[linux-audio-user] Which kernel for low latency?

lee at fallingforward.net lee at fallingforward.net
Sat Jan 17 14:40:21 EST 2004


Linux angry-boomer 2.4.23-aa1 #5 Sun Jan 4 13:01:01 EST 2004 i686 AMD
Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

the distro is Gentoo. the kernel contains Andrea Arcangeli's patches. A
description is here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml

-lee

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004, Glenn McCord wrote:

> I've been using a 2.4.2 kernel with Andrew Morton's patches and I got
> jack to work very well. However, seeing 2.6 is the latest and greatest
> I'd like to switch but am having no luck thus far.
>
> Q. If anyone has got jack to work great with a 2.6(.1) kernel could you
> share with me what version of the 2.6 kernel you used and what patches
> (if any)
>
> At the moment I'm trying a 2.6.1 with an mm4 patch but I'm getting no
> sound with my soundblaster live.
> I've done:
>        <*> Sound card support
>
> and, under Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
>
>        <*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
>        <*> Sequencer support
>        <*> OSS API emulation
>        <*> OSS Mixer API
>        <*> OSS PCM (digital audio) API
>        <*> OSS Sequencer API
>
> rebooted and install alsa-lib-1.0.1 and alsa-utils-1.0.1 as well but I
> get these errors
>
> root at upstairs glenn # aplay /usr/kde/3.2/share/sounds/pop.wav
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1055:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p failed:
> No such file or directory
> aplay: main:502: audio open error: No such file or directory
>
> and
>
> glenn at upstairs glenn $ alsamixer
> No mixer elems found
>
> I'm at a loss but am interested at what type of kernel others are using.
> I think my next best bet is to remove alsa from the kernel and install
> it seperately.
>
> Thanks
>
>



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