[linux-audio-user] linux and alsaplayer

[James Stone]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 01:08:45AM +0000, jaap wrote:
> Le Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:31:13AM +0100, Joern Nettingsmeier a écrit...
> > 
> > jack needs root to get realtime priority and to lock memory.
> > you can either work as root, or add a small patch to your kernel and use 
> > the jackstart wrapper (which is suid root). then you can run the rest of 
> > the jack clients as normal user.
> > see the jack faq on jackit.sf.net.
> > 
> 
>  I did the rt-capability operation.Now alsaplayer and ardour
> are doing fine with jackstart.
> Muse doesnt like this way.With jackstart it still needs to be root for 
> starting,but then it crashes.It still works when jack is started the old 
> way (as root).
> The qeustion is who is to blame :me,jack or muse?
> 
> Thanks for the help
> 
> Jaap van Geffen
>

You have to compile muse with the --enable-rtcap option or change the
muse executable to suid (chmod +s /usr/local/bin/muse or whatever).

James