Hi!

After unsuccessful attempt to build 2.5.70 kernel I applied preemptive kernel patch on 2.4.20

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rml/preempt-kernel/v2.4/

The improvement is noticeable. XMMS runs smoothly even when running Mozilla ( yes Mozilla is sort of benchmark for me :) ) I've compiled my soundcard module into the Kernel.

Those who cannot wait for preemptive feature but are finding it difficult to make 2.5.70 work should certainly check this out.

System Config:

Cyrix MII 233 MHz 64 MB RAM CMI 8738 PCI Sound Card

bzImage size = 724K