[Alsa-user] Jailbreaking a vintage sound module

[Roberto Bertinelli via Alsa-user]

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!!Script ran on: Wed Mar 24 14:52:51 UTC 2021


!!Linux Distribution
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Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche) Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche)


!!DMI Information
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Manufacturer:  SMBIOS 2.3 present.
DMI 2.3 present.
33 structures occupying 1007 bytes.
DMI table at 0x000F0800.
Handle 0x
    DMI type 0, 20 bytes.
    BIOS Information Block
        Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
        Version: 6.00 PG
        Release: 04/24/2006
        BIOS base: 0xE
        ROM size: 448K
        Capabilities:
            Flags: 0x7FCBDE90
Handle 0x0001
    DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
    System Information Block
        Vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
        Product: MS-7142
        Version: 1.00
        Serial Number:
Handle 0x0002
    DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
    Board Information Block
        Vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
        Product: MS-7142
        Version: 1.00
        Serial Number:
Handle 0x0003
    DMI type 3, 17 bytes.
    Chassis Information Block
        Vendor:
        Chassis Type: Desktop
        Version:
        Serial Number:
        Asset Tag:
Handle 0x0004
    DMI type 4, 35 bytes.
    Processor
        Socket Designation: Socket 754
        Processor Type: Central Processor
        Processor Family:
        Processor Manufacturer: AMD
        Processor Version: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-34
        Serial Number:
        Asset Tag:
        Vendor Part Number:
Handle 0x0005
    DMI type 5, 20 bytes.
    Memory Controller
Handle 0x0006
    DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
    Memory Bank
        Socket: A0
        Banks: 0 1
        Speed: 6nS
        Type: UNKNOWN EDO
        Installed Size: 1024Mbyte (Double sided)
        Enabled Size: 1024Mbyte (Double sided)
Handle 0x0007
    DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
    Memory Bank
        Socket: A1
        Banks: 2 3
        Speed: 6nS
        Type: UNKNOWN EDO
        Installed Size: 1024Mbyte (Double sided)
        Enabled Size: 1024Mbyte (Double sided)
Handle 0x0008
    DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
    Cache
        Socket: Internal Cache
        L1 Internal Cache: write-back
        L1 Cache Size: 128K
        L1 Cache Maximum: 128K
        L1 Cache Type: Synchronous
Handle 0x0009
    DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
    Cache
        Socket: External Cache
        L2 Internal Cache: write-back
        L2 Cache Size: 1024K
        L2 Cache Maximum: 1024K
        L2 Cache Type: Synchronous
Handle 0x000A
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: PRIMARY IDE
        Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other
Handle 0x000B
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: SECONDARY IDE
        Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other
Handle 0x000C
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: FDD
        Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: (null)
Handle 0x000D
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: COM1
        Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
        Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible
Handle 0x000E
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: COM2
        Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
        Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible
Handle 0x000F
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: LPT1
        Internal Connector Type: DB-25 pin female
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: DB-25 pin female
        Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0010
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: Keyboard
        Internal Connector Type: PS/2
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: PS/2
        Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x0011
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator: PS/2 Mouse
        Internal Connector Type: PS/2
        External Designator:
        External Connector Type: PS/2
        Port Type: Mouse Port
Handle 0x0012
    DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
    Port Connector
        Internal Designator:
        Internal Connector Type: None
        External Designator: USB0
        External Connector Type: Other
        Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0013
    DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
    Card Slot
        Slot: PCI0
        Type: 32bit PCI
        Status: Available.
        Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0014
    DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
    Card Slot
        Slot: PCI1
        

[Alsa-user] Jailbreaking a vintage sound module

[Roberto Bertinelli via Alsa-user]

Recently I had the idea to use a Receptor as a VST development platform. 
It has a stable hardware (what about O.S. stability and reliability?) 
and 'wine' works well with the great Hermann Seib's 'vsthost'. The 
problem comes with the sound card it is equipped with. On board there is 
a VIA ice1724-ht connected, from the card housed on the PCI bus, through 
a GPIO with a daughter board that provides analog and digital inputs and 
outputs, optical ADAT and MIDI. (same options are available at onboard 
motherboard's audio chipset but that resouce is disabled on BIOS and 
outside connectors removed by manufacturer ;-) ).


With the tools provided by the operating system (RedHat v.8) I am bound 
to use the only working resource outside the custom software provided, 
the headphone!. This sound card is not recognized by other kernels, I 
tried to install several distros, than the one provided by the 
manufacturer, a custom kernel version 2.4.19.


So I would like to know and ask this community of users if there are 
known kernels able to make that particular sound card work fully.


Otherwise remains the metal-bashing solder solution of enable the mobo 
soundcard and wire its outputs to the ones at the daughter card...


Thanks for reply and greetings from Italy




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