Per Andersson wrote: > when I try to use sound on my laptop it works fine > on the console, but when I start X11 and use programs > like sox or aplay the system hangs badly ( i need to > remove the battery to get going again ). Same thing if > sound is playing when i start X11. The NM256 chip uses the same memory for graphics and sound and isn't properly documented. Make sure that the snd-nm256 module is loaded before starting X, and playing sounds while starting X might be a bad idea. > (Siemens 510 Scenic + Slackware 11.0 + alsa ) Slackware 11.0 should come with ALSA 1.0.11 which should contain the latest NM256-related bugfixes, but you might try to compile the latest alsa-driver anyway. HTH Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
