Emu 404 PCI Soundcard Not Detected on Install

[aidave]

After installing Ubuntu 7.10, could not hear any sounds. I have an EMU 0404 PCI soundcard that works properly under Windows XP.

Sound
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When testing with ALSA, got this message:

audiotestsrc wave=sine freq-512 !
audioconvert ! audioresample !
gconfaudiosink: Could not open resource for writing.

Device Manager
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Looks like it is listed as "SB Audigy" in "82801 PCI Bridge"
Vendor: Creative Labs
Device: SB Audigy
Status: Status
Bus Type: PCI
Device Type: Unknown
Capabilities: Unknown

[aidave (aidave)]

https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=emu&show_comments=1#comments

> [ 38.447903] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:880: emu1010: filename emu/emu0404.fw testing
> [ 39.695452] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:684: firmware size=0xd67c
> [ 44.144439] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:893: emu1010: Loading Hana Firmware file failed, reg=0x7f

This is the same problem that Remy Dyer described above, and which I (and some others) also have with the same card and ALSA 1.0.16. Haven't found a solution yet.

-nm

[aidave (aidave)]

Does not work with Ubuntu Hardy Heron Alpha 6 or latest ALSA drivers!

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 alpha?

[basserselim (michaeln-muenster)]

yes, same problem with 8.10 beta
alsa 1.0.17

[ 52.298241] EMU10K1_Audigy 0000:04:07.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 52.298315] emu1010: Special config.
[ 52.298400] emu1010: EMU_HANA_ID=0x7f
[ 52.298402] emu1010: filename emu/emu0404.fw testing
[ 52.298404] firmware: requesting emu/emu0404.fw
[ 52.300317] firmware: emu/emu0404.fw not found. Err=-2
[ 52.300322] emu1010: Loading Firmware file emu/emu0404.fw failed
[ 52.304942] EMU10K1_Audigy 0000:04:07.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 52.305858] EMU10K1_Audigy: probe of 0000:04:07.0 failed with error -2

[Martin Kossick (hacktick)]

Hey, this is not a bug.
You need the alsa-firmware -package, wich cant be included in ubuntu for legal issues.

You can install it using the Medibuntu-Repository:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

greetings,

Martin

[basserselim (michaeln-muenster)]

no, still doesn't work.
with alsa 1.0.19

[Martin Kossick (hacktick)]

Well, it works for me with intrepid.
I used usb-creator to create a live-system and just installed alsa-firmware. (And rebooted)

Maybe you could try this, too?

greetings

Martin

[nabdan (nabil2)]

Hi all,

I confirm the bug, it happens only on EMU0404 PCI cards.

It seems there is different card version.

[ 43.841253] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:893: emu1010: Loading Hana Firmware file failed, reg=0x7f

Same issue.

We do compile alsa from source, please refer to following link for outputs:

http://didouchk.free.fr/logcomplet

If any needs tell me , issue can be easily reproduced.

[nabdan (nabil2)]

We also made a tutorial to install this card, only few users are impacted.

We installed this card on several systems without any issue, only few of these cards are impacted (different chip ?)

http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/emu0404

[nabdan (nabil2)]

Also reported on alsa bugtrack:

https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=emu&show_comments=1

[zob (zob)]

Unfortunately people who have the early [1102:0004] version of this card probably won't make it work. With or without new alsa version og firmware-loaders. You can check if you should throw yours away or it makes sense to try and make it work by checking the output of:
lspci -nn
If you, at the end, after the name of the card have [1102:0004] throw it away, if you get [1102:0008], you CAN make it work. The 0004 version has different fpga-chip fra Xilinx. It won't load, so don't waste your precious time.

Ok. Just in case. If anyone have a 0004 version working on a linux system. Please report it. But it's probably not the case.