> Come to think of it, perhaps it's only kernels 2.6.3-2.6.8 that have > this problem which should definitely cover myself, Kevin, and Tim. The > thread that Mark Knecht kindly provided suggests that the problem is > either in the kernel or Alsa's driver within the kernel. Someone > should try the latest CVS Alsa (me? :-) and perhaps that should shed > some light as to where does the problem stem from... i've got that problem on 2.6.9-ck3 ... i'm not sure, where the value for the vu-meter is computed, in the card or in the driver ... if it's in the driver, i suppose there is a wrong area of memory that's considered as sound data ... if it's computed in the hdsp itself (possibly, since the hardware mixer is quite powerfull) there might be a problem with the dma on certain machines (although i don't think that it's related to ico's and my problem with our hdsp) cheers ... tim -- mailto:TimBlechmann@xxxxxx ICQ: 96771783 http://www.mokabar.tk After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager." William S. Burroughs
