[CLUE-Tech] SB-Live latency issues (yuck)

[Dan Harris]

On 31 Dec 2001 16:23:41 -0700
Dave Hahn <dhahn at techangle.com> wrote:

I just went out last week and bought an SBLive! card also because I was tired of the poor compatability of my integrated AC97/Intel card.  I've had better luck with the emu10k1 now and the card seems to perform flawlessly for me.  But, I'm also running 2.4.17 kernel.  Perhaps the 2.2 kernel is to blame?

-Dan Harris


> The Live! card has worked well for me, but under the 2.4.16/17 kernel. 
> Have you looked at the open source support for the Live from creative?
> Not sure what they have for 2.2.x, but, it is my understanding, that
> they have code available at their site.  I'll check and see if I have
> the URL around here somewhere.
> On Mon, 2001-12-31 at 14:23, Dave Price wrote:
> 
>     gang,
>     
>     After tolerating pathetic performance from a SB Live (emu10k1) sound
>     card for a LONG time under kernel 2.2.19, I finally got around to
>     dropping a (cheap) ensoniq 5880 pci card into the same box, and
>     configuring drivers for both cards as modules under kernel 2.4.14 and
>     2.4.16 (.16 with and without low-latency patches).
>     
>     To my dismay, the ensoniq card has NO dropout problems at all, where the
>     SB Live has horrible dropouts when playing mp3 files (mpg123).  The
>     dropouts occur under light load, and can be triggered by switching
>     workspaces or moving a window in blackbox.  The ensoniq card is rock
>     solid even when web browsing or downloading LARGE files to the same
>     drive as the mp3 files that are playing.
>     
>     Sadly, the SB Live card work(ed) great under windoze, but i no longer
>     run windoze on this box.
>     
>     Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced PCI sound card that works well
>     under linux, and has good recording and playback quality ('near
>     audiophile')? ... It seems as thought the emu10k1 has a checkered
>     past in the open source world, and the picture does not seems to be
>     looking any brighter.
>     
>     aloha,
>     dave
>     
>     
>     
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