I think I've solved the problem. I changed the output module of xmms to use oss and things seem to be working for 2+ hours.
Thanks, Ori Pessach writes: > I've seen similar problems on NEC laptops that overheated, causing the > sound quality to get worse. > > Does it get better when you reboot? It would help if you characterized the > nature of the deterioration. Are you getting more hiss? More distortion? > Is the sound breaking up? > > -Ori Pessach > > James Edwards wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm running an IBM t23 thinkpad with redhat 7.2. I've updated to the >> 2.5.8 kernel >> in the hope that I would have better luck there than with modules. But >> the problem >> is also present in the kernel. Everything sounds fine at first but after >> about >> 30 minutes the sound detereorates . Stopping then restarting the >> application does not seem to solve the problem. Thanks in advance for >> any suggestions you can make. >> >> Jim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Alsa-user mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user >> >> > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user