<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I have nothing but problems with an amd processor that I was using as my first node. A lot of it was audio related as well. I can't remember if it was Steve or Jim that ask me the very same question. I ended up trying an intel CPU on a pretty Low end machine and all my problems went away. I have built many nodes since for both myself and others and have never had that problem show up again.<br><br>Corey n3fe<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 11, 2013, at 6:39 PM, "Andreas Pleschutznig" <<a href="mailto:andy@ple.org">andy@ple.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii">Huh? Now you see me stumped. I can see some badly designed math library having a problem with that, but what does that have to do with the processor. I am not discounting the statement, just trying to gather information, and the statement does not just come through the filter I have in my brain as to makes sense.<div><br></div><div>As far as the CPU goes, yes I do have an AMD chip:</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[root@s02 proc]# cat /proc/cpuinfo</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">processor<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">vendor_id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: AuthenticAMD</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu family<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 20</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">model<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">model name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: AMD E-350 Processor</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">stepping<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu MHz<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1597.148</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cache size<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 512 KB</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">physical id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">siblings<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 2</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">core id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu cores<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 2</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">apicid<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fdiv_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">hlt_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">f00f_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">coma_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fpu<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fpu_exception<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpuid level<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 6</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">wp<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">flags<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc nonstop_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate [8]</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">bogomips<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 3194.29</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 11px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">processor<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">vendor_id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: AuthenticAMD</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu family<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 20</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">model<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">model name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: AMD E-350 Processor</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">stepping<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu MHz<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1597.148</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cache size<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 512 KB</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">physical id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 0</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">siblings<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 2</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">core id<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpu cores<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 2</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">apicid<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fdiv_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">hlt_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">f00f_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">coma_bug<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: no</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fpu<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fpu_exception<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cpuid level<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 6</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">wp<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: yes</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">flags<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc nonstop_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate [8]</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">bogomips<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>: 3194.88</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 11px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Menlo; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[root@s02 proc]# </div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On Sep 11, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Corey Dean <<a href="mailto:n3fe@repeater.net">n3fe@repeater.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Any chance you are using an AMD processor? If you tx tone and your voice are more than 999 combined, that could also be the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Corey N3FE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org</a> [<a href="mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org">mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Custer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Andreas Pleschutznig<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [App_rpt-users] Distorted audio in app_rpt/Allstar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 9/11/2013 12:20 PM, Andreas Pleschutznig wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best I can describe the effect is that the audio is time sliced in 20ms packets and every other packet is missing, left out. and it does not happen when audio is especially loud or quiet. Sometimes it happens on the time announcements, which are absolutely perfect 99% of the time. <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Sounds to me like a computer with too little RAM or too little CPU horsepower.<br><br>When you run the top command, is it using swap memory? If so, that's bad...and you need more RAM.<br><br>Kevin<br><br><br>-- <br>This message was scanned and is believed to be clean. <br><a href="http://simba.repeater.net:8080/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=A3CC12223.A96FE">Click here to report this message as spam.</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></body></html>