On Sat Sep 07 12:26 +0200, Pixel wrote: > Levi Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > There is a problem which exists on many systems with VIA 82C686 sound chips > > where X causes the sound to become crackly. This behavior can be fixed > > by adding the following to the Device section of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: > > > > Option "PciRetry" "true" > > > > Would it be possible for DrakX to, if it detects the presence of this > > sound chip, to make this addition? > > it could be. but: > > - are you sure it *can't* break anything, esp. that it works for every > video card > > - do you have a web page explaining this > > - i'd rather have this added only for a sound card/video card > combination
I picked this up from question 3.2 of the Mini ITX FAQ at http://www.mini-itx.com/faq.asp The answer to that question only mentions the OSS driver (via82cxxx_audio); whether this has any effect on the ALSA drivers is an open question. I added the line to my configuration and it seems to fix the crackling problems. Oddly enough, I'm using XFree86's nv driver, which does not list itself as supporting this option. However, it does not seem to have adverse effects on system stability. So it seems to work in the nv/via82cxxx case. -- Levi Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The way out is the way in... Linux 2.4.19-4mdklrr 5:30pm up 1 day, 20:01, 7 users, load average: 0.17, 0.11, 0.15
