>I am getting the same with stock 2.4.18, DELL Inspiron laptop (Maestro >3i), my test is: > >copy a cd image file from one partition to another, while trying to play >an mp3 using mpg123. > >The mp3 skips all over the place.
since you almost certainly have IDE drivers, have you configured them correctly using hdparm? these are source of considerable scheduling latency, in ways that AFAIK are not improved by any of the "latency reducing" patches available. don't ask me how to configure them - i only use SCSI drives - but a quick google search should reveal relevant advice. --p _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
