>
> On 05/05/06, *Hal Ashburner* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> I've got persistent buzzing in my headphones, using the headphone jack
> on the front of the machine.
> lspci tells me my soundcard (in some recent generic dell box) is the
> following:
>
> 0000:00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801G
> (ICH7
> Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
>
> I'm using a fairly default debian sid installation.
>
> Any hints as to how to start fixing this?
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David Mason wrote:
> If you only have the buzz when using the front plug, it's most likely
> just because of interference on the connection between the front panel
> and the soundcard. Another thing you might find is that if you are
> only using the front panel with your headphones and only using the
> back plug for your speakers, that he noise is always audible, but just
> more noticeable through the headphones. Otherwise, I've heard that
> the intel8x0 sound module always causes this kind of noise in the
> background (it did for my onboard nForce2 audio). Unfortunately the
> only solution I came up with was to stick in an old SB Live! card, and
> use that instead. The only hint I could really offer is to try to
> keep the wire from the soundcard to the front panel away from anything
> that could cause this noise.
Thanks Dave, Ken, Simon & Alan,
Headphones are ok, they work well in all other devices.
it seems the snd-intel8x0 drive is the problem.
Solutions seem to be, get another soundcard or learn to hack sound card
drivers.
Thanks again,
Hal
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