On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Jeffrey Loren Shaw <shawjef3@msu.edu> wrote:
Dear Debian-ers,
I've tried a few distributions of gnu Linux on my powerbook, and Debian is
the best that I found. I'm now synced with the latest Lenny updates and it's
working great.
The only thing I had to configure manually was to put the line
"snd-powermac" in /etc/modules to get sound to automatically work after
booting. The problem is that sound often clicks. If I use the trackpad it
clicks horribly in addition to the regular clicking. A usb mouse doesn't
seem to aggravate the clicking. I've tried totem movie player and VLC.
I've searched on google and this list's archives for a solution but haven't
found a solution. I would definitely appreciate any help!
Hi Jeff,
Here's what I would try first:
apt-get install alsa-utils
alsamixer
Cycle through each slider, and mute unnecessary sound channels (hit
the 'M' key). It could be that some sound channel you don't need
enabled is picking up system noise.
Also if that doesn't help, is there any difference with the clicking
if you use headphones?
Cheers,
-Elijah
http://elijahr.blogspot.com/