a2 zs notebook issues

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Jan 23, 2007, 03:01 PM

here's a thread dealing with a2zs notebook issues
pls share your experience here
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known issues with 3538l: no analog input
known issues with 3538m: system freezes on start-up on some PCs
(unplugging the card might recover the system)
mic input level is too low (pls verify)
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Fuk5s9k · Jan 24, 2007, 10:45 PM

Скачал 3538м, большое спасибо за поддержку. Наверное эта версия ещё
сырая. Микрофонный вход работает очень тихо, линейный - нормально. При
включении входа наблюдается недопустимый шум.

silvertones · Jan 25, 2007, 12:48 PM

system freezes--VERY,VERY disappointing!!!!!!!

nkulas · Jan 26, 2007, 03:25 AM

Problem with distorted sound font playback still exists....
My notebook is Compaq EVO N800v + Win XP, tested in various hosts - but result is the same: unusable midi SF playback.

Lapin Blanc · Jan 26, 2007, 12:57 PM

system freeze on install

HP NX9010 P3-3ghz/winXP sp2

silvertones · Jan 27, 2007, 06:26 AM

Any ideas as how to fix this?

Estarriol · Jan 27, 2007, 06:59 AM

Well there is one question.

Yesterday I bought a Beholder Columbus PCMCIA TV tuner. It installed fine, I set up BeholdTV application for tuning. After a few hours of multiple system restores (norton ghost images from DOS) and reinstalles I think I figures out what the problem is.

The system boots fine, but ANY (I've tried three) tuner softwares HALT the system. I think it's when they try to open audio OR video streams. This is how my current (with ACPI) IRQ table looks like:

Code:

(ISA)  0    System timer
(ISA)  1    Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
(ISA)  8    System CMOS/real time clock
(ISA)  9    Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
(ISA) 12    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
(ISA) 13    Numeric data processor
(ISA) 14    Primary IDE Channel
(ISA) 15    Secondary IDE Channel
(PCI) 10    Behold TV Columbus
(PCI) 10    Crystal WDM AC'97 Driver for ICH4
(PCI) 10    Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller - 24C3
(PCI) 10    Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2
(PCI) 10    Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller
(PCI) 10    Ricoh R/RL/5C476(II) or Compatible CardBus Controller
(PCI) 10    Ricoh R/RL/5C476(II) or Compatible CardBus Controller
(PCI) 11    Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4
(PCI) 11    Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7
(PCI) 11    Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD
(PCI) 11    OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
(PCI) 11    Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

So we see, Columbus TV tuner shares IRQ's with audio and graphics controller. I think this is the key to my problem - I have no sound and no video when starting BeholdTV application, and when I find the working channels, the tuner (any application!) halts the system. I dunno what to do now, because I still didn't find a way to map IRQ's manually.

What am I trying to say regarding kX drivers is - maybe initialisation procedure IS fine and the driver works, but opening a recording caused a halt (in my case)? Previous, 3538L version had no support for recording, and worked fine. Audigy ZS notebook has to have the same IRQ as cardbus controller so it conflicts with embedded sound device and halts the system?

Please post your IRQ maps here. To capture IRQ mappings use Kleptomania software. To see IRQ mapping use Device manager > View > Resources by connection.

Feel free to comment and point out where I'm wrong or whatever. I'm still eager to make my TV tuner work

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Jan 28, 2007, 02:01 AM

I will release special kx.sys build for tests next week

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silvertones · Jan 28, 2007, 06:16 AM

Great Thanks !!

mk11 · Jan 30, 2007, 04:45 PM

managed to install3538m on brand new laptop (xp home) w/o problems first time. worked fine asio etc. hard lock-up on subsequent reboots, ejecting pcmcia makes no difference. uninstall ok, reinstall fails w/ lock-up,

publicbkh · Feb 2, 2007, 12:08 AM

on winxp

reboot and remove works fine

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Feb 2, 2007, 07:11 PM

get the file http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/kx3538m_nbzs.bin
rename it into kx3538m_nbzs.rar
unpack into a new folder

the archive comes with three .sys files:
kx3538m_1.sys
kx3538m_noi2c.sys
kx3538m_noi2c2.sys

go to c:\program files\kx...\
and find kx.sys. make a copy of it (say, kx_3538m_original.sys)

for each new .sys file in the archive do the following:

copy it to c:\program files\...
rename into 'kx.sys'
re-run kxsetup from c:\program files\...
check if this fixes the issue
try the next file
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if this fails, get 3538l's kx.sys and repeat the same procedure
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changes:
* disabled i2c (this will probably make analog inputs inoperable)
* removed one additional delay in initialization code

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silvertones · Feb 3, 2007, 07:48 AM

Eugene,
How to say this so as not to offend. Are we helping you trouble shoot "m" with the ultimate goal to have everything working as it should including the analog ins on the a2zsnb or just a work around to be able to use "m" with the a2zsnb never to have analog ins?

fingerill · Feb 4, 2007, 11:54 PM

I also had the freeze problem while installing. So I tried to replace the kx.sys from 3538l...hmmm...everything seems fine.
But I also find a problem.
If I change the SSRC plugin in foobar2000 0.9.4.2 frequently, the output sound will become a noise. I will reboot to recover.

silvertones · Feb 5, 2007, 06:45 AM

Do the analog inputs work?