Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Bob Tracy - TDS) | Subject | Re: 2.1.6 preliminary report - followup | Date | Wed, 30 Oct 1996 10:02:54 -0600 (CST) |
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More info... Removing the PCMCIA Ethernet interface while running 2.1.6 restores normal audio operation. No anomalies as far as choppy audio or audio/video sync problems noted.
Here's where I don a sheepish grin... I've been running the Ethernet interface in promiscuous mode, and high traffic on the wire definitely impacts how well the audio drivers work. Can't prove that I was seeing similar/identical traffic loads on the Ethernet interface when I was running 2.1.5 vs. 2.1.6, but my gut feel is that there's more overhead associated with packet processing in 2.1.6. There's still the problem of the machine locking up when I remove the Ethernet card: a known workaround is to shutdown the PCMCIA card services before removing the card, but I don't have to do that under 2.1.5.
At this point I think we have a problem best solved by an update to the PCMCIA card services package.
-- Bob Tracy | "Computers save time like kudzu prevents AFIWC/AFCERT | soil erosion." -- Al Castanoli rct@merkin.csap.af.mil |
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