[PlanetCCRMA] Re: fc3: kernel update

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Wed Dec 29 15:14:01 2004


On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 15:03, jonathan segel wrote:
> so yes, uninstalling and reinstalling all of gnome makes it work again 
> in fc3 (though switchdesk isn't writing it as default, though i've 
> tried...)
> a few tries with the rme multiface/pci, some things are odd, but most 
> work. one odd thing is that the hdspmixer is showing levels 
> (fluctuating levels, in fact) on the input channels 1-8. odd. no sound 
> is actually there.

Yes, somebody else reported problems with hdspmixer. 

> zynaddsubfx freezes the entire system (!) on launch!!!

Wow! Yuck!
Obviously not what I see here.......
Any clues left behind in /var/log/messages?

You could try enabling the sysrq key handler in /etc/sysctl.conf, after
that the <alt><sysrq> key combination should become active on the next
boot. It may enable you to reboot the system from the frozen state. 

-- Fernando