[dundee] Constant crackle

[dundee@lists.lug.org.uk]

> [snip]
> 
> > > Best thing, to debug this problem with, is just go into something like
> > > runlevel 3.. so your basically just at the console and no X/KDE/GNOME
> > > etc is running, make sure you have no artsd or ed processes running.
> > > Then try using the sound card, play a wav or an mp3 or an ogg with, the
> > > play, mplayer, mpg123, ogg123 commands etc and see how that goes.
> > 
> > ogg123 produces perfect sound - no crackle
> > however totem (ESD) crackles with the same ogg
> > > 
> 
> Hmm, looks like a mis-interaction between the via driver and esd..
> 
> These days my audio plays nice with most things... but there will be
> quite a lot of slight variations of the via audio chipset, yours is
> perhaps a fairly new one. I have noticed that Alan Cox has recently
> merged quite a few via audio and ac97. fix's cleanups with Marcelo.
> 
> You could try the latest 2.4.22pre on it (seems to be 2.4.22pre4).

I really dont want to risk mucking up the machine as it's my dad first experince of linux and i want it to be a good one.

 Or
> try using artsd instead of esd. Or just don't use any sound server and
> use only OSS.

as im using gnome and lots of gnomeish apps id really like to stick with esd
> 
> 
> > > 
> > > > the soundcard is a VT8233 using the correct via82xx drivers
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > What kernel version is it running? uname -a
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > thanks 
> > 
> > keir
> > 
> 
> 
> --
> Andrew
> 
is there anyother way of getting the latest driver?

keir