On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 linux-audio-user-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: glyn: > > hi all, > > i'm currently mulling over the idea of getting one of those really small > shuttle xpcs for use as a quasi-portable linux-based audio box/desktop > replacement, and was wondering if anybody had used them before and had > suggestions or encountered caveats/hardware problems/quality control > issues/etc. apparently the amd-based systems use an integrated realtek > audio chip that is supported under alsa, but i'd probably put a better > audio interface in the one available pci slot anyways. > I have been running an nforce2 shuttle since june. Except for the previous problems with local apic and the problems with the intel8x0/ac97 modules, both solved now, it has been great, especially the built-in soundcard. I can actually run jack with a frame size of 32 (to much xruns to be usable though), very nice. The biggest problem now is the noise. It does _not_ make much noise, but when running hot the power supply fan changes speed all the time which is extremely annoying. That problem is probably/hopefully solved in the newer versions though. --
