Re: Poor sound output with new emu10k1 drivers
On 2 Sep 2001, Brian Nelson wrote:
> I upgraded my kernel to 2.4.9 to try out the updated emu10k1 drivers
> for my SB Live soundcard. However, the newer drivers sound like
> crap. The sound is somewhat distorted, tinny, and lacking in bass.
> It doesn't matter if I'm playing a wav, mp3, or ogg. All suck.
Sounds like the inversion problem Daniel Bertrand corrected a while ago.
> Reverting back to my old 2.4.6 kernel corrects everything.
Pre-2.4.8 kernels have a much older emu10k1 driver (v0.7 vs. v0.15 in
2.4.8+). It's recommended that you track cvs.
> Has anyone else noticed this? Why update a "stable" kernel with a
> broken driver?
It happens, just keep abreast of the mailing list
emu10k1@opensource.creative.com. I have a feeling another patch will be
sent to Linus and Alan quite soon.
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