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Date:      Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:18:42 -0500
From:      Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: audio lag in 5.2-Beta (card emu10k1)
Message-ID:  <bra5d2$4eh$1@sea.gmane.org>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0312111204530.25046-100000@shell.netikka.fi> <20031211121539.4ffdfea7.der_julian@web.de>

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Julian St. wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:12:01 +0200 (EET)
> juha.nygard1@netikka.fi wrote:
> 
>> Upgrading from 5.1 to 5.2-BETA has introduced a startup lag when
>> starting to play something through /dev/dsp. It takes about two
>> seconds from pressing play button in xmms to hearing the sound. I
>> don't really know if this is a bug or a feature but still it is quite
>> annoying.
> 
> This is some kind of a "Me too" message. Although the lag I am
> experiencing when pressing Start or stop in XMMS feels more like one
> second.
> 
> I am running FreeBSD 5.2-BETA #16: Wed Dec  3 22:23:35 CET 2003 (on a
> AthlonXP 2400+ system), but see this for some months now.
> 
> My soundcard is a SoundBlaster Live! Player 1024:
> pcm0: <Creative EMU10K1> at io 0xe000 irq 12 (4p/2r/0v channels duplex
> default)
> 
> If more information is needed, I am willing to supply it.

Both of you should upgrade to 5.2-RC and see if the problem still exists.
At least one patch was submitted to fix a bug in the dsp code between
5.2-BETA and 5.2-RC.

Also, is this delay experienced with mp3s or cdroms or both?

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Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator
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