Wolfson and MPD  working

I'm trying to get my wolfson card going-but I'm terribly struck...

What i did:

- install 2014-01-07-wheezy-raspbianW.zip

- expandet the FS

- updated

- sudo apt-get install lxmusic xmms2 xmms2-plugin-all volumeicon-alsa mpg123 mplayer 

startx, and the musicplayer:

there is no sound, altough i tried all output sound-systems..

at the bash

i get errors when i try to play some music directly...

Any hint how to get it working?

You remembered to run the appropriate use case script (Playback_to...) first?

"-updated"

Updated what? It's possible you have updated the kernel, and now have an official Foundation kernel without the Wolfson drivers.

The command

cat /proc/version

should return "Linux version 3.10.25_Wolfson+ (ragnar@kernel)..."

If it doesn't, try

sudo cp /boot/kernel_wolfson.img /boot/kernel.img

and reboot.

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Ragnar

OK, I have managed to replicate the error.

If I run the Reset_paths.sh script to disconnect all outputs, my mplayer stalls like yours do.

What if you try to run the Playback_to_Lineout.sh or SPDIF_playback.sh  script first?

EDIT: The wav file you tried with is the wrong format. Must be at least 32kHz and 2 channels.

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Ragnar

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ aplay -vv /media/aaron.wav

Wiedergabe: WAVE '/media/aaron.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate: 44100 Hz, stereo

Soft volume PCM

Control: Master

min_dB: -51

max_dB: 0

resolution: 256

Its setup is:

  stream       : PLAYBACK

  access       : RW_INTERLEAVED

  format       : S16_LE

  subformat    : STD

  channels     : 2

  rate         : 44100

  exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)

  msbits       : 16

  buffer_size  : 22052

  period_size  : 5513

  period_time  : 125011

  tstamp_mode  : NONE

  period_step  : 1

  avail_min    : 5513

  period_event : 0

  start_threshold  : 22052

  stop_threshold   : 22052

  silence_threshold: 0

  silence_size : 0

  boundary     : 1445199872

Slave: Hardware PCM card 0 'snd_rpi_wsp' device 0 subdevice 0

Its setup is:

  stream       : PLAYBACK

  access       : MMAP_INTERLEAVED

  format       : S16_LE

  subformat    : STD

  channels     : 2

  rate         : 44100

  exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)

  msbits       : 16

  buffer_size  : 22052

  period_size  : 5513

  period_time  : 125011

  tstamp_mode  : NONE

  period_step  : 1

  avail_min    : 5513

  period_event : 0

  start_threshold  : 22052

  stop_threshold   : 22052

  silence_threshold: 0

  silence_size : 0

  boundary     : 1445199872

  appl_ptr     : 0

  hw_ptr       : 0

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the same: at the end the pi strucks until I ctrl-C

Yes, that is what happens for me too, if I haven't set up any playback output on the card.

What if you try to run the Playback_to_Lineout.sh or SPDIF_playback.sh script first?

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Ragnar

i did! as you recomended - of course!! ;-)

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ /home/pi/use_case_scripts/Reset_paths.sh >reset.txt

amixer: Cannot find the given element from control hw:0

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ /home/pi/use_case_scripts/Playback_to_Lineout.sh >lin.txt

do you need the output files?

I get the " Cannot find the given element from control hw:0" too. They forgot to remove a line from the script.

What is output from

amixer -Dhw:0 cget name='HPOUT2L Input 1'

and

amixer -Dhw:0 cget name='HPOUT2R Input 1' ?

Only the last line is important, should be

values=15 and

values=16

If they are, the card is setup to playback to the Line Out jack and the players should be able to play.

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Ragnar

amixer -Dhw:0 cget name='HPOUT2L Input 1'

  : values=15

and

amixer -Dhw:0 cget name='HPOUT2R Input 1'

: values=16

so this should be correct....

But while strucks the player instead of playing

do you think it may help if I reinstall mplayer with -force?

You could try, but I'm not sure it will help.

To find out if  it will play at all, try to play back to the Pi's built-in audio:

mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 somefile.mp3

I'm getting short of ideas...

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Ragnar

YES!

it plays out of the PI-Jack...

btw how is the command to switch back - maybee it works now

so maybee I will have just to return the card and get an "simple" DAC...

You don't have to switch it back.

-ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 tells mplayer to use hardware card number 1 temporarily.

By default it will use card number 0 - the Wolfson.

I'm starting to think that your Wolfson card might be broken.

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Ragnar

but if I try to play via the wolfson card the mplayer gets strucked...

You think this might happen because of a defect hardware?

but if I try to play via the wolfson card the mplayer gets strucked...

You think this might happen because of a defect hardware?

Yes, it's quite possible.

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Ragnar

OK, so I will send it back...

20 hours wasted because of a defect hardware...

anyway: THANK YOU for your HELP & PATIENCE!!!