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To: Aaron Burt <aaron@speakeasy.org>
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Subject: Re: ALSA: bad sound with low CPU load
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Aaron Burt wrote:
> Basically, sound comes out as a hissing, garbled mess *unless* I load
> down the CPU.  A kernel compile seems to do nicely for this purpose.

Is CPU Disconnect on? Turn if off and maybe it is OK then. (It was like 
this in Windows with Via KT133 Chipset.)

Try using athcool.

Prakash