2.6.1-mm1/mm2+alsa 1.0.1 and intel8x0 driver problem[SOLVED]

[kuba]

i've tried both of the above linux kernels and on both versions sound is a little bit distorted and whenever sound is played artsd hangs for about 30 seconds consuming around 36% of CPU before freeing up memory (happens with every KDE system notification sound (startup ...); didn't try it with mplayer...)

dmesg 2.6.1-mm2:
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.1 (Tue Dec 30 10:04:14 2003 UTC).
PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1f.5 (0000 -> 0001)
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
ALSA sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c:1852: MC'97 1 converters and GPIO not ready (0xf200)
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 18735 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
ALSA device list:
#0: Intel 82801CA-ICH3 at 0x1400, irq 10

dmesg linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm2 (working):
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.7 (Thu Sep 25 19:16:36 2003 UTC).
PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1f.5 (0000 -> 0001)
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 18729 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
ALSA device list:
#0: Intel 82801CA-ICH3 at 0x1400, irq 10

.config:
#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y

#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
CONFIG_SND=y
# CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK=y
...
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0=y

Has anyone experienced similar problems with alsa 1.0.1

[shash]

Is it an i810 or an i815? The 815 uses a Creative ES1371, rather than the SoundMax used by the 810. If it's the 815, I suggest that you enable ES1371 in the kernel also. That's how I solved mine.

[kuba]

i partially solved this item: i still have a little sound quality drop between alsa 0.9.7 and 1.0.1 but i managed artsd to release CPU usage:
i had to select ALSA in Sound I/O method under Sound I/O (Sound and multimedia -> Sound System in KDE control center).
The previous selection "Autodetect" didn't work with the new alsa version.