[linux-audio-user] Which kernel to use for audio work?

Christian Henz chrhenz at gmx.de
Fri Aug 29 11:54:01 EDT 2003


On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 03:14:27PM +0200, Robert Epprecht wrote:
> I'm currently setting up an audio system on Debian sarge.
> The system will be used for audio work only.
> 
> My sound hardware is RME Multiface and the PCI card.
> Of course I want ALSA and JACK.
> 
> I wonder which kernel version I should try first, 2.4.?? (which one)
> or a 2.6.0 test kernel?  I'm fine with kernel source from kernel.org
> and don't need a debianised kernel source.
> 

kernel-source-2.4.21 is the latest available in Debian unstable, so you could just get that one, as well as alsa-source, kernel-patch-2.4-lowlatency, kernel-patch-2.4-preempt. You probably also want to apply the capability patch (manually, see jack docs @ jackit.sf.net). I think this is the kernel setup that most people use.

For the 2.6.0-test series, you should get the latest from kernel.org, since the Debian packackes are some weeks behind.

cheers,
Christian Henz



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