[PLUG] Somewhat random failures

[Denis Heidtmann]

Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> # from Denis Heidtmann
> # on Saturday 19 July 2008 18:05:
> 
>> Well, I would not characterize the problem as the "missing sound
>> card".  lspci returns identical results, 
>> ...
>> Also, lshw shows Audigy to be #0, regardless of the sound state:
>> ...
>> But when the system comes up with the on-board sound, amixer thinks
>> the VIA is #0:
>>
>> amixer -c 0 info
> 
> Hmm.  Can you use the pci card in this state if you tell e.g. aplay or 
> xmms which card to use?
> 
> If so, it seems like one is just getting found first.  Perhaps you can 
> use your bios settings to disable the onboard sound or somehow 
> configure udev or alsa to address the card in some way besides "first 
> one found".
> 
>> I cannot reliably cause the failure, but it occurs about 50% of the 
>> time.
> 
> Every other boot or a random 50%?  Useless homework exercise:  If you 
> flip a coin to decide where to plug in the speakers at each boot, what 
> is the probability that you'll get the right sound card? ;-)
> 
> --Eric
Sometimes it seems like less than every other boot, since if the VIA comes up, 
powering off and restarting causes it to come up with Audigy, except that is not 
always the case.

For a math class the answer is 50%.  In my world it would be closer to 0%.

I will try the BIOS.

-Denis