Jacob Yocom-Piatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > have a little via c7 machine for my home workstation and the audio > chipset is detected as an azalia device > > azalia0 at pci4 dev 1 function 0 "VIA HD Audio" rev 0x00: irq 5 > azalia0: host: High Definition Audio rev. 1.0 > azalia0: codec: VIA/0x1708 (rev. 5.0), HDA version 1.0 > > when i play music through xmms, i do hear it but it is pretty much > washed out by a loud, constant, irritating tone that is substantially > louder than the music itself. AFAICT there is nothing else outputting > audio on the machine. > > advice on how to do any of the following would be appreciated: > > - determine if something on the machine is generating this sound > - stop the sound > - fix the driver
I have not had a chance to look at this, but I have written some basic info on solving problems with the generic driver: http://freedaemonhosting.com/~deanna/azalia-no-sound.txt I won't post it inline here, for fear of being run out on a rail. It's a very tedious process and only meant for the truly devoted or truly desperate ;)
