0: Incompatible firmware version DSP image 40313 != Driver 40800
[ 6115.650433] hpi6205.c:568 DSP code load failed
[ 6115.652532] hpioctl.c:430 adapter_probe failed

Workaround:
As a work around, one can download the correct version of firmware from the manufacturer's website and manually place it in /lib/firmware/asihpi/. The following step-by-step assumes you are using kernel 3.2.0-37-generic-pae which uses the 4.08.00 version of the sound card driver.

1. Download the driver source: http://www.audioscience.com/internet/download/drivers/released/v4/08/00/hpklinux-4.08.00.tar.bz2
2. Extract the source: tar -xf hpklinux-4.08.00.tar.bz2
3. Rename the existing firmware directory, just to be safe: sudo mv /lib/firmware/asihpi{,.bak}
4. Copy the correct firmware to the exepcted location: sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/asihpi; sudo cp hpklinux-4.08.00/firmware/*.bin /lib/firmware/asihpi/
5. Reload alsa: sudo alsa reload

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.102

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linux-firmware (1.102) raring; urgency=low

  * Updated asihpi firmware from http://www.audioscience.com/internet/download/drivers/released/v4/08/00/hpklinux-4.08.00.tar.bz2
    -LP: #1122377
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:47:25 -0700

[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

Thanks for your work, Tim!

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

Hello musicalvegan0, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.5 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

I can confirm that the package at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.5 fixes this bug.

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

Hello musicalvegan0, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.6 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.79.6

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linux-firmware (1.79.6) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * 31f6b3076bab3c4b65f67fdb232f4579ed828b4f linux-firmware: Update AMD microcode patch firmware files
    This AMD ucode fixes some severe lockup issues on AMD family
    15h CPUs when under high load. The fix for erratum #759 being
    the most severe.
    - LP: #1200533

linux-firmware (1.79.5) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * UBUNTU: Update asihpi firmware. The original firmware files were
    simply non-functional.
    -LP: #1122377
  * rtlwifi/rtl8723e: Add firmware for new driver in LTS kernels,
    Raring and newer.
    -LP: #1187688
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:04:42 -0600

[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

I'd like to suggest reopening this bug for 14.04. Upon a recent upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04, this message was generated in dmesg:

[ 23.196286] snd_asihpi 0000:04:02.0: probe 104c:a106,175c:6500,0010
[ 23.646352] snd_asihpi 0000:04:02.0: Incompatible firmware version DSP image 9F60 != Driver 40A01

As you can see, the driver in the kernel is version 4.10.1 but the firmware in linux-firmware does not match. The correct firmware can be downloaded from here: http://www.audioscience.com/internet/download/drivers/released/v4/10/01/dspbins41001.7z

[Bolin Hsu (bolin-hsu)]

I observed the bug on 12.04.5, linux-image-3.13.0-54-generic(3.13.0-54.91~precise1) and linux-firmware(1.79.18).

[ 5.003958] ASIHPI driver 4.10.01
[ 5.004001] snd_asihpi 0000:09:00.0: probe 104c:a106,175c:5600,0000
[ 5.069423] snd_asihpi 0000:09:00.0: Incompatible firmware version DSP image 9F60 != Driver 40A01