Michael, I still have not figured out what causes this issue. I have tried adding two different NEC chipset USB PCI boards and that made it much worse on my ASUS mother boards. I believe I have pretty much exhausted all options at this point. I just don't know why all 8 of my boxes 2.8 GHZ (all Asus) do this. I went to slower boxes (even down to 400 Mhz) and I don't get this issue.. Go figure. There has to be some other underlying issue where perhaps and interrupt is being messed with or some other issue. I just can't pin it down. I am working out a trade for some slower boxes in exchange for these machines as a solution for now. Sorry I wish I had a better answer. Lu KA4EPS -----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Michael Carey Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:00 AM To: app_rpt mailing list Subject: [App_rpt-users] Culling Linux Services (ACID) Hi Everybody, In an effort to make node 27871 a lean, mean, fighting machine... I'm trying to keep things neat and tidy by stopping any services that have no direct impact on the operation of the node. I'm after input on what others have done on their own AllStarLink nodes. I have done a similar thing on my Icom G2 D-Star gateway... going through and disabling services (like bluetooth, VNC, smartcard, IPv6, etc). On a side note, has anyone found a definitive cause for the occasional motorboating/stuttering audio when an AllStarNode transmits? I have another machine that I can use, but I would like to know what causes it and how it can be eliminated or reduced. This is the only thing that has marred an otherwise perfect experience with my AllStarLink node. Michael. VK5ZEA _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users