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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:12:02 +0200 |
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Jules Colding <colding@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I have the above mentioned sound card installed in my dual 252 Opteron. |
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> I have enabled ALSA and OSS emulation in the kernel and everything is |
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> compiled in, no alsa modules. The card is correctly detected on boot-up |
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> and apparently activated. |
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> i |
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OSS should not be selected in the kernel. Only alsa. For Oss, you need |
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to emerge - media-libs/alsa-oss |
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> Everything seems to be configured correctly according to the alsa guide. |
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> The problem is that I am only hearing cyclically repeating clicks, with |
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> weak static noise in-between, when I am trying to play music. I have a |
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> set of analog 2.1 speakers connected to the analog output jack on the |
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> card. |
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Repeating clicks is usually an indication of empty audio buffers. It means |
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your system can't keep the sound card supplied with data. You might be |
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able to get some help by making your kernel preemptible - |
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Symbol: PREEMPT [=y] x |
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Prompt: Preemptible Kernel x |
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Defined at arch/x86_64/Kconfig:210 x |
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Location: x |
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-> Processor type and features |
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The weak static noise is digital garbage being picked up by the SB. If it's |
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not already, move it to the last PCI slot on the bus - as far away from the |
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other cards and cpu as possible. |
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> Any ideas why this doesn't work? |
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SB Audigy cards aren't the best sounding cards out there. They are OK, but |
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if you mainly want music, look elsewhere. If you're mainly interested in games |
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they work fine. |
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Bob |
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