boomer rc3, audio driver for ali5451

I've posted Boomer RC3 yesterday. It will be the last separate binary release of Boomer Phase I -- we're on track for integration into Nevada B115 -- C-Team Commitment review is on Monday.

That said, we've found one problem, which is of a P3 nature, which affects the ability of certain applications (audacity is the only one found so far) to record -- the record process doesn't start properly when triggered. I've got a fix for this, and can offer a binary to anyone who needs it for RC3. We've still not yet figured out whether this problem will be fixed in Boomer Phase I prior to integration, or just after integration -- but in either case it will be build 115 as well.

The other thing is that I've got a binary driver built for the audio controller found on the ALi 5451 southbridge. This is a somewhat older part, but folks might have them on certain motherboards. If you've got one, and you want a binary driver, let me know -- I'll be happy to supply one -- but you'll need to run Boomer RC3 or an OpenSolaris build that has Boomer integrated (i.e. build 115). We'll be handling this one as an RFE after Boomer Phase I integration -- probably also in Build 115. (Note that Dev at 4Front has already tested this binary for me, so I know its good to go -- it is just a recompilation on x86 of the audiots SPARC driver that is in Boomer.)

Anyway, keep your fingers crossed for our integration into build 115.

rtls open sourced!

I just pushed

6822752 rtls should be open source

It will be in build 113. There are some possible projects contributors could do involving that code (such as conversion to Brussels). Contact me if you're interested.

I've Arrived

Today something cool happened. Casper Dik asked me to review some changes he had to fix the Cardbus support in the pci nexus code.

What's so cool about that? Well, its the first time I've ever reviewed anything from Casper.

Casper, from back in the mid-90's, was kind of a folk hero of mine (and not just me, I think) back when I was doing system administration in my prior life at Qualcomm. I'd never have believed some 15 years ago that Casper would be asking me for code review.

Cool. :-)

Another Boomer Release Candidate Posted

I've posted an updated release candidate 1b for Boomer today, and you can download it from the files area.

The only remaining known P1-P3 issues in this release are a problem that affects users of TX (Trusted Extensions) and lack of BFU support. Obviously we're feeling pretty good about this release, and we're on track for integration in b115.

As usual issues should be reported using the Bugster category development/audio-ng/software. Alternatively, you can send mail to opensound-discuss@sun.com.

Boomer Release Candidate 1a Available

I've posted a release candidate for Boomer today, and you can download it from the files area. This release candidate includes USB support, and fixes for some critical bugs, so if you installed the beta, please upgrade.

There are still some known issues, but we believe we're quickly closing to being ready to integrate in Build 115.

Bugs should be reported using the Bugster category development/audio-ng/software. Alternatively, you can send mail to opensound-discuss@sun.com.

Enjoy!

Boomer Beta Refresh

I've posted a refresh of the Boomer beta bits. The location has moved to the more sensible project specific location as well.

This refresh includes SPARC support, and fixes for a couple of bugs that folks ran into from the first beta.

Boomer Beta Available!

Finally!

The first public beta binaries for Boomer are now available! Details are available from the Open Sound Project webpage.

Enjoy!

-- Garrett

(Update: the website update didn't take. OpenSolaris.org is really sick now, any updates seem to cause it to crash now. I've posted binaries here, temporarily. The webrev is in the same location as before.)