Re: VAIO problems still

Amazing. One line code fix the problem. I can enjoy
music now.

I suggest someone have a deep look at this. If this
can be commited, I will very happy. :-)

Jun Su
On Thursday 17 April 2003 23:21, Chuck McCrobie wrote:
> --- Jun Su <csujun_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Pete Carah <pete_at_ns.altadena.net> wrote:
> > > > Have you checked if there is a BIOS update in
> >
> > Sony
> >
> > > web
> > >
> > > > site. I upgrade BIOS for my R505DL. It fixed
> > >
> > > several
> > >
> > > > ACPI related problem in its ASL.
> > >
> > > Have the latest (dated last November).  It
covers
> > > all
> > > 505ES, 505ESP, 505ESK versions.  Checked today
for
> > > anything
> > > newer :-(
> > >
> > > -- Pete
> > >
> > > > However, the sound problem in VAIO is still
> >
> > there.
> >
> > > :(
> > >
> > > Booo.  Mine kind-of works.  I think getting some
> >
> > of
> >
> > > the devices
> > > off of irq9 will help.
> >
> > ^^^^ How? My problem is when I move my mouse
> > quickly,
> > the sound is good. However, when I don't, the
sound
> > stop. The problem is no IRQ9 interrupt can be
raised
> > by the sound card. :(
> >
> > Jun
>
> <rant - please note this applies to the GRX-670 -
> YMMV>
>
> UGH! UGH! UGH!  Please see:
>
> http://w3.mivlmd.cablespeed.com/~mccrobie
>
> Let me know if this fixes your problem - or not.
>
> I have diagnosed this problem on the Sony Vaio
GRX-670
> six months ago.
>
> There is nothing you can do to get devices off of
> IRQ9, that I know of.  If its any consolation,
Windows
> 2000 lists ethernet, firewire, usb, cardbus ALL on
> IRQ9.  Since FreeBSD shares interrupts, I have not
> noted any performance issues with so many devices on
> the same interrupt, although I don't generally have
> USB, firewire, sound, and ethernet all going at the
> time.
>
> The problem with audio is that FreeBSD does NOT
route
> the existing interrupt.  The patch on the above web
> site hacks the routing of the interrupt.
>
> I can play sound WITHOUT moving my mouse, without
> network traffic, etc.
>
> Because the interrupt is shared, the ich3 sound
driver
> gets its interrupt routine called when anything that
> gets IRQ9 is used - including USB mouse.  The sound
> driver than finds work to do and does it - the
result
> is you get sound.
>
> FreeBSD does not seem to setup the interrupt
mechanism
> to enable delivery of the IRQ9 for sound, because
> sound already has an assigned interrupt.
>
> I've been waiting for someone to fix this.  I posted
> this patch several months ago, but the response was
> "this does nothing for IO APIC" - I don't know what
> that is or how it affects this issue, but if it
fixes
> the problem, it would greatly be appreciated.
>
> <rant off - hopefully this fixes other Vaio's>
>
> Chuck McCrobie
> mccrobie2000_at_yahoo.com

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