[PlanetCCRMA] Re: Getting started, but getting nowhere
D. R. Evans
doc.evans@gmail.com
Tue Dec 27 14:41:00 2005
Getting somewhere now :-)
I went back to the beginning and spent quite a bit of time trying to figure
out why I couldn't use the RT kernel, since that seems to be the preferred
one, and I wanted to get as close as possible to the configuration that
most people here seem to be using.
What would happen was that kudzu would kick in and give me a _very_ short
amount of time to answer several questions -- and if I didn't get them
finished, the box would continue to try to boot, but would come to a
screaming halt after checking swap space -- it would just sit there after
outputting "[OK]" after checking swap.
So after many attempts to boot, I finally succeeeded in hitting the right
combination of Tab, space and Enter keys sufficiently quickly to keep kudzu
happy. (Goodness knows what I would have done if I had been handicapped --
Kudzu didn't even allow one enough time to read and think about the first
of several screens before moving to the next step in the boot process.)
Anyway, once I got past the Kudzu step successfully, the RT kernel booted
and immediately I could tell the difference. The machine was far more
responsive. I fired up the CD player and... I could hear the music! It's
not immediately obvious to me why changing the kernel also made the music
audible, but I'm happy enough not to question it. I tried Jack -- works
great. And ardour (which is the most important application as far as I am
concerned).
So it looks like I have a usable system. I'm now trying to solve an issue
to do with gain levels; I'll work on that for a while and see if I can
solve it myself.
Thanks, everyone, for your advice, both public and privatee.
Doc