Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Matrox (... Voluntary Kernel Preemption Patch)
From: Tim Orford (tim_AT_orford.org)
Date: Wed Jul 21 2004 - 16:20:46 EEST
On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 12:53:52PM +0200, Florian Schmidt wrote:
> interesting that you mention the Xserver. I use a dual graphics card
> setup atm [Nvidia GF3 TI and some matrox pci card]. The nvidia card
> seems to work flawlessly even with HW accelleration [i use nvidias
> evil binary only drivers]. The matrox card OTH disturbs the soundcard
> severely. Whenever i have activity on my second monitor i get sound
> artefacts in jack's output [no cracklling, it's rather as if the
> volume is set to 0 for short moments and then back to normal]. There's
> a certain chance that this artefact produces an xrun. I suppose it's
> because the card is on the pci bus.
i have had huge problems with AGP G400/G450 on more than one system.
i spent some time trying various driver and pci options, and although
cant swear that i systematically went through all the options,
i was unable to get them to work satisfactorily.
-- Tim Orford
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