pops and cracks

[Frank Merenda]

Christian Casimir <c.casimir <at> laposte.net> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I get really annoying pops and cracks, NO MATTER what the volumes are in 
> the mixer... If I put the volume down, I just get quieter pops and 
> cracks, but it won't prevent them...
> 
> Any idea ?
> 

I got this with an older version of the Kernel on my Toshiba laptop. It was
caused by the PCM or PCM 2 (I think, at work now, can't check the exact setting)
setting in the volume mixer being too high. I turned it down and it sounded fine
after that.

Hope that helps,
-Frank