This is not deterioration. It's completely unusable at that point.
I use it quite frequently, and for long periods of time, with a
different sound card, and have with many other sound cards, and never
had the problem.
I have only ever had the problem, and continue to, with x-fi in Linux.
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 05:58 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:41:00 -0500
> "Ted T. Logan" <tedtheolog...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > x-fi on fc10
> >
> > XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00.tar.gz driver
> >
> > I have to use skype for my business phone. I thought this was a pulse
> > problem at first, so I stopped using pulse, but apparently it's the X-FI
> > driver.
> >
> > After I am talking to someone for about 10 minutes or so, I start
> > hearing nothing but digital crackling sounds whenever they speak.
> > Needless to say, I have to hang up on the person from that point.
> >
> > Is there any way to get a working x-fi driver or do I just have to give
> > up on the card?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> And why do you think it's your sound-card-specific ?
>
> Skype is a weird application, sometimes sound quality deteriorates
> - regardless of sound card and/or ALSA version.
>
> Regards,
> Sergei.
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