[Solved] No sound out of Sound Blaster Z-series/Recon3D/Core3D card...

Batou · 2018-04-18 22:45:34

Hi all,
Just picked up a SB Z card and tried to get it working under Arch with zero success. I can't get any sound out of any of the outputs. It works perfectly under Win10 however so the HW is not the issue.

I've disabled the internal soundcard inside of my BIOS to reduce the confusion. Only the HDMI output from the Nvidia card and the SBZ are present now.

I've also installed alsa-firmware package but that didn't help.

 $ lspci
...
05:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (rev 01)

 $ lsmod |grep "snd"
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     57344  2
snd_hda_codec_ca0132    53248  1
snd_hda_intel          45056  5
snd_hda_codec         151552  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_ca0132
snd_hda_core           94208  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_ca0132
snd_hwdep              20480  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm               135168  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
snd_timer              36864  1 snd_pcm
snd                    98304  17 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_ca0132,snd_pcm

$ pacmd list-sources
2 source(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 1030
	volume: front-left: 61600 /  94% / -1.61 dB,   front-right: 61600 /  94% / -1.61 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
	monitor_of: 0
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	module: 6
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of GP104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xef080000 irq 17"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "10f1"
		device.product.name = "GP104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
  * index: 1
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 1030
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
	monitor_of: 1
	card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.0>
	module: 8
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] Analog Stereo"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "2"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Creative"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Creative at 0xef804000 irq 19"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.7/0000:05:00.0/sound/card2"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1102"
		device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
		device.product.id = "0012"
		device.product.name = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series]"
		device.string = "2"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"

 $ dmesg |grep snd
[   14.585316] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
[   14.585320] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[   14.585451] snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.0: Disabling MSI
[   14.585453] snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.0: Force to non-snoop mode
[   14.603104] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[   14.813734] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: autoconfig for CA0132: line_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[   14.813736] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   14.813738] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    hp_outs=1 (0x10/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   14.813739] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[   14.813740] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    dig-out=0xc/0x0
[   14.813741] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    inputs:
[   14.813743] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:      Mic=0x12
[   14.813744] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1:    dig-in=0xe
[   15.358242] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running
[   16.407290] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running
[   17.272048] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC1D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 72
[   39.271275] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running
[  283.972335] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running
[  318.730068] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running
[  355.631827] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running

$ uname -a
Linux batou 4.15.15-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Mar 31 23:59:25 UTC 2018 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Anyone have one of these working? Anything I can try?

Last edited by Batou (2018-05-02 22:48:22)

V1del · 2018-04-19 06:55:48

The drivers for these are notorious for being buggy and not working properly, only a handful of Alienware built-ins have the proper pin layout tables to work correctly.

This pops up every now and then, if you search the boards you will find multiple threads about this. What you might be able to do with varying degrees of success, is use the digital out if you can, that one should work. Or try to remap ports with hdajackretask some™ headphone port might work (maybe you'll also have to reconnect the wiring to the headphone front panel), you'll only get stereo out of that afaik. Another fix that usually doesn't really work is load snd-hda-intel with position_fix=1 in modprobe.d

If you actively went and bought this as an external PCI, you'd be much better off returning it and going for a more supported offering IMO

Last edited by V1del (2018-04-19 07:02:36)

Batou · 2018-04-19 23:31:52

V1del wrote:

The drivers for these are notorious for being buggy and not working properly, only a handful of Alienware built-ins have the proper pin layout tables to work correctly.
This pops up every now and then, if you search the boards you will find multiple threads about this. What you might be able to do with varying degrees of success, is use the digital out if you can, that one should work. Or try to remap ports with hdajackretask some™ headphone port might work (maybe you'll also have to reconnect the wiring to the headphone front panel), you'll only get stereo out of that afaik. Another fix that usually doesn't really work is load snd-hda-intel with position_fix=1 in modprobe.d
If you actively went and bought this as an external PCI, you'd be much better off returning it and going for a more supported offering IMO

Thanks for the advice V1del, I actually have a Schiit stack for my main computer but was looking for a cheap way to drive 300Ohm headphones on my computer in the basement that I don't use often. I'll see if I can tinker some more with it. I got the card for like $30 at a closeout sale and it's something like $70 used online. I did some searching and managed to find some advice on Gentoo forum (of all places) but it doesn't seem like a complete success: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1 … art-0.html

V1del · 2018-04-20 07:42:52

That's interesting, it does contain the usual, but it never occured to me to omit the ca0132 driver and using the generic HDA, so that might be another interesting bit, though it reads like that wasn't as successful either.

On my system the soundblaster was the onboard card. After a few weeks of attempting to find a working solution I switched to a Xonar DGX (which also was in a sale and also around 30$ coincidentally) and haven't had an issue with that.

Batou · 2018-04-20 17:31:53

Videl, look what I just came across: http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=742256 someone wrote a new driver for it (plus a driver for Recon3D on Gigabyte mobos). Looks like the driver is only few weeks/days old too.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ … 8KCOyqrr_d

Requires patching the kernel and a new recompile. I'll give this a try when I get home.

Batou · 2018-05-02 22:20:33

Update: I have everything working now! SBZ card now works PERFECTLY under Linux thanks to Conmanx360's patch! Headphone output, S/PDIF etc. ALSA, PA... it all works.

If anyone's interested, my PKGBUILD: https://paste.pound-python.org/show/hJv … XHMHRFDFy/
Custom patch (rename it patch_ca0132.patch) : https://paste.pound-python.org/show/wH7 … 1SNR9z4ra/

Big thanks to Conmanx360 for tracking down the issue I had (I had a board with a different revision number).

Now... how does one get this patch into the Kernel?!

Edit: Screenshot of alsamixer (click for full version):

Last edited by Batou (2018-05-02 22:34:38)

V1del · 2018-06-10 16:49:05

Looks like 4.18 will have these patches: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kern … 04044.html

Batou · 2018-06-20 23:09:46

V1del wrote:

Looks like 4.18 will have these patches: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kern … 04044.html

Sweet!! Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad the author managed to get it approved!

ashtx · 2018-07-05 23:51:18

Just built the latest core release 4.17.3 with patch_ca0132.patch, and I can happily confirm my SoundBlaster Zx is now fully working!

Thanks Conmanx360 and Batou, great work!

Looking forward to 4.18's core release

Batou · 2018-07-09 01:24:31

ashtx wrote:

Just built the latest core release 4.17.3 with patch_ca0132.patch, and I can happily confirm my SoundBlaster Zx is now fully working!
Thanks Conmanx360 and Batou, great work!
Looking forward to 4.18's core release

Excellent. Just one note... the author told me that the Creative gave him the right to redistribute firmware so it will land in linux firmware at some point around 4.18 release. It might conflict with the one you have now so if you get the error from pacman about it, just delete it and then install the package.

ashtx · 2018-07-30 15:37:09

Batou wrote:

ashtx wrote:
Just built the latest core release 4.17.3 with patch_ca0132.patch, and I can happily confirm my SoundBlaster Zx is now fully working!
Thanks Conmanx360 and Batou, great work!
Looking forward to 4.18's core release
Excellent. Just one note... the author told me that the Creative gave him the right to redistribute firmware so it will land in linux firmware at some point around 4.18 release. It might conflict with the one you have now so if you get the error from pacman about it, just delete it and then install the package.

Thanks, I've built the kernel with a custom pkgbase, so it doesn't interfer with the stable -ARCH stock package. It's just a little hassle to rebuild the kernel each time, and rebase the patches on top of the latest stable version.

Although good news, 4.18 is on rc7, and Linus has said it should be the last release candidate, so hopefully shouldn't be too much longer now.

http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kern … 04774.html

Elektro · 2018-07-31 11:00:31

Finally!!!!

I just installed the test_patch from AUR : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/test_patch_ca0132/

And it works in my ZXR sound card. The only problem is that I can't load alsamixer controls (it gives an argument error) and I can't redirect the sound to my headphones (i need to look forward). However, I'm glad to have sound from my card.

Thank you very much for your contributions.

Last edited by Elektro (2018-07-31 11:01:12)

3agl3 · 2018-07-31 14:21:41

This must be the holy grail, big thanks Conmanx360 and Batou!

Im using a Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 with a Sound Blaster Recon3Di onboard-soundcard.

Like every year, I tryed to get the sound of the Recon3Di working on linux with no success.

But then I found the changelog of the 4.18 rc5 kernel, wich includes:

ALSA: hda/ca0132: Add Recon3Di quirk for Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97

So, I installed Antegros and the "test_patch" from the AUR, but it didnt fix the problem :-( .

Now I'm compiling the newest version of the mainline kernel 4.18-rc7, wich includes the patch for the Recon3Di and then I'll try my luck again.

Is there any resources, where somebody is getting sound of his Recon3Di using linux?

Im looking forward for any new information, to get this soundcard finally working on linux .

UPDATE:

I'm now running kernel 4.18-rc7 and I got sound out of my headphone jack, but its very very low/quiet

I tried upping the volume using the gnome settings manager and also using alsamixer, with no success

Screenshot of my settings so far:

Read the Code of Conduct and only post thumbnails http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cod … s_and_code
and we only support Arch, not Antegros: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … pport_ONLY

Last edited by jasonwryan (2018-08-01 22:04:28)

Conmanx360 · 2018-08-01 21:38:14

Elektro wrote:

Finally!!!!
I just installed the test_patch from AUR : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/test_patch_ca0132/
And it works in my ZXR sound card. The only problem is that I can't load alsamixer controls (it gives an argument error) and I can't redirect the sound to my headphones (i need to look forward). However, I'm glad to have sound from my card.
Thank you very much for your contributions.

That looks to me like the patch that Voron00 made some time ago to handle it as generic audio. So, that's good for the ZxR, although not for the R3Di.

3agl3, the reason it isn't working is probably because you're using the wrong patch. My patch uses GPIO to enable the headphone amp, which is why yours is probably so quiet currently. You may need to get the proper one.

Just registered here after being sent this thread. So, hopefully you can get the current kernel working version, 3agl3, and let me know how it goes.

Edit: Oh, I'm silly. Just realized 3agl3 was the one who sent me the email. Disregard this.

Last edited by Conmanx360 (2018-08-02 04:36:54)

Elektro · 2018-08-04 09:51:24

Hello.

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, some features of the ZxR card are working fine. However, there are only three things that they are not working:

S/PDIF output. (Digital output).
HeadPhone Output (using 1/4 inch input jack).
Alsamixer panel to configure outputs.

The third one is an error when I choose the card in alsamixer to configure audio values.

It's strange because the 3.5 jack output is working well and the microphone input using 1/4 inch jack works too (but I need to configure the volume too hight).

The following lines contains information using OP commands.

lspci

09:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (rev 01)    # It is a ZxR card

lsmod |grep "snd"

snd_hda_codec_hdmi     57344  1
snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132    53248  2
snd_hda_codec_generic    86016  1 snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132
snd_hda_intel          45056  1
snd_hda_codec         151552  4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132
snd_hda_core           94208  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132
snd_hwdep              16384  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm               135168  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_mixer_oss          28672  0
snd_seq_dummy          16384  0
snd_seq_oss            45056  0
snd_seq_midi_event     16384  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                81920  5 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device         16384  2 snd_seq,snd_seq_oss
snd_timer              36864  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    98304  14 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore              16384  1 snd

pacmd list-sources

2 source(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_09_00.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 1030
        volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
                balance 0,00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0,00 ms
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Estéreo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 1999,82 ms
        monitor_of: 0
        card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_09_00.0>
        module: 6
        properties:
                device.description = "Monitor of Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx) Estéreo Analógico"
                device.class = "monitor"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Creative"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Creative at 0xdf104000 irq 17"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:09:00.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:07.0/0000:09:00.0/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "1102"
                device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
                device.product.id = "0012"
                device.product.name = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx)"
                device.string = "0"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
  * index: 1
        name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_09_00.0.analog-stereo>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 9039
        volume: front-left: 59352 /  91% / -2,58 dB,   front-right: 59352 /  91% / -2,58 dB
                balance 0,00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0,00 ms
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Estéreo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 1999,82 ms
        card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_09_00.0>
        module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.class = "sound"
                alsa.class = "generic"
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
                alsa.name = "CA0132 Analog"
                alsa.id = "CA0132 Analog"
                alsa.subdevice = "0"
                alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
                alsa.device = "0"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Creative"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Creative at 0xdf104000 irq 17"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:09:00.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:07.0/0000:09:00.0/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "1102"
                device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
                device.product.id = "0012"
                device.product.name = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx)"
                device.string = "front:0"
                device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
                device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
                device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
                device.profile.description = "Estéreo Analógico"
                device.description = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx) Estéreo Analógico"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"

dmesg |grep snd

[    2.552312] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.552386] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.0: Disabling MSI
[    2.552387] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.0: Force to non-snoop mode
[    2.552581] snd_hda_intel 0000:0a:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.552628] snd_hda_intel 0000:0a:00.1: Disabling MSI
[    2.552635] snd_hda_intel 0000:0a:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[    2.571144] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1: autoconfig for CA0132: line_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[    2.571146] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    2.571147] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1:    hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    2.571147] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[    2.571148] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1:    inputs:
[    2.571149] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D1:      Mic=0x12
[    2.583984] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2: autoconfig for CA0132: line_outs=1 (0xd/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[    2.583986] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    2.583987] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2:    hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    2.583988] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[    2.583989] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2:    inputs:
[    2.583999] snd_hda_test_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC0D2:      Mic=0x12
[    2.593710] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.0: control 2:0:0:Capture Volume:0 is already present
[    2.593714] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.0: control 2:0:0:Mic Boost Volume:0 is already present
[   10.993120] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC1D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 28
[   11.026467] snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC1D0: HDMI: invalid ELD data byte 0

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Linux caracol 4.17.11-arch1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 29 10:11:16 UTC 2018 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Regards.

Batou · 2018-08-12 17:27:03

Looks like Sound Blaster Recon3D cards will get official support in 4.19 (which won't be long way from 4.18)... thanks to Conmanx360! 4.18 has full Core3D support and it should be released today (I think). Won't be long before it's in Arch.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= … Sound-2018

Elektro · 2018-08-28 12:31:25

Hello.

Thanks for the information and for the hard work.

Currently I have installed the kernel 4.18.5-arch1-1-ARC. The soundblaster ZXR card is recognized and the alsamixer shows the following control panel.

So, the card seems to be working, the microphone detects sound but I can't obtain sound from the card. I tried to configure pulseaudio sound server but it says that the headphones and the line out are unplugged.

Any clues? if ypu need logs please tell me.

Regards.

Conmanx360 · 2018-08-29 18:40:11

Elektro wrote:

Hello.
Thanks for the information and for the hard work.
Currently I have installed the kernel 4.18.5-arch1-1-ARC. The soundblaster ZXR card is recognized and the alsamixer shows the following control panel.
https://i.imgur.com/eKqZEI3.png
So, the card seems to be working, the microphone detects sound but I can't obtain sound from the card. I tried to configure pulseaudio sound server but it says that the headphones and the line out are unplugged.
https://i.imgur.com/oeOARwX.png

Any clues? if ypu need logs please tell me.
Regards.

I just added ZxR support yesterday, although it won't be in the kernel yet. You can keep up with my progress on GitHub here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/221

You'll need to compile the latest patch_ca0132.c file from my Google Drive if you want to get it working. I have been meaning to set up some sort of DKMS thing, but I haven't had time to fully figure it out yet.

Link to Google drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JTo9l … fQrjchf0fX It's on the GitHub page, but just incase you missed it.

Elektro · 2018-09-01 10:03:11

Hello.

Thank you very much!!. I will track your GitHub work.

Regards.

MorbusChronos · 2018-11-26 20:08:12

Elektro wrote:

Hello.
Thanks for the information and for the hard work.
Currently I have installed the kernel 4.18.5-arch1-1-ARC. The soundblaster ZXR card is recognized and the alsamixer shows the following control panel.
https://i.imgur.com/eKqZEI3.png
So, the card seems to be working, the microphone detects sound but I can't obtain sound from the card. I tried to configure pulseaudio sound server but it says that the headphones and the line out are unplugged.
https://i.imgur.com/oeOARwX.png

Any clues? if ypu need logs please tell me.
Regards.

Hey there Elektro,
I have the same problem as you did, running an ZxR Soundblaster just like you, alsamixer cannot load the cards controls/ gets an Argument Error. However it seems you got that fixed, could you tell me what you did?
Currently, i only did load the AUR package.

Best regards,
Chronos

Last edited by MorbusChronos (2018-11-26 20:08:24)

Conmanx360 · 2018-11-26 20:11:08

MorbusChronos wrote:

Elektro wrote:
Hello.
Thanks for the information and for the hard work.
Currently I have installed the kernel 4.18.5-arch1-1-ARC. The soundblaster ZXR card is recognized and the alsamixer shows the following control panel.
https://i.imgur.com/eKqZEI3.png
So, the card seems to be working, the microphone detects sound but I can't obtain sound from the card. I tried to configure pulseaudio sound server but it says that the headphones and the line out are unplugged.
https://i.imgur.com/oeOARwX.png

Any clues? if ypu need logs please tell me.
Regards.
Hey there Elektro,
I have the same problem as you did, running an ZxR Soundblaster just like you, alsamixer cannot load the cards controls/ gets an Argument Error. However it seems you got that fixed, could you tell me what you did?
Currently, i only did load the AUR package.
Best regards,
Chronos

The fix is in the newest kernel, 4.20. Not sure if Arch has a way to upgrade to it, so you might need a DKMS archive. What kernel version are you on?

MorbusChronos · 2018-12-15 11:33:49

Sorry, took a while to come back to the forums.
I am on kernel Version 4.19.4 As a rolling release, arch should automatically roll the new kernel version out with pacman -Syu, should'nt it?

Edit: Updated to newest release with pacman, which is 4.19.8
Still going to wait for the 20 xD

Last edited by MorbusChronos (2018-12-15 13:26:46)

V1del · 2018-12-15 14:48:47

If you are that curious you could give https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-mainline a shot.

lb.laboon · 2019-01-03 00:36:44

I just wanna give a huge shoutout to Conmanx360 for what is now fully working ZXR support in Linux 4.20 (which has officially made it to Arch a few days ago).
Seriously dude, you rock! I've been waiting years for this.

Do you accept donations via Paypal or similar? I'd love to throw a little appreciation your way.

Conmanx360 · 2019-01-03 19:01:03

Glad to hear it works for you

Donation links can be found in the Reddit thread I'm using to keep all this stuff in one place, I have trouble keeping track of all the forum posts scattered all around.

The reddit thread can be found here. In case anyone is looking for help, I'm probably more quick to respond over there.

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