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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo snd-ymfpci}}} in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-46) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo snd-ymfpci}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.51-1) kernel images.

Translation(s): English - Français

Yamaha YMF-724/740/744/754 (DS-1) devices

This page describes how to enable support for audio devices based on Yamaha YMF chipsets on Debian systems.

Contents

  1. Yamaha YMF-724/740/744/754 (DS-1) devices
    1. Installation
    2. Supported Devices
    3. See Also

snd-ymfpci is a Linux kernel module supporting Yamaha YMF-724/740/744/754 PCI audio controllers. It is an ALSA driver provided in Linux 2.6 mainline kernels. The driver is also available through the alsa-source package.

In linux-2.6 2.6.23-1, the binary-only firmware in this driver was removed (see the package changelog), due to discovered licensing issues. This was also removed from the alsa-source package to resolve bug 483918.

Installation

You are required to supply three firmware files for device use, which can be acquired from the ALSA project.

  1. Install the alsa-base, alsa-utils packages and build-essential packages: 

    $ su
# aptitude update && aptitude install alsa-base alsa-utils build-essential
# exit

  2. Acquire an alsa-firmware tarball (> 1.0.13) from the ALSA project's server, for example: 

    $ wget http://mirrors.zerg.biz/alsa/firmware/alsa-firmware-1.0.25.tar.bz2

  3. Extract the tarball and create firmware from binary DSP code: 

    $ tar xvf alsa-firmware-1.0.25.tar.bz2
$ cd alsa-firmware-1.0.25
$ ./configure
$ cd ymfpci && make

  4. Install the firmware to your system: 

    $ su
# mkdir /lib/firmware/yamaha
# cp *fw /lib/firmware/yamaha

  5. Reload the snd-ymfpci module: 

    # modprobe -r snd-ymfpci ; modprobe snd-ymfpci

  6. If not already performed, add your user account to the audio group, then log out and log back into your system: 

    # adduser yourusername audio
# exit
$ exit

  7. Run alsamixer(1) to unmute channels and raise the volume levels.

  8. Test the sound device, for example: 

    $ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Noise.wav
$ speaker-test -t sine -f 440 -c 2
$ speaker-test -t wav -c 2

Supported Devices

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo snd-ymfpci in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.51-1) kernel images. 

  • PCI: 1073:0004 Yamaha Corporation YMF-724
PCI: 1073:000A Yamaha Corporation DS1L Audio
PCI: 1073:000C Yamaha Corporation YMF-740C [DS-1L Audio Controller]
PCI: 1073:000D Yamaha Corporation YMF-724F [DS-1 Audio Controller]
PCI: 1073:0010 Yamaha Corporation YMF-744B [DS-1S Audio Controller]
PCI: 1073:0012 Yamaha Corporation YMF-754 [DS-1E Audio Controller]

See Also

CategoryHardware | CategorySound