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

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On 08/25/2012 03:00 PM, Donald Steven wrote:
> 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.

That is not necessary, the Hammerfall cards (at least the ones I have 
tested in the past) can work even if there are other cards installed and 
active.

I don't know if there is anything special about the 9632 or your setup, 
but the PCI card + Multiface II (or Digiface) configurations I have run 
out of the box in Fedora 17 (even with other cards installed). No 
problems with pulseaudio either (jack gets the card from it).

-- Fernando


> 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