Re: [linux-audio-user] Dead soundcard, or what?

On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 04:53:20PM -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> write(4,
> "\367\377\21\0\367\377\r\0\367\377\r\0\370\377\16\0\372"..., 16384)
> = -1 EIO (Input/output error)
>
> ... and so on.

A few things I might try if I were insistent enough:

1) Unload ALSA modules and load OSS drivers. strace again and see if
you get the same errors. If so, do the same number of writes complete
sucessfully?

2) I might try seating the card in a different slot or cleaning the PCI
fingers to ensure it's getting a good connection.

3) If you know that your box has weird APIC/ACPI issues, you might
want to try booting with acpi=off, noapic, and or pci=routeirq kernel
options.

But if you can find another for $10 on ebay, it's probably not worth
your time.

-- 
Ross Vandegrift
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