Re: RFC: big ac97_codec audio update

From: Rui Sousa (rsousa@grad.physics.sunysb.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2000 - 16:42:43 EST


On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Rui Sousa wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > We need the dynamic bit resolution detection.
>
> > Isn't this producing noise/pops? (since you maximize the volume).
>
> During audio init I hear pops, but then again I heard pops during audio
> init before these changes too :)

How about keeping master volume to 0 while you mess up the other
registers?

>
>
> > > Judging from comments already received, it looks like we need to do
> > > logarithmic instead of linear scaling for the OSS mixer values (0 -
> > > 100).
>
> > ? The scale (AC97 and OSS) is linear in dB units which is,I believe, how
> > we perceive sound.
>
> With maestro, trident, and via at least, the volume has to be at 80% or
> so before any sound can be heard.

And it's not a scaling problem? (wrong number of precision bits)

Rui Sousa

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