>I am not doing anything with audio at all (not actively anyways). I do >however seem to have esound installed. I have enlightenment installed >but have now switched to sawmill-gnome. > >Is esound known to be broken on powerpc ? >Is there a better sound daemon that is recommended for powerpc ?
It's known to have caused _me_ endless troubles ;) It's possible that E is trying to output sound via esound, causing the clicks. Can you try removing esound and disabling E & gnome sound to see if it helps ? (At least, we would then know if esound is the culprit). Ben.

