From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

The sound/video drivers are not the latency problem with Linux.  Look at
the various disk drivers and other kernel bits.

ex. the prink() routine can belch crap to a console with interrupts
disabled if some app causes some driver or other kernel service to emit
some complaints.

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> -> From: "Tony Ingenoso" 
>
> Knoppix loads the very same "Vortex drivers" for the Turtle Beach
> sound card I put in after I ripped out the useless software sound card -
> modem that came with this H.P.

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