* ensure 'pavucontrol' is running (seems like a hack, but it's very necessary for me) * Upgrading to bleeding edge ubuntu kernel 2.6.32 * drop to 1 cpu (possibly not finitely helps netflix player)
* recompile host kernel changing timer setting (under processor type menu) from 100Hz to 1000Hz (possibly overkill.saw recommendations for 250Hz) To summarize what I did to get audio working: I had tried them at the start of this exercise (just after getting sound working using AC97 driver and OSS host audio in ubuntu 10) and I was seeing broken audio comparable to the netflix player's cruddy performance (now somewhat improved). After being a bit discouraged messing with it all night, I tried playing some of the media files that win7 installs by default and was blown away. Everything I did (past few posts) was tested using Netflix player and I'm pretty sure I managed to squeeze every ounce of performance out of it because it really is _almost_ watchable now.
