Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 17:54:03 -0700 From: George Hartzell <hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: hints for troubleshooting poor sound quality. Message-ID: <17196.47787.731732.312437@satchel.alerce.com>
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I've set up an ASUS small form factor machine based around an P4S8L motherboard. It's running 6.0BETA4 and Gnome2.12 from the tinderbox packages. I'm kldload'ing snd_ich and (after getting a helpful pointer to the gnome FAQ) all of the sounds stuff is working. Here's my problem: The machine has two mini-jacks, one in the front and one in the back. If I plug a set of headphones into the front jack I hear all kinds of clicks and whirs and buzzing. They seem to correlate with drive activity, cd activity, and maybe even the cpu fan. The connector on the back seems quieter, but I still hear a bit of noise. I hear less noise on a set of sony powerer-subwoofer-and-tweeter speakers, but it's still noticable. I haven't been able to try another sound device, the only spare card that I have doesn't fit into the space provided (riser card). I'd appreciate anythoughts about dealing with the noise. Is this something electrical w/ the motherboard? Something about my Freebsd setup? Thanks, g.
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