[linux-audio-dev] kernel 2.6.6 just out

[Larry Lines]

iain duncan wrote:

>>On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 03:03:27PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
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>>>Jens M Andreasen hat gesagt: // Jens M Andreasen wrote:
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>>>>To reiterate the question: SuSE 9.0 or Mandrake 10.0?
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>>I've been using a standard SuSE 9.0 (2.4) for about six months now,
>>and it performs very well for audio work. SuSE kernels normally
>>have (most of) the low-latency and pre-emption patches built-in
>>from the start. I don't know what SuSE did with the experimental
>>2.6 in 9.0 or the official 2.6 in 9.1.
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>I'd suggest checking out Gentoo. It takes longer to get your head around at
>first, but after that, experimenting with different kernels is really easy.
>And the gentoo packages work soooo well. Installing alsa and jack was as
>simple as typing "emerge alsa" etc. Ditto for the kernels because you can
>download kernel source packages for various kinds of customization including
>specifically for multi-media with the low latency and pre-emp patches
>applied already.
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>Iain
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I have to second the gentoo vote.  I searched distributions for a while
for something that would meet the audio demands and gentoo really
has met the need the best.  Don't get me wrong, there is a steep
learning curve, but it has been well worth it.

Larry Lines