Editing Test Day:2008-10-09 GlitchFreeAudio

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=== How to join? ===

For information on joining a Fedora Test Day, see [[QA/Test_Days#Where_are_Test_Days_held.3F]]

=== What to test? ===

This week's instalment of Fedora Test Day will focus on:

* [[Features/GlitchFreeAudio]]

=== Preparing for Test Day ===

Depending on the speed of your connection and the time available for testing, there are several methods available for 

'''Live Images'''

# Please download a live ISO image for your architecture:
#* [http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/10-Beta/Live/i686 i686]
#* [http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/10-Beta/Live/x86_64 x86_64]
# Prepare your live image by following the instructions at [[FedoraLiveCD]]
# Or run the dowloaded ISO image in qemu: <pre> su -c 'qemu -cdrom Fedora-10-Beta-i686-Live.iso -m 512 -std-vga'</pre>

'''Install Media'''

# Consult the [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/ installation guide] for [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/ch-experts-quickstart.html quick start] information to determine the best install method for your needs.
# Follow [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/ch-other-install-methods.html instructions] for installing your system.
#* Alternatively, on an already installed system:
#*# Install snake: <pre>yum install snake</pre>
#*# Configure your system for installation: <pre>snake-install http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/10-Beta/Fedora/i386/os</pre>

'''Upgrade Pulse Audio'''

A newer version of ''pulseaudio'' has been built since the release of F10-Beta.  The latest version is [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=65387 pulseaudio-0.9.13-1.fc10], a changelog is available in [http://koji.fedoraproject.org koji].

# To install the update type: <pre> yum update pulseaudio</pre>

=== How to test? ===

Use a live cd or make a default install.

Open a terminal window and run:

<pre>gnome-sound-properties</pre>

Set Sound Events, Music and Movies, Audio Conferencing to
Autodetect and click all the test buttons and try playing 
sound from the sound menu.

Repeat the above but set everything to PulseAudio Sound Server
and leave it like that!

Open a terminal window and run: 

<pre>pavucontrol</pre> 

Open Edit and select all tracks.

Start testing the tracks one by one.

Test playing media and different types of media in a terminal window.

<pre>paplay /usr/share/sounds/login.wav</pre>

Test playing the same file(s) through media players that use 
gstreamer for a backend.

First check if gstreamer is using pulseaudio sound server:

<pre>gstreamer-properties</pre>

Then test playing a file.

<pre>gnome-mplayer /usr/share/sounds/login.wav</pre>

Test players that dont use gstreamer for a backend.

<pre>su -c 'yum -y install audacious'</pre>

Go to preference of that player and make sure it's using PulseAudio.

Start audacious the <ctrl>p select Audio and make sure Current output plugin 
is set to PulseAudio output plugin.

<pre>audacious /usr/share/sounds/login.wav</pre>
 
If you have a sound card that supports surround sound you can enable surround sound 
by editing /etc/pulse/daemon.conf.

Find the line that has "; default-sample-channels = 2"
change 2 to 6 for 5.1 or to 8 for 7.1 then restart the pulseudio.

Consult the documentation of the media player that you use 
on how to set it to play 5.1 audio.

Take a look at http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup 

Please add your thoughts below or discuss any issues or concerns on IRC #fedora-qa.


'''Things to Avoid:'''
* emu10k-based cards ... the driver is buggy
* Bluetooth audio devices
* Closed-source software (skype, flash etc...)
* Fiddling with ''default.pa'' should be avoided

'''Debugging Tips:'''
* Add your user to the pulse-rt group. Note you will need to logout and in again for it to take effect.

<pre>su -c '/usr/sbin/usermod -a -G pulse-rt <username>'</pre>

* Kill pulseaudio

<pre>pulseaudio -k</pre>

* Start pulseaudio verbose mode

<pre>pulseaudio -vvvv</pre>

* Ensure the volume is up and unmuted using either:
** ''alsamixer''
** ''pavucontrol''
** ''alsamixer -c0'' (to bypass PA)

* Are any ''$HOME/.asoundrc*' files present that might be customizing your sound preferences?

* Are any sound-related messages present in ''/var/log/messages'' or ''dmesg'' ?

* Include the URL generated by running [http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh] in any bug reports

* Include output of aplay -L, the verbose pulseaudio -vvvv output (see above) and the output of "ls" inside of "pacmd" in any bug reports.

* If you found CPU load related issues, please include oprofile dumps in your bug report. See the cheat sheet: http://oprofile.sourceforge.net/docs/

* For crashes include a full backtrace.

* Include your smoltProfile url in any bug report. Encase you did not send it in the first place..

<pre>su -c 'smoltSendProfile -a'</pre>

* Consult http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/FAQ

=== Sound Cards Tested ===

Please record information about the sound cards you've tested in the table below.

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! Driver || PCI ID || Vendor/Model 
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! colspan="2"| Tested By || Notes
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| snd_hda_intel 
| 00:1b.0 
| Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB High Definition Audio Controller (rev 09)
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| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: yellow;" | [[User:jlaska]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=0bba90565883dc921f97eeb910e9bc30076b30cd
Filed Bug#[[rhbug:466338|466338]] - I: memblock.c: Pool full 
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| snd_hda_intel
| 00:1b.0
| Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[User:darthmarth37]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=0341f71bc3db75ff2219843d568b9e710dbbfd59
|- 
| snd_hda_intel
| 00:1b.0
| Analog Devices AD1984
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[DenisLeroy]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5547bcb5796f98eea0ad3b96a7de05d35d600863
|- 
| snd_usb_audio
| 046d:0990
| Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[DenisLeroy]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5547bcb5796f98eea0ad3b96a7de05d35d600863
|- 
| snd_hda_intel
| 8086:27d8
| Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[User:robertmwilliams]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=6a214dd15ada41945cb8a18ec382fe85d7fccde6
|- 
| snd_hda_intel, 
snd_usb_audio
| 8086:27d8
| Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[User:ndim]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=831930df75ad63a16c6be799bc1689cd1a690bbd
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| snd_hda_intel
| 8086:269a
| Audio device: Intel Corporation 631xESB/632xESB High Definition Audio Controller (rev 09)
|-
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[User:Jwilson]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=7a82bfcfb51d9438f5ed3d28c279e2fed7c5a533
|- 
| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | [[User:poelstra]]
| 
* alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=b4d3be343f26579cbb7188530747c0a8f8780650
* 06:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
* input: Logitech Logitech USB Headset as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.3/input/input8 (350)
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| snd_via82xx 
| 1106:3059 
| Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
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| colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color: red;" | [[User:Jwilson]]
| alsa-info.sh - http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=17a8942fb9cb8acf12cd6686c22990dd4432cb67
Filed Bug#[[rhbug:466351|466351]] - snd-via82xx made of fail 

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=== Need help? ===

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The following cast of characters will be available testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion ...
* Development - [[LennartPoettering]]
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