Currently Im running 2.4.20 on a Mandrake 9.1 install. On September 11, 2003 12:25 am, Michael Petch wrote: > Hello Nick, > > I have little experience with sound (actually I am hard pressed to have > computers with speakers), however I have a question. > > What Kernel are you building? (2.4.x?, 2.6-test?). The reason I ask is > that one curiousity is the fact your console suggests Alsa may already > be installed. The 2.6 kernel can have Alsa built in. I use 2.6 here. > > Its a starting point to know. What distribution did you use as a base > (Roll your own? Redhat? Mandrake? etc? > > Mike > > On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 01:01, Nick W wrote: > > Heres a head-scratcher... > > > > Been using my Toshiba satellite-5200 laptop successfully with linux for > > some time. With my own kernel and the tosh-laptop-extras compiled in, the > > yamaha AC-XG audio works fine (actually an intel i8X0-based chipset). > > > > I have compiled ALSA from source many times with no problems, but this > > time after seemingly installing flawlessly, every song (mp3) I play in > > XMMS goes fuzzy and speeds up at exactly 19 seconds, for 3 seconds, then > > go back to normal. If I fast-forward the song to 2 mins, it'll screw up > > at 2.19. Also with XMMS I get a couple secs of static between songs. If I > > play them in noatun/kaboodle, the song isnt even discernable. > > > > I have tried all sorts of things in /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modules, > > and have decided its over my head. Another interesting 'feature' is my > > boot screen output kicks out 'Alsa Driver (0.9.6) already running'. I > > dont know enough about devfs to mess around in there, or if that could > > even have anything to do with it. Any help is great! > > > > PS...Im looking for a good source-distro, any opinions? tkx
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