[Alsa-user] AudioTrak Prodigy HD2 - either no volume control, or no sound

[greenender]

I got a problem with AudioTrak Prodigy
HD2..



By default, the soundcard is recognized as ICE1724 card. The sound output is
perfect, but _no volume control_ in alsa (neither in amixer nor in
alsamixer).
I have used all models from the ice1724 driver, by changing alsa-base.conf:
options snd-ice1724 model=prodigyhd2, and so on. In that case, the soudcard
doesn't work at all
- volume control IS possible, but no sound. There are only quiet noises,
when i'm changing
volume.


I got two cards - Normal Prodigy HD2 and Prodigy HD2 Advance. Both with the
same results.
I tried several Alsa versions (from 1.0.22-1.0.24) and linux/kernel -
(Ubuntu 9.04, 10.04, 10.04, PCLinuxOS, ...),
results are the same: either no volume control, or no sound (but with volume
control in alsamixer).


Here is my configuration by default (no model chosen) - no volume
control:

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=3b61a163c057fc33ed91fc69ae55027d5797a5cc

Here is my configuration using prodigyhd2 model - volume control ok, but no
sound:

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=aefd050982eed2f9d0e29b43928333a32d1c5f7c



Do you have any advice for me, what I could do, to have volume control with
this
soundcard?

How hard is it to to take the driver sources and tweak them? Maybe some
other idea?
Software volume control is not an option, I need to use amixer or similar.


I know C/C++ but I have never written a
driver..



Thank you kindly for any
advice.

[greenender]

I found the solution by accident. Here is what you need to do, to have
AudioTrak Prodigy HD2 working properly in Alsa:

1) On the card, set jp4 jumper to on (connect the two pins) - it's located
directly above the ENVY chipset.
2) in alsa-base.conf (/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf), add line: "options
snd-ice1724 model=prodigyhd2"
3) Restart your PC

Now the card is properly recognized, and volume control works.

Post by greenender
I got a problem with AudioTrak Prodigy
HD2..
By default, the soundcard is recognized as ICE1724 card. The sound output
is perfect, but _no volume control_ in alsa (neither in amixer nor in
alsamixer).
options snd-ice1724 model=prodigyhd2, and so on. In that case, the soudcard
doesn't work at all
- volume control IS possible, but no sound. There are only quiet noises,
when i'm changing
volume.
I got two cards - Normal Prodigy HD2 and Prodigy HD2 Advance. Both with
the same results.
I tried several Alsa versions (from 1.0.22-1.0.24) and linux/kernel -
(Ubuntu 9.04, 10.04, 10.04, PCLinuxOS, ...),
results are the same: either no volume control, or no sound (but with
volume control in alsamixer).
Here is my configuration by default (no model chosen) - no volume
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=3b61a163c057fc33ed91fc69ae55027d5797a5cc
Here is my configuration using prodigyhd2 model - volume control ok, but no
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=aefd050982eed2f9d0e29b43928333a32d1c5f7c
Do you have any advice for me, what I could do, to have volume control with
this
soundcard?
How hard is it to to take the driver sources and tweak them? Maybe some
other idea?
Software volume control is not an option, I need to use amixer or similar.
I know C/C++ but I have never written a
driver..
Thank you kindly for any
advice.