Re: Problems with sound card

Magnar Strand Olsen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I recently installed SuSE 8.1, and it generally installed like a dream,
> detected my hardware all right - although I did have to change the
> soundcard from CS 42?? to CS 46xx (I have a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz).
> Now, the sound from the card is very distorted - it sounds like the sound
> is coming from a tin can.  On my previous SuSE install (8.0) it sounded
> wonderful.
> I know ALSA has been upgraded since SuSE 8.0, and that the sound drivers
> for the Santa Cruz has been modified (it now accepts more than one
> simultaneous audio stream).
> 
> Has anyone else experienced problems of this kind, is there a fix, or is
> there a fault in the driver?

acpi can cause sound problems like that.  If you boot with acpi=off is 
the sound still dodgy?