[PlanetCCRMA] Can't load HDSP firmware on F-17

[Donald Steven]

Perhaps I can help.  I use a RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632, which I am able 
to get working in any Linux distribution.  There are a few configuration 
gotchas, however.  Judging by the output from the cat command, you have 
to 'remove' the other cards.

I'm not at home and don't have the exact files I use (I'll send those on 
Monday, if you're not up and running by then.)

The gist of it is as follows:

1. add the appropriate text to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf to remove 
the modules for all non-RME cards, including any on the graphics board 
or on the motherboard.
2. prepare the appropriate ~/.asoundrc file, and modules.conf and 
local.conf (that's what I can't send you right now)
3. remove pulseaudio (you'll likely get no sound if you don't do this).

See if this works.

Don

On 08/25/2012 04:47 PM, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Hi, Fernando:
>
> Long time no type!
>
> Fernando Lopez-Lezcano writes:
>> On 08/25/2012 11:14 AM, Janina Sajka wrote:
>>> Hi, All:
>>>
>>> It's been awhile since I've had a system where I could use my RME
>>> Multiface. I have built myself a new box where I was hoping to do
>>> exactly that, but have run into an error that I hadn't seen inyears:
>>>
>>> Card 4 : RME Hammerfall DSP + Digiface at 0xf7d00000, irq 16
>>> Upload firmware for card hw:4
>>> Hwdep ioctl error on card hw:4 : Device or resource busy.
>>>
>>> Any and all thoughts most welcome. I'll be massively disappointed if I
>>> can't use my Multiface this time around.
>> We are using Multifaces at CCRMA on Fedora 17. It is a weird error
> Glad to hear.
>
>> indeed, it would seem that something is already using the device, or
>> the device is not accessible. What do you see if you do a:
>>
>> cat /proc/asound/cards
>   0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
>                        HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7f10000 irq 50
>   1 [Generic        ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
>                        HD-Audio Generic at 0xf7e40000 irq 52
>   2 [Device         ]: USB-Audio - C-Media USB Audio Device
>                        C-Media USB Audio Device at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.8.4.4, full speed
>   3 [Headset        ]: USB-Audio - Sennheiser USB Headset
>                        Sennheiser Communications Sennheiser USB Headset at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.8.3, ful
>   4 [DSP            ]: H-DSP - Hammerfall DSP
>                        RME Hammerfall DSP + Digiface at 0xf7d00000, irq 16
>   5 [AV710          ]: ICE1724 - Chaintech AV-710
>                        Chaintech AV-710 at 0xd180, irq 17
>   6 [pcsp           ]: PC-Speaker - pcsp
>                        Internal PC-Speaker at port 0x61
>> (looks like you have a lot of cards)
> Yes ...
> 0 for IBM ViaVoice TTS with the Speakup console screen reader
> 1 unused--comes via the MSI video card
> 2 For Espeak via Speech-Dispatcher for Orca GUI screen reader
> 3 For Vo/IP telephony
> 4 For serious music work (hopefully)
> 5 For whatever -- nice sounding card
> 6 Got to have my console beeps!
>
> 0 and 2 can't share<groan>
> 3 needs to be independent--it's a phone
>
> So, I may actually be short a card were I to get Windows running in a
> KVM!
>
>
>> What if you remove the kernel module (with the card already online)
>> and insert it again?
>>
>> /sbin/rmmod snd_hdsp
> Simply returns--no error. lsmod shows it's gone.
>
>> /sbin/modprobe snd_hdsp
> Returns with no error. 'lsmod |grep hdsp' shows it's there.
>
> It's at this point that i run 'hdsploader' yes? This is where the error
> creeps in.
>
> I have alsa-firmware-1.0.25-1.fc17
>
> This is an Asrock lga1155 board with Z77. I have an Ivy Bridge I5-3450
> CPU and AMI UEFI. I'm not impressed with UEFI so far, btw, as I can't
> seem to get it to leave my boot order alone.
>
> Janina
>
>> -- Fernando