Re: PROBLEM: 128M memory OK, but with 192M sound card es1391 trouble

Joel Franco Guzmán
2001-01-18T14:30:55Z

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Josh Myer wrote:

> You're probably just hearing electrical noise from the memory buss; try
> moving the 128 stick to the slot you put the 64 in (if you can) and run
> that way -- you'll probably hear it there too.

i've exchanged the two memory slot, and the problem is still alive.

>
> I get something similiar to this with my SB Live (!... damn marketroids) on
> a BP6 with 192MB as well. In my case, it's not during DSP use per se, but
> during memory activity. Try dragging a window around in X and listen for
> buzzing.

When i drag a window around in X, the noise don't change. It's a rate
constant and not influencied by the windows movement.

Thank You Josh.

>
> My guess is that JA's console player doesn't move around as much memory as
> the gnome one (imagine that), therefore produces less memory noise.
> --
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>
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:25:51 J . A . Magallon wrote:
> >
> > On 2001.01.18 Joel Franco Guzmán wrote:
> > > 1. 128M memory OK, but with 192M the sound card generate a noise while
> > > use the DSP.
> > ..
> > > the problem: The sound card generates a toc.. toc.. toc .. toc...while
> > > playing a sound using the DSP of the soundcard. Two "tocs"/sec
> > > aproxiumadetely.
> > >
> > >
> .
> > I have noticed something similar. If I start gqmpeg from the command line
> > in
> > a terminal (rxvt), sounds fine. If I start it from the icon in the gnome
> > panel, it makes that 'toc toc' noise you describe. ????
> > (I know it sounds strange, but real...)
>

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