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Description of problem: I use Fedora 15 x86-32 (all is update). When I boot on the fc15's 2.6.38 kernel there is no problem. But when I boot on the fc16's 2.6.39-rc kernel (manually installed from koji) the sound freeze. When I play a game or listen to music, the sound is normal during several seconds (up to 2 minutes approximately). And suddenly, the sound constantly repeats the same "sample" (1 - 2 second approximately). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.39-0.rc3.git2.0.fc16 (also with previous rc1 and rc2) Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot on 2.6.39-rc kernel 2. execute something with sound playing 3. wait for "freeze" Actual results: Sound freeze. Expected results: Normal sound playing. Additional info: Tested on x86 and x86-PAE, but not on x86-64. My sound chip is: 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02) The freeze doesn't freeze the system. It's only the sound. Good to know: when the program which played the sound is closed, the freeze continue playing indefinitely.
I retried with rc4. Idem. It looks like the freeze happens only when playing from a GUI (eg. Totem, VLC, etc.). When I play on CLI (eg. ogg123, play, paplay, etc.) there is no problem.
There is no freeze within ogg123, play, paplay. But with gst123 yes (a GStreamer based command line media player). Also, there is no problem at all with a Nforce2 Audio controller (tested on another PC).
This is now solved with kernel 2.6.39-rc6 and/or F15 updates.