FC2 -> FC3 Upgrade on Toshiba Tecra 8100 Causes All PCM Sounds to be Scratchy - Workaround?

[James Wilkinson]

Ian Wallace wrote:
> Hello everyone.  I've just recently upgraded my FC2 laptop to FC3 and to
> my dismay the PCM playback (xine, xmms, aplay) all produce staticy
> sounds.  I've googled on the subject and tried the following to correct
> it:
> 
> (As an aside sound in FC2 was spotty on this same machine ... however
> during it's life time, and several kernels the sound did work at one
> point, it always worked on FC1).
> 
> *) Made sure that my volumes aren't muted etc.  I hear the sound, it's
> just horrid.

Um. I don't have your hardware, but I suspect you've got something
digital going down the wires that connect to your speakers.

Play something, and one by one mute everything that *doesn't* get rid of
the music. When the noise goes, you've found your culprit...

James.

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