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A small micro or DSP processor can sit in the data path and solve this problem "in software, in hardware". It's unusual for software to be able to damage hardwa
by mikejmoffitt 10y ago
A small micro or DSP processor can sit in the data path and solve this problem "in software, in hardware". It's unusual for software to be able to damage hardware for a consumer product.
- avian 10y agoOld Samsung ARM Chromebooks used to have a similar problem where some ALSA settings would overload and destroy the built-in speakers. Mine actually started smoking and melting after I installed Debian. https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2012/12/10/how-to-fry-speakers-in-your-chromebook/ https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2012/12/10/how-to-fry-spea... I don't want to compare a $300 browser-in-a-box with a $2000 laptop, but issues like this aren't unheard of.