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Linux Working Around Audio Problems On The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X

([Hardware] 2 Hours Ago ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X)


For those loading Linux on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld, there is currently audio quality issues, including gaps/dropouts in audio playback. A workaround is in the process of making its way to the Linux kernel until a proper solution can be sorted out.

Linux audio woes for the ROG Xbox Ally X handheld are being attributed to the calibration process for the TAS2781 audio codec causing these noticeable issues for users. The workaround is to skip the calibration process and just rely on the calibration data baked into the DSP audio firmware.

[1]This patch explains:

"There is currently an issue with UEFI calibration data parsing for some TAS devices, like the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (RC73XA), that causes audio quality issues such as gaps in playback. Until the issue is root caused and fixed, add a quirk to skip using the UEFI calibration data and fall back to using the calibration data provided by the DSP firmware, which restores full speaker functionality on affected devices."

That patch is currently queued up in the sound subsystem's "for-linus" branch so it should be merged in the coming days for the current Linux 6.19 kernel cycle. The patch is also marked for back-porting to the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel so a few days after that should work its way to a Linux 6.18 point release for helping those running Linux on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X.



[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?h=for-linus&id=b7e26c8bdae70832d7c4b31ec2995b1812a60169


Mass Exodus From Hollywood

During the past week, over 150 Hollywood actors, musicians, writers,
directors, and key grips have quit their day jobs and moved to the Midwest
to engage in quieter occupations such as gardening or accounting. All of
the these people cite piracy as the reason for giving up their careers.

"I simply can't sit by and let my hard work be stolen by some snot nosed
punk over the Internet," explained millionaire movie director Steve
Bergospiel. "There's absolutely no incentive to create movies if they're
going to be transmitted at the speed of light by thousands of infringers.
Such criminal acts personally cost me hundreds -- no, thousands -- of
dollars. I can't take that kind of fear and abuse anymore."

MPAA President Pei Pervue considers the exodus to be proof that Hollywood
is waking up to the fact that they are being "held hostage" by copyright
infringers. "Without copyright protection and government-backed monopolies
on intellectual property, these's absolutely no reason to engage in the
creative process. Now the Internet, with its click-and-pirate technology,
makes it easy for anybody to flout the law and become a copyright
terrorist. With the scales tipped so much in favor of criminals, it's no
wonder some of Hollywood's elite have thrown in the towel. What a shame."