Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:39:40 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Matthew Luckie <kluckie@ihug.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Inspiron 8000 & Maestro 3 Message-ID: <20020315203747.G73932-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <3C929065.7020106@ihug.co.nz>
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On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Matthew Luckie wrote: > Hi > > I've had an Inspiron 8000 for nearly a year now. It has a Maestro3 > sound card in it. > While I'm aware that I can load it in /boot/loader.conf, i currently > load the module out of /usr/local/etc/rc.d with a kldload > > pcm0: <ESS Technology Maestro3> port 0xec00-0xecff mem > 0xf8ffe000-0xf8ffffff irq 5 at device 3.0 on pci2 > > I noticed about 6 months ago that playback did not seem smooth, and that > when playing mp3s it makes lots of pop noices like static. I didnt put > as much effort as I should have into tracking it down - i had upgraded > the bios and performed a cvsup around that time. > > Well I have Bios A19 on my Inspiron 8000 and a FreeBSD 4.5-S from a few > days ago and it is still sounding bad. Is anyone else having this > behaviour from their maestro3 sound card? Sound works great for me on my Maestro3 in my 8100. However, I load the module from loader.conf. I had some problems loading it after booting. The only change to the driver was a return code change a few weeks ago. It hasn't been MFC'd yet, but I don't think it would contribute to popping sounds. Joe > > -- > Matthew Luckie > kluckie@ihug.co.nz > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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