Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751365AbWJEVMQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:12:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751299AbWJEVMQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:12:16 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:14720 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751365AbWJEVMP (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:12:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] Pb with simultaneous SATA and ALSA I/O From: Lee Revell To: Dominique Dumont Cc: alsa-user , Francesco Peeters , linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <87r6xmscif.fsf@gandalf.hd.free.fr> References: <877izsp3dm.fsf@gandalf.hd.free.fr> <13158.212.123.217.246.1159186633.squirrel@www.fampeeters.com> <87y7rusddc.fsf@gandalf.hd.free.fr> <1160081110.2481.104.camel@mindpipe> <87r6xmscif.fsf@gandalf.hd.free.fr> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:12:41 -0400 Message-Id: <1160082761.2481.106.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 860 Lines: 21 On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 23:01 +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote: > Lee Revell writes: > > > This is going to be a problem with the SATA driver not ALSA. I've heard > > that some motherboards do evil stuff like implementing legacy drive > > access modes using SMM which would cause dropouts without xruns > > reported. > > Why do I hear distortion with PCM on SPDIF output and no distortion at > all on analog front output ? (both with the SB Live card) No idea. Maybe SPDIF playback is more sensitive to timing glitches. But the problem must be in the SATA driver not the emu10k1 driver. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/