[PlanetCCRMA] Were's the weak link?

linuxmedia4@netscape.net linuxmedia4@netscape.net
Fri Jan 19 23:41:00 2007


 >> I installed the Indigo IO card on my FC5/CCRMA system. I've done
 >> everything I could think (or was suggested) to optimize my system to
 >> allow for smooth, uninterrupted recording, including...
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 >> 'cat /proc/interrupts' shows:
 >>
 >>   0: 3945911  XT-PIC [........N/  0]  pit
 >>   1:    2898  XT-PIC [........./  6]  i8042
 >>   2:       0  XT-PIC [........N/  0]  cascade
 >>   5:   16931  XT-PIC [........./  0]  Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Modem, Intel
 >> 82801CA-ICH3
 >>   7:       4  XT-PIC [..P....../  0]  parport0
 >>   8:       1  XT-PIC [........./  0]  rtc
 >>   9:       2  XT-PIC [........./  0]  acpi
 >>  11:    8900  XT-PIC [........./  0]  yenta, yenta, yenta, pcmcia2.0,
 >> Indigo IO, uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2, ohci1394
 >>  12:   78714  XT-PIC [........./  6]  i8042
 >>  14:   74419  XT-PIC [........./  1]  ide0
 >> NMI:       0
 >> LOC:       0
 >> ERR:       0
 >> MIS:       0

 > OK, you have a lot of things on irq 11 including
 > your sound card. Can you try moving it to a different slot on the
 > motherboard?

I have a laptop. But I did move the sound card to the other PCMCIA slot 
just to see if that would do anything, but everything is still on IRQ 11.

 > Is there a way to allocate irq's in your bios?

I looked all through the BIOS and have found no way to allocate irq's. 
Although, I did go through the BIOS and disabled any peripheral I 
absolutely could go without using. I was even willing to disable my 
wireless for good. But there was absolutely no change. Still the 
occasional click, pop or complete drop-out in sound.

This is 'cat /proc/interrupts' after disabling peripherals....

            CPU0
   0:    3978166  XT-PIC         [........N/  0]  pit
   1:       3785  XT-PIC         [........./  3]  i8042
   2:          0  XT-PIC         [........N/  0]  cascade
   7:          0  XT-PIC         [........./  0]  Intel 82801CA-ICH3, 
Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Modem
   8:          1  XT-PIC         [........./  0]  rtc
   9:          0  XT-PIC         [........./  0]  acpi
  11:     412522  XT-PIC         [........./  0]  yenta, yenta, Indigo 
IO, uhci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2, ohci1394, eth0
  12:     152304  XT-PIC         [........./  8]  i8042
  14:      54171  XT-PIC         [........./  1]  ide0
NMI:          0
LOC:          0
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

Any other suggestions would be welcomed...

Thanks,
Rocco