[LAU] an rt kernel for ubuntu 8.10 ?

Dave Phillips dlphillips at woh.rr.com
Tue Feb 17 08:50:30 EST 2009


Gordon J. C. Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
>
> Stop using Ubuntu.  Their realtime kernel is seriously flawed in many
> ways.  USB MIDI is broken, and there is little or no support for
> binary-only drivers.
>
>   
I've been using 8.10 without the rt kernel and am fairly happy with it 
as a general purpose system. However, for my music purposes I need an rt 
kernel, hence the original post.

> Since Ubuntu seems to be going down the Microsoft-like "You will do it
> our way or you will not do it at all" route, I can no longer recommend
> Ubuntu for any purpose.
>   
I assume you refer to Intrepid ? Hardy seems well-regarded and (IIRC) is 
now the basis for the upcoming release of 64 Studio 3.0.

Best,

dp




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