[Gta04-owner] QtMoko v52: I can not hear the caller

[ma_pri_2004 at yahoo.de]

Hi,


thank you for your help.


 > can you check if your earpiece is working? I saw one bad earpiece and i
 > always wondered that the small pins have contact.

This is a gta04 full unit - all components are from golden delicious and 
it was there assembled too (and bought via a a reseller). I lack of 
experience in this area, so I think it is better to find out if the ear 
piece if working or not (using software) and if not I have to sent it back.


 > alsactl -f /opt/qtmoko/etc/alsa/a4/PhoneEarpiece.state restore

This leads to "alsactl: set_control:1388: Cannot write control 
'2:0:0:Codec Operation Mode:0' : Device or resource busy".


 > and then play some sounds - e.g. in media player or from command line:
 >
 > . /opt/qtmoko/qpe.env
 >
 > paplay /home/root/Documents/Alarm_Beep_01.ogg

This  leads to "Connection failure: Connection refused".
There was no sound in the ear piece.


Is there a safe way to find out if the ear piece is not working without 
disassembling the unit?


Regards,
ma_pri


On 02/04/2013 03:27 PM, Radek Polak wrote:
> On Sunday, February 03, 2013 03:10:28 PM ma_pri_2004 at yahoo.de wrote:
>
>  > Hi,
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > after installing QtMoko v52 on my gta04a4 I hear no sound during calls
>
>  > via gsmhandset and via speaker too. The person I am calling can hear me.
>
>  > QtMoko v50 and v51 are showing the same behaviour.
>
>  > I tried the both v52 versions - the armhf and the armel version.
>
>  >
>
>  > If a sound file is used (without telephony), it is played via the
> speaker.
>
>  > Bluetooth is not active, no headset is attached (and no headset option
>
>  > is given during calls).
>
>  >
>
>  > "Speaker Volume" and "Microphone Volume" are always 0 and not editable
>
>  > in "Settings" --> "Call Options" --> "Call Volume".
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > In the armel version (but not in the armhf version) I can hear a caller
>
>  > only using speaker (but not using handset) when executing:
>
>  > . /opt/qtmoko/qpe.env
>
>  > /opt/qtmoko/bin/gsm-voice-routing
>
>  >
>
>  > During the call with gsm-voice-routing does the following message
>
>  > appears on the screen (armel and armhf):
>
>  > "r1 (hw:1,0): snd_pcm_readi failed: Input/output error"
>
>  >
>
>  > Using armhf I am not able to set using neocontrol the playback and
>
>  > microphone settings (both are 0).
>
>  > Using armel I am able to set using neocontrol the playback and
>
>  > microphone settings, but I still hear no sound for gsmhandset.
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > I set during calls with every alsamixer setting to the maximum. It did
>
>  > not lead to any changes in the volume.
>
>  > Alsamixer shows only settings for the device gta04. Choosing the device
>
>  > gta04-voice or gta04-headset leads to "This sound device does not have
>
>  > any controls".
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > Setting in opt/qtmoko/etc/alsa/a4/PhoneEarpiece.state all "Earpice
>
>  > Mixer" controls (control.60-63) to "true" did not help.
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > "cat /proc/bus/input/devices" shows Touchscreen, bma150,
>
>  > twl4030_pwrbutton, twel4030:vibrator, gta04 Headset Jack, and 2 times
>
>  > gpio-keys.
>
>  >
>
>  >
>
>  > I am happy about anybody who can help me or kick me in the right
> direction.
>
> Hi,
>
> can you check if your earpiece is working? I saw one bad earpiece and i
> always wondered that the small pins have contact.
>
> Anyway you can try this:
>
> alsactl -f /opt/qtmoko/etc/alsa/a4/PhoneEarpiece.state restore
>
> and then play some sounds - e.g. in media player or from command line:
>
> . /opt/qtmoko/qpe.env
>
> paplay /home/root/Documents/Alarm_Beep_01.ogg
>
> It should play in the earpiece.
>
> Regards
>
> Radek