Re[4]: Sound error, no results

Harry Brueckner (brueckner@respublica.de)
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 17:59:02 +0200 (MET DST)


alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) wrote:
> > > > Aug 1 15:38:58 hostname kernel: Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA
> buffer
> There wasnt a big enough block of DMAable memory available at the time - this
> is 2.0 meeting memory fragmentation

Only about 10% of all attempts to play a sound are successful e.g. when new mail
arrives. It doesn't make much sense playing sound when only a few of the
attempts really work.

What can be done against that?

Harry

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