On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:38:41 -0500 Mark Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ariff Abdullah wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:38:00 -0500 > > Mark Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Mark Kane wrote: > >>I do notice that when doing some things like using unrar to extract > >>a file or loading a video into video encoding software I do get > >>some of the same little crackles and static in the audio. I didn't > >>notice this static/crackling ever before applying that first patch. > >>I am still skip/stutter free though :). > >> > >>Might the second patch help the crackling/static? > >> > >> > > > > Perhaps. You should give it a try. There is another issue as well > > (such as PCI latency timer), but only after you applied all those > > suggested patches. > > Okay I applied the second patch. Still whenever unrarring a file or > loading big files from a drive I do hear little static in the audio, but > it's not bad at all. > > But the initial problem of the skipping and stuttering is fixed so I am > very happy :). > PCI latency issue comes in mind (which pretty common within VIA universe).
http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/FreeBSD/sound/pcmutils/pcilattimer Play around with its latency timer value (increase) and see whether that could make things better. -- Ariff Abdullah MyBSD http://www.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://staff.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) http://tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (IPv6/IPv4) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"