5.4-PRERELEASE with motherboard integrated Envy24PT/HT

[gogia]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

[piton]~ > uname -rsp
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE i386
[piton]~ >

OSS driver 3.99.2b installed successfully:

[piton]~ > cat /dev/sndstat
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 05/2005


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200503010707
Kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Mar 3 15:37:10 MSK 2005
toor@piton.jinr.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ALBA


Card config:
VIA ENVY24HT
OSS Virtual Mixer Pro
IMUX Input Multiplexer
MIDI loopback driver

Audio devices:
0: Envy24HT front out
1: Envy24HT center/LFE out
2: Envy24HT surround out
3: Envy24HT S/PDIF out
4: Envy24HT recording
5: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
6: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
7: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
8: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)
13: IMux0 CH #0 (GRC3)
14: IMux0 CH #1 (GRC3)
15: IMux0 CH #2 (GRC3)
16: IMux0 CH #3 (GRC3)
17: IMux0 CH #4 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: MIDI loopback
2: MIDI loopback server side

Mixers:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: Virtual Mixer
2: IMUX Control panel
[piton]~ >

osstest ok, but I didn't hear anything

I tried to play wav ossplay or any ports wave players, no any sound, just
a silence.

2 active speakers connected to the front socket and under Windows there
are not problem, I hear cool sound, but under FreeBSD just silence

[piton]~ > /usr/local/lib/oss/bin/ossplay -v /mnt/WINDOWS/Media/tada.wav
Playing .WAV file /mnt/WINDOWS/Media/tada.wav, 16 bits/stereo/22050 Hz
[piton]~ >

[piton]~ > mpg123 /tmp/wav/ZZ_Top-Rough_Boy.mp3
High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layer 1, 2 and 3.
Version 0.59r (1999/Jun/15). Written and copyrights by Michael Hipp.
Uses code from various people. See 'README' for more!
THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Directory: /tmp/wav/
Playing MPEG stream from ZZ_Top-Rough_Boy.mp3 ...
Junk at the beginning 49443303
MPEG 1.0 layer III, 256 kbit/s, 44100 Hz stereo
^C
[0:10] Decoding of Umaturman-Prostitsya.mp3 finished.
[piton]~ >

Players work without problem, but there is not sound from speakers,
silence and no more.

Seems there are wrong mixer settings, what's wrong:

[piton]~ > /usr/local/lib/oss/bin/ossmix
Selected mixer 0/
Known controls are:
peak.front <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 134:129)
peak.c/l <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.surround <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.spdout <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.in1/2 <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
route.front <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.c/l <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.surround <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.spdifout <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
envy24.rate <8000|9600|11025|12000|16000|22050|24000|32000|44100|48000|8
8200|96000> (currently 44100)
envy24.src ON|OFF (currently OFF)
envy24.ratelock ON|OFF (currently OFF)
envy24.actrate <decimal value> (currently 44100)
gain.front <both/leftvol>[:<rightvol>] (currently 255:255)
gain.rear <both/leftvol>[:<rightvol>] (currently 255:255)
gain.center <monovol> (currently 255)
gain.lfe <monovol> (currently 255)
codec.recsrc <ANALOG|OPTICAL|COAX|CD|AUX> (currently ANALOG)
codec.loopback ON|OFF (currently ON)
spdif.audio <AUDIO|DATA> (currently AUDIO)
spdif.vbit ON|OFF (currently OFF)
spdif.preemph <OFF|50/16usec> (currently OFF)
spdif.mode <CONSUMER|PRO> (currently CONSUMER)
spdif.copyright <YES|NO> (currently YES)
spdif.generat <COPY|ORIGINAL> (currently COPY)
[piton]~ >

I dont use SPDIF, two active speakers connected to front socket.
Before plaing audio peak.font was 0:0, after - 134:129, but I didn't
hear any sounds Whereis my mistake? May be need to change
route.front and gain.front?

Any help, advices welcome.

Thanks for your time.

[dev]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

[piton]~ > uname -rsp
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE i386
[piton]~ >

OSS driver 3.99.2b installed successfully:

[piton]~ > cat /dev/sndstat
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 05/2005


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200503010707
Kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Mar 3 15:37:10 MSK 2005
toor@piton.jinr.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ALBA


Card config:
VIA ENVY24HT
OSS Virtual Mixer Pro
IMUX Input Multiplexer
MIDI loopback driver

Audio devices:
0: Envy24HT front out
1: Envy24HT center/LFE out
2: Envy24HT surround out
3: Envy24HT S/PDIF out
4: Envy24HT recording
5: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
6: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
7: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
8: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)
13: IMux0 CH #0 (GRC3)
14: IMux0 CH #1 (GRC3)
15: IMux0 CH #2 (GRC3)
16: IMux0 CH #3 (GRC3)
17: IMux0 CH #4 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: MIDI loopback
2: MIDI loopback server side

Mixers:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: Virtual Mixer
2: IMUX Control panel
[piton]~ >

osstest ok, but I didn't hear anything

I tried to play wav ossplay or any ports wave players, no any sound, just
a silence.

2 active speakers connected to the front socket and under Windows there
are not problem, I hear cool sound, but under FreeBSD just silence

[piton]~ > /usr/local/lib/oss/bin/ossplay -v /mnt/WINDOWS/Media/tada.wav
Playing .WAV file /mnt/WINDOWS/Media/tada.wav, 16 bits/stereo/22050 Hz
[piton]~ >

[piton]~ > mpg123 /tmp/wav/ZZ_Top-Rough_Boy.mp3
High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layer 1, 2 and 3.
Version 0.59r (1999/Jun/15). Written and copyrights by Michael Hipp.
Uses code from various people. See 'README' for more!
THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Directory: /tmp/wav/
Playing MPEG stream from ZZ_Top-Rough_Boy.mp3 ...
Junk at the beginning 49443303
MPEG 1.0 layer III, 256 kbit/s, 44100 Hz stereo
^C
[0:10] Decoding of Umaturman-Prostitsya.mp3 finished.
[piton]~ >

Players work without problem, but there is not sound from speakers,
silence and no more.

Seems there are wrong mixer settings, what's wrong:

[piton]~ > /usr/local/lib/oss/bin/ossmix
Selected mixer 0/
Known controls are:
peak.front <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 134:129)
peak.c/l <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.surround <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.spdout <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
peak.in1/2 <leftVU>:<rightVU>] (currently 0:0)
route.front <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.c/l <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.surround <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
route.spdifout <DMA|ANALOGIN|DIGITALIN> (currently DMA)
envy24.rate <8000|9600|11025|12000|16000|22050|24000|32000|44100|48000|8
8200|96000> (currently 44100)
envy24.src ON|OFF (currently OFF)
envy24.ratelock ON|OFF (currently OFF)
envy24.actrate <decimal value> (currently 44100)
gain.front <both/leftvol>[:<rightvol>] (currently 255:255)
gain.rear <both/leftvol>[:<rightvol>] (currently 255:255)
gain.center <monovol> (currently 255)
gain.lfe <monovol> (currently 255)
codec.recsrc <ANALOG|OPTICAL|COAX|CD|AUX> (currently ANALOG)
codec.loopback ON|OFF (currently ON)
spdif.audio <AUDIO|DATA> (currently AUDIO)
spdif.vbit ON|OFF (currently OFF)
spdif.preemph <OFF|50/16usec> (currently OFF)
spdif.mode <CONSUMER|PRO> (currently CONSUMER)
spdif.copyright <YES|NO> (currently YES)
spdif.generat <COPY|ORIGINAL> (currently COPY)
[piton]~ >

I dont use SPDIF, two active speakers connected to front socket.
Before plaing audio peak.font was 0:0, after - 134:129, but I didn't
hear any sounds Whereis my mistake? May be need to change
route.front and gain.front?

Any help, advices welcome.

Thanks for your time.

Please send us the soundon.log - if' it's Envy24PT device, OSS should
say that the device is Envy24PT rather than saying Generic Envy24HT.

regards
Dev Mazumdar

[gogia]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

<skipped>

Any help, advices welcome.

Thanks for your time.

Please send us the soundon.log - if' it's Envy24PT device, OSS should
say that the device is Envy24PT rather than saying Generic Envy24HT.

regards
Dev Mazumdar

Starting OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b Friday, 4 March 2005 г. 18:04:19 (MSK)
18:04 up 1 day, 1:52, 1 user, load averages: 0,00 0,00 0,00
======= config =====
# Use soundconf to edit this file.
/SECUREAUDIO OFF
/PCIIRQ 7
/IRQEXCLUDE 3 4
/DMAEXCLUDE 2
-PCI17241412 #Generic ENVY24HT based sound card
ENVY24HT ON
-softmix #4Front Tech. Virtual Mixer Pro
/CONTROL SOFTSYN parm1=6
SOFTMIX ON
-imux #4Front Technologies Input Multiplexer (IMUX)
IMUX ON
-midiloop #4Front Technologies Loopback MIDI device
MIDILOOP ON
====== pnpres.dat ========
====================
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 05/2005


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200503010707
Kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Mar 3 15:37:10 MSK 2005
toor@lavr.jinr.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ALBA


Card config:
VIA ENVY24HT
OSS Virtual Mixer Pro
IMUX Input Multiplexer
MIDI loopback driver


Audio devices:
0: Envy24HT front out
1: Envy24HT center/LFE out
2: Envy24HT surround out
3: Envy24HT S/PDIF out
4: Envy24HT recording
5: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
6: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
7: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
8: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)
13: IMux0 CH #0 (GRC3)
14: IMux0 CH #1 (GRC3)
15: IMux0 CH #2 (GRC3)
16: IMux0 CH #3 (GRC3)
17: IMux0 CH #4 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: MIDI loopback
2: MIDI loopback server side

Mixers:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: Virtual Mixer
2: IMUX Control panel
========== dmesg printout follows ========

pciconf -lv
...
none3@pci3:2:0: class=0x040100 card=0x17241412 chip=0x17241412 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc (Was: IC Ensemble Inc)'
device = 'VT1720/24 Envy24PT/HT PCI Multi-Channel Audio Controller'
class = multimedia
subclass = audio

Some another interesting - i tried two another sound cards with OSS 3.99.2b:

- Aureal Vortex 2 (8820)
- Ensoniq ES1373-B

oss didn't recongize any from above and I didn't find how to add this card
to config by hands or didn't find them at soundconf list.
Sure, I can use native FreeBSD sound driver Ensonic 137x or aureal-kmod ports and I did that for check - both cards worked well.
I dont undestand why OSS didnt recognize them and more important
for me to use integrated Envy24 sound.
I will gratefull for any advice and help, I can degrade my FreeBSD OS
to 5.3-RELEASE if need or can do some other job and info.
I want to buy this driver, but it dont work under my system.

[dev]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

<skipped>

Any help, advices welcome.

Thanks for your time.

Please send us the soundon.log - if' it's Envy24PT device, OSS should
say that the device is Envy24PT rather than saying Generic Envy24HT.

regards
Dev Mazumdar

Starting OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b Friday, 4 March 2005 г. 18:04:19 (MSK)
18:04 up 1 day, 1:52, 1 user, load averages: 0,00 0,00 0,00
======= config =====
# Use soundconf to edit this file.
/SECUREAUDIO OFF
/PCIIRQ 7
/IRQEXCLUDE 3 4
/DMAEXCLUDE 2
-PCI17241412 #Generic ENVY24HT based sound card
ENVY24HT ON
-softmix #4Front Tech. Virtual Mixer Pro
/CONTROL SOFTSYN parm1=6
SOFTMIX ON
-imux #4Front Technologies Input Multiplexer (IMUX)
IMUX ON
-midiloop #4Front Technologies Loopback MIDI device
MIDILOOP ON
====== pnpres.dat ========
====================
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 05/2005


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200503010707
Kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Mar 3 15:37:10 MSK 2005
toor@lavr.jinr.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ALBA


Card config:
VIA ENVY24HT
OSS Virtual Mixer Pro
IMUX Input Multiplexer
MIDI loopback driver


Audio devices:
0: Envy24HT front out
1: Envy24HT center/LFE out
2: Envy24HT surround out
3: Envy24HT S/PDIF out
4: Envy24HT recording
5: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
6: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
7: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
8: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)
13: IMux0 CH #0 (GRC3)
14: IMux0 CH #1 (GRC3)
15: IMux0 CH #2 (GRC3)
16: IMux0 CH #3 (GRC3)
17: IMux0 CH #4 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: MIDI loopback
2: MIDI loopback server side

Mixers:
0: Generic Envy24HT based card
1: Virtual Mixer
2: IMUX Control panel
========== dmesg printout follows ========

pciconf -lv
...
none3@pci3:2:0: class=0x040100 card=0x17241412 chip=0x17241412 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc (Was: IC Ensemble Inc)'
device = 'VT1720/24 Envy24PT/HT PCI Multi-Channel Audio Controller'
class = multimedia
subclass = audio

Some another interesting - i tried two another sound cards with OSS 3.99.2b:

- Aureal Vortex 2 (8820)
- Ensoniq ES1373-B



oss didn't recongize any from above and I didn't find how to add this card
to config by hands or didn't find them at soundconf list.
Sure, I can use native FreeBSD sound driver Ensonic 137x or aureal-kmod ports and I did that for check - both cards worked well.
I dont undestand why OSS didnt recognize them and more important
for me to use integrated Envy24 sound.
I will gratefull for any advice and help, I can degrade my FreeBSD OS
to 5.3-RELEASE if need or can do some other job and info.

I want to buy this driver, but it dont work under my system.

You need to run soundconf and select Autodetect devices.
These should be properly detected by OSS.

Regarding the ENvy24PT device, please look at dmesg output and see
if OSS complained about any subdevice/subvendor IDs? It's likely that
we don't have this specific ID in our database. However you can try
one thing:

Run soundconf, select Configuration Options and select
envy24ht_model and set it to 1 (this is in the README.configoptions file)
and this way you can force OSS to detect your Envy24PT device.



best regards
Dev Mazumdar


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[gogia]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

<skipped>

You need to run soundconf and select Autodetect devices.
These should be properly detected by OSS.

Regarding the ENvy24PT device, please look at dmesg output and see
if OSS complained about any subdevice/subvendor IDs? It's likely that
we don't have this specific ID in our database. However you can try
one thing:

Run soundconf, select Configuration Options and select
envy24ht_model and set it to 1 (this is in the README.configoptions file)
and this way you can force OSS to detect your Envy24PT device.

best regards
Dev Mazumdar

as result, after opened my pc-box, I saw sound chpset VIA VT1720 and
it unsupported OSS driver or may have mistakes at Envy driver.

For example, I spent one day for install SuSE Linux 9.2 with ALSA, and
there isnt any problem with hwscan(autodetect sound) and load alsa
driver and use alsamixer, as result driver worked well and sound was
cool. After that, I was unload alsa driver and install OSS 3992b, problem
was the same as in FreeBSD.

Unfortunate results, Im very sad.

That is why the next question, did the OSS plan to correct Envy driver for
VIA VT1720 support (now there are many motherboard has it integrated)

I don't want to use Linux and so Im interesting OSS support Envy24 - chipset VIA VT1720.

PS. Probably, problem is not with envy driver, but with ossmix, but I don't
have time for deep check-test-debug it.

Thanks for your time.

[dev]

Hi All,

advise wanted.

Motherboard Albatron 865PE PRO II with integrated Envy24HT,
FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE:

<skipped>

You need to run soundconf and select Autodetect devices.
These should be properly detected by OSS.

Regarding the ENvy24PT device, please look at dmesg output and see
if OSS complained about any subdevice/subvendor IDs? It's likely that
we don't have this specific ID in our database. However you can try
one thing:

Run soundconf, select Configuration Options and select
envy24ht_model and set it to 1 (this is in the README.configoptions file)
and this way you can force OSS to detect your Envy24PT device.

best regards
Dev Mazumdar

as result, after opened my pc-box, I saw sound chpset VIA VT1720 and
it unsupported OSS driver or may have mistakes at Envy driver.

For example, I spent one day for install SuSE Linux 9.2 with ALSA, and
there isnt any problem with hwscan(autodetect sound) and load alsa
driver and use alsamixer, as result driver worked well and sound was
cool. After that, I was unload alsa driver and install OSS 3992b, problem
was the same as in FreeBSD.

Unfortunate results, Im very sad.

That is why the next question, did the OSS plan to correct Envy driver for
VIA VT1720 support (now there are many motherboard has it integrated)

I don't want to use Linux and so Im interesting OSS support Envy24 - chipset VIA VT1720.

PS. Probably, problem is not with envy driver, but with ossmix, but I don't
have time for deep check-test-debug it.

Thanks for your time.

Hi,

We do support the Envy24PT device - you need to send us the soundon.log file to support@opensound.com so that we can see what has been configured and we also need to see the dmesg output from OSS.

We have customers working perfectly with the Envy24PT on Chaintec motherboards.


regards
Dev