Upgrading to Jaunty breaks RME Hammerfall soundcard

[Nick Murtagh]

SRU Justification:

Impact: This is a regression in the Jaunty release. This device worked normally up to 2.6.28.11 where it regressed.

Fix: There is already a patch upstream that is working for a group of uses though thesubmitter of this bug has not indicated if it fixes their issue or not.

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The hdsp driver seems to be broken in 2.6.28-11-generic and 2.6.28-3-rt. This worked fine before upgrading. Going back to an older kernel (2.6.24-23-generic) fixes the problem.

nick@D420:~$ dmesg | grep -i rme
[ 20.978602] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0080 -> 0082)
[ 20.978617] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 22.982321] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 22.982338] RME Hammerfall DSP: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -5

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

nick@D420:~$ lspci -vv
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
 Subsystem: Dell Device 01d6
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
 Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
 Subsystem: Dell Device 01d6
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
 Region 0: Memory at dff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
 Region 1: I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
 Region 2: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 3: Memory at dfec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel modules: intelfb

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
 Subsystem: Dell Device 01d6
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Region 0: Memory at dff80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Dell Device 01d6
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
 Region 0: Memory at dfebc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
 Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
  PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <T...

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

[ 0.000000] BIOS EBDA/lowmem at: 0009f000/0009f000
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 (Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic)
[ 0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus:
[ 0.000000] Intel GenuineIntel
[ 0.000000] AMD AuthenticAMD
[ 0.000000] NSC Geode by NSC
[ 0.000000] Cyrix CyrixInstead
[ 0.000000] Centaur CentaurHauls
[ 0.000000] Transmeta GenuineTMx86
[ 0.000000] Transmeta TransmetaCPU
[ 0.000000] UMC UMC UMC UMC
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000009f000 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000007f691400 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000007f691400 - 0000000080000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0007000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000f0008000 - 00000000f000c000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec10000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fed20000 - 00000000feda0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee10000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] DMI 2.4 present.
[ 0.000000] last_pfn = 0x7f691 max_arch_pfn = 0x100000
[ 0.000000] Scanning 2 areas for low memory corruption
[ 0.000000] modified physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000000000 - 0000000000002000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000002000 - 0000000000006000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000006000 - 0000000000007000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000007000 - 0000000000010000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000010000 - 0000000000092000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 000000000009f000 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000100000 - 000000007f691400 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 000000007f691400 - 0000000080000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0007000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000f0008000 - 00000000f000c000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec10000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000fed20000 - 00000000feda0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee10000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000ffb00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] kernel direct mapping tables up to 373fe000 @ 10000-16000
[ 0.000000] RAMDISK: 378a1000 - 37fef67d
[ 0.000000] Allocated new RAMDISK: 00881000 - 00fcf67d
[ 0.000000] Move RAMDISK from 00000000378a1000 - 0000000037fef67c to 00881000 - 00fcf67c
[ 0.000000] ACPI: RSDP 000FC1D0, 0014 (r0 DELL )
[ 0.000000] ACPI: RSDT 7F691A95, 0038 (r1 DELL M07 27D60616 ASL 61)
[ 0.000000] ACPI: FACP 7F692800, 0074 (r1 DELL M07 27D60616 ASL 61)
[ 0.000000] ACPI: DSDT 7F693400, 3D6E (r1 INT430 SYSFexxx ...

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

Found a description and workaround here:

http://www.nabble.com/kernel-2.6.29-rc6-no-working-rme-multiface-1-td22280851.html

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Just posting the workaround mentioned in that thread:

"i use this workaround for the moment:

* boot the kernel
* plug in my cardbus-interface and see the error mesage

        RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:16:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
        RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:16:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
        Hammerfall-DSP: no Digiface or Multiface connected!
        RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:16:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
        RME Hammerfall DSP: probe of 0000:16:00.0 failed with error -5

and than the workaround...
* rmmod snd_hdsp
* modprobe snd-hdsp
"

The thread also mentioned the following patch to test which has already been merged upstream:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel/60411

ogasawara@yoji:~/linux-2.6$ git log -p e588ed8304f76cbb396ee85e657a58990298a675

commit e588ed8304f76cbb396ee85e657a58990298a675

Author: Tim Blechmann <email address hidden>

Date: Fri Feb 20 19:30:35 2009 +0100

    ALSA: hdsp - poll for iobox

    sleeping for 2 seconds before checking for the iobox is not enough

    on some systems.

    this patch increases the timeout, but polls the card during that

    time. it thus speeds up the module loading when the card has already

    been initialized, while being more robust on systems, which require

    a higher timeout than the predefined 2 seconds.

    Signed-off-by: Tim Blechmann <email address hidden>

    Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <email address hidden>

Unfortuantely this patch did not make it into Jaunty. However, it should be in the Mainline Kernel Builds the Ubuntu kernel team has been producing. I'd recomment testing the 2.6.29 build, please let us know your results. Thanks.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

SRU Justification:

This is a regression in the Jaunty release. This device worked normally up to 2.6.28.11 where it regressed. There is already a patch upstream that is working for a group of uses though the submitter of this bug has not indicated if it fixes their issue or not.

Fix: Cherry-pick the upstream patch

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

Sorry for the delay, will test that new kernel and report back ASAP!

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

I tried the following packages from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.29.3/

linux-headers-2.6.29-02062903_2.6.29-02062903_all.deb
linux-headers-2.6.29-02062903-generic_2.6.29-02062903_i386.deb
linux-image-2.6.29-02062903-generic_2.6.29-02062903_i386.deb

and the problem is not fixed. Will try another kernel.

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

The packages from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30-rc5/ fix the problem

[ 22.175983] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0080 -> 0082)
[ 22.176000] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 22.187757] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 22.187798] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 22.304658] input: HDA Intel Mic at Ext Left Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9
[ 22.304785] input: HDA Intel HP Out at Ext Left Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input10
[ 24.391158] Hammerfall-DSP: wait for FIFO status <= 0 failed after 30 iterations
[ 24.391272] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting multiface_firmware_rev11.bin
[ 24.482210] Hammerfall-DSP: loading firmware
[ 27.784129] Hammerfall-DSP: finished firmware loading

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted linux into jaunty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

I installed 2.6.28-14-generic and it fixes the problem. Thanks!

[ 24.651924] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0080 -> 0082)
[ 24.651938] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19

...

[ 26.663256] Hammerfall-DSP: wait for FIFO status <= 0 failed after 30 iterations
[ 26.663368] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting multiface_firmware_rev11.bin
[ 26.758455] Hammerfall-DSP: loading firmware
[ 30.060113] Hammerfall-DSP: finished firmware loading

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Nick, thanks a lot for testing this!

[Nick Murtagh (nickm-go2)]

I spoke too soon! It only seems to fix it if the multiface break out box has been unplugged before boot - ie it has no firmware. If the multiface is left plugged in when the laptop is shutdown, it keeps its firmware. Booting up with it in this state doesn't work.

[ 24.630145] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0080 -> 0082)
[ 24.630159] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19

...

[ 26.636131] Hammerfall-DSP: no Digiface or Multiface connected!
[ 26.636195] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 26.636214] RME Hammerfall DSP: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -5

The previous workaround still works:

$ rmmod snd_hdsp
$ modprobe snd_hdsp

which results in this in dmesg

[ 6433.866522] RME Hammerfall DSP 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 6435.868164] Hammerfall-DSP: Firmware already present, initializing card.

So it looks like the patch applied is only a partial fix :(

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.28-15.48

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linux (2.6.28-15.48) jaunty-proposed; urgency=low

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