On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 11:29:36AM +0100, Bjorn Johansson wrote:
| I've recently compiled a 2.6.0 kernel with ALSA built in.
| But the sound doesn't sound to good, in fact, the sound
| sounds worse than OSS! So how do I fix the problem?
| It's like a clipping sound, the OSS emulation works
| great, though.
I would re-check the hardware options first. When you use the OSS
modules, what DMA channel and IRQ is used? What about when you use
ALSA?
| Is there anyone here on this list which have a working ALSA
| system with great sound(with the 2.6.0 kernel)?
Yes. I have two systems, one still with 2.4.22 (with ALSA 0.9) the
other with 2.6.0. The former system has a SB Pro (old 8-bit ISA
card), the latter is a laptop with an ESS Maestro built-in.
| Do I need to patch my current 2.6.0 kernel with something?
No. At least, not for the sound cards I am using. The last time I
had problems with sound quality it was the result of the kernel and
hardware not agreeing on an IRQ and/or DMA channel to use. Basically
the system couldn't get the data to the hardware in time for the sound
to come out smooth and continuous.
HTH,
-D
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