From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 13 18:12:42 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 3115916A403 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:12:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from morganw@chemikals.org) Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF5F943D46 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:12:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from morganw@chemikals.org) Received: from volatile.chemikals.org (cpe-024-211-118-154.sc.res.rr.com [24.211.118.154]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8DICb1P012638; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:12:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (morganw@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by volatile.chemikals.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8DICavf021331; Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:12:36 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from morganw@chemikals.org) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:12:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Wesley Morgan To: "Matthew D. Fuller" In-Reply-To: <20060913160856.GU75501@over-yonder.net> Message-ID: <20060913141137.P21299@volatile.chemikals.org> References: <200609132106.17683.silver@where.else.net.nz> <20060913160856.GU75501@over-yonder.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 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 18:12:42 -0000 On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > 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 I had a pair of headphones that would pick up an AM station when they were plugged in to my system. I also worked there in high school, what are the odds! -- This .signature sanitized for your protection