By any chance, have you attempted the position fix quirk, as documented here? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/PositionReporting On 17 April 2018 at 21:26, Jarry <mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tested it, but it did not help at all. > > I tried "aplay -D pulse" and "aplay -D sysdefault:CARD-PCH" and > it is all the same, no matter if I play over pulseaudio or not. > > I already asked for help on pulseaudio-mailinglist and they said > if I hear crackling even when playing sound without pulseaudio, > then problem must be elsewhere... > > And when I hear clear sound with "that other evil OS booted", > then I can exclude hardware problem too. So it must be either > driver- or alsa-related... > > Jarry > > > On 15-Apr-18 22:41, Dennis Mungai wrote: >> >> Hello there, >> >> Here's a workaround: >> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Troubleshooting#Glitches.2C_skips_or_crackling >> >> Tested on the ALC898 (5.1 surround sound system) on Ubuntu 16.04LTS, >> as set up here: >> https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/8ff198a5ac3f0050f68795233c4866d0 >> >> On 15 April 2018 at 22:17, Jarry <mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> On 15-Apr-18 21:07, chris hermansen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Jarry and list, >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx >>>> <mailto:mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi ALSA-users, >>>> >>>> I have problem with sound on my PC: it is somehow distorted, >>>> "crackling" every few seconds. No matter what player or media >>>> I try, it is always there. I can hear it even when log-in >>>> desktop sound is played... >>>> >>>> Motherboard has Realtek ALC892 chip. Nothing new, but still >>>> used with many other mobos. I tested aplaying sound directly >>>> without pulseaudio, crackling is still there. >>>> Any idea how I could fix it? >>>> >>>> >>>> Sometimes "crackling" is a hardware - electrical problem, such as a >>>> broken >>>> connector or cable. What are you using to listen? headphones into the >>>> headphone output, speakers into the speakers output, S/PDIF into a DAC? >>>> Do >>>> you have other configurations you can try - headphones, speakers, >>>> outputs? >>>> >>>> Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com >>>> >>>> C'est ma façon de parler. >>> >>> >>> >>> I do not think this is hardware problem. I switched drives >>> and booted from the old one with Windows7/64b again: sound >>> is clear without any crackling... >>> >>> Jarry >>> >>> https://pastebin.com/aR8iBZuB > > > -- > _______________________________________________________________ > This mailbox accepts e-mails only from selected mailing-lists! > Everything else is considered to be spam and therefore deleted. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
