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Date:      Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:55:52 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org>
To:        Tom Kyle <tom@eos.umsl.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: scratchy SB PCI 128
Message-ID:  <20001007155550.C255@parish>
In-Reply-To: <200010070351.e973pAc47785@eos.umsl.edu>; from tom@eos.umsl.edu on Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 10:51:10PM -0500
References:  <20001006175729.C252@parish> <200010070351.e973pAc47785@eos.umsl.edu>

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On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 10:51:10PM -0500, Tom Kyle wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 11:46:18AM +0200, Karel J. Bosschaart wrote:
> > 
> > Hmm, don't think so. I keep reading about problems with SB PCI128's yet
> > mine has *always* worked fine under -STABLE (3.x and 4.x). I've got an
> > all-SCSI system too.
> 
> Okay, I'm jealous that it works for you.  Mine is all-IDE (well, ATAPI and 
> ATA-66, close enough ;)).
> 
> > One thing though that might be a clue; mine is actually a PCI128 Value. I
> > believe that the "value" was added when they brought the Live! card out and
> > also the Value cards have fewer sockets on the backplate than the non-Value
> > ones (so slightly different hardware?).
> 
> No, I also have the Value "version" of this card. Creative sometimes
> calls its OEM packages "value," but only sometimes. I'm also using the
> pcm* driver:
> 
> pcm0: <AudioPCI ES1371> port 0x9400-0x943f irq 10 at device 11.0 on pci0
> 
> > pcm0: <AudioPCI ES1371> port 0x6800-0x683f irq 11 at device 11.0 on pci0
> 
> After fiddling with a bit today (had to do actual work :O so I didn't get
> much of a chance), it appeared that an audio app, say xmms, would work
> fine as long as it was started BEFORE any CPU-intensive tasks that drove
> the load up. Strange.
> The sound will also freak out on me if I attempt to adjust any preamp sliders
> in xmms - will yours do this also?
> 

'Fraid not. Right now I'm running cvsup, re-building the locate database,
and ``make all'' in linux_base, all while listening to Jeff Beck in xmms
with no scratchy sounds, skipping, or drop out. This is on a K6-233/64MB
and top(1) is showing the load average as 1.5 - 2.0 and xmms using ~23% CPU.

One thing: I'm using the OSS sound driver in xmms with a 7000ms buffer and
90% pre-buffer.
 
> > 		4.4 - The number of the Beastie
> 
> Ah, that's what Iron Maiden meant when they sang "the one for You and Me." ;)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom
> 
> Thomas A. Kyle
> Network Security Administrator
> University of Missouri-St. Louis
> tkyle@jinx.umsl.edu
> (314) 516-6012
> 
> 
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