From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 21 21:56:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC5091065673; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69F148FC13; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 31so536843yxl.13 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:56:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=znY9jCAp5LyGI/+GkY3wvhlUqoOI32szQRcb8pTQa0o=; b=f3LB91xU2gG659z0jOnDwHGOqxv7lsDMEFkrbuligQ3DcODVEBkEmR7r/smLsBhuUd vbG+Il50ZKasjWw3jqpjMTLzX33M3gck4xXBbJNpgTkhY9AtVLKJPFkL04a09naIQK0O o78iiwG4D0Tqox9WM88S1k3gSqgpENFzPQ0X0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GPBNwooJ3ZRUzSLOwZvX2MY9F+oLAZrj/tvX3ptP+C9Z6NJ9fufWavplSlq2REvV9M 0WNAOrvKva187VIUpaXfgh1P/szXY//AGVvztmhygfDw+cjLVU8oaWGMfEmtUEN/M/wK vX9iYo3kX/FYDdp3CmURWKMBqvaFhSWoDWyKk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.90.35.15 with SMTP id i15mr601464agi.83.1235253395156; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:56:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <1235218982.00077642.1235207402@10.7.7.3> <499FFC5F.3020903@FreeBSD.org> <47d0403c0902210949i74473bc5j57c923e13c85e89@mail.gmail.com> <49A04510.5030405@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:56:35 -0800 Message-ID: <7d6fde3d0902211356h66b05cfcxf2ebbe9b2a6fd0f0@mail.gmail.com> From: Garrett Cooper To: Benjamin Kaduk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Alexander Motin , FreeBSD Current , Ben Kaduk Subject: Re: Annoying whitenoise sound coming from snd_hda enabled chipset X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:56:37 -0000 On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Alexander Motin wrote: > >> Ben Kaduk wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Alexander Motin wrote: >>>> >>>> Garrett Cooper wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I don't know how else to describe it, but when I turn up my >>>>> speakers enough (50%+) and don't have any sound playing, I hear a >>>>> whitenoise hiss coming out of them. When I change webpages (nvidia >>>>> driver is GIANT locked) or do something else kernel intensive it stops >>>>> for a brief second, but apart from that it's an annoying trill sound >>>>> almost like a mosquito humming around me waiting to be swatted. >>>> >>>> I think it may be radio interference with disconnected microphone >>>> inputs. >>>> Try to set all unneeded mixer volumes to 0, especially mic, monitor, >>>> speaker >>>> and mix. Inputs often have too sensitive 20-30dB pre-amplifiers. Some >>>> codecs >>>> have them on all inputs. >>> >>> It's hard to be sure, since I'm not sure that I could describe what I >>> hear any better than Garret did, but I think I'm seeing the same sort >>> of thing on my work desktop. I'll try setting unneeded volumes to >>> zero the next time I'm in, and see if that helps. >>> >>> dmesg and pciconf are available here: >>> http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb.mit.edu/user/kaduk/freebsd/periphrasis/ >> >> I see there some old 7.0-STABLE dmesg without any pcm. There is nothing to >> talk about. If you wish to have good working HDA, update to recent STABLE or >> at least take driver from there. > > Oops, I had been blocking on updating from 7 to current because of > a bounce zone bug that was causing the box to panic, and I didn't > update the dmesg after I did finally upgrade. > > Should be updated, now. > > Sorry about that, > > Ben Kaduk Unfortunately I must use mix though or line-in doesn't function from my console peripherals. It does appear to be the culprit unfortunately. So I suppose I have to live with this issue until my SB Audigy card comes :(? This is something that should be noted in the driver manpage or you'll get more annoyed folks with support emails like this one ><... Thanks, -Garrett