hmm, then is it related to the kernels of 1.6.1 or later?   I am using NetBSD along with debian Linux, but I've never experienced this with Linux.

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> sender: "Rick Kelly" <rmk@toad.rmkhome.com>
> 
> Wolfgang S. Rupprecht said:
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> >The fastest way to have it happen is to use a fixed-rate data source.
> >Eg. having another machine digitize audio at a fixed rate and have it
> >sent across the net and then played locally.  It will usually start
> >stuttering within 30 seconds.  It "feels" like the play buffer is
> >draining and playing snippets of old samples.  Someone that
> >understands this driver better may want to try turning the play logic
> >off when the buffer runs empty instead of playing trash.
> 
> I have a machine here with 1.0ghz Athlon, 384MB memory. When it was running
> 1.5.4 it could play DiVX movies using apla with sound and video in sync
> without a problem. Same hardware, same movies, NetBSD 1.6.1 has stuttering
> audio while running apla. Machine relatively idle.
> -- 
> Rick Kelly  rmk@rmkhome.com  www.rmkhome.com
> 
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