From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 13 16:08:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2D7916A492 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:08:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mail.localelinks.com (web.localelinks.com [64.39.75.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66BAF43D46 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:08:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from draco.over-yonder.net (adsl-072-148-013-213.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [72.148.13.213]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.localelinks.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 715A0226; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:08:57 -0500 (CDT) Received: by draco.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id BE13261C36; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:08:56 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:08:56 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Al Muckart Message-ID: <20060913160856.GU75501@over-yonder.net> References: <200609132106.17683.silver@where.else.net.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200609132106.17683.silver@where.else.net.nz> X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11-fullermd.3 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel HDA driver on Asus A8N-VM CSM X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:08:58 -0000 On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 09:06:17PM +1200 I heard the voice of Al Muckart, and lo! it spake thus: > > I also experienced something I found with the OSS driver, which is > that there seems to be a lot of interference from the USB system, I > can *hear* my mouse moving around. There is also interference from > the onboard graphics system, when I drag windows around in X there > is a loud buzzing noise. Even were there no squeal, this makes the > device unusable to play music. This may be purely electrical in nature. The inside of a computer is a nasty RF environment to do audio oscillation in. I have a Intel Providence (dual PPro) a system with an onboard (Crystal) audio chipset where I could hear video events with the sound turned up. Wasn't enough with speakers at normal volume to be a bother, but with headphones I could almost tell what was happening with my eyes shut ;) -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.