27 Feb
2003
27 Feb
'03
3:11 p.m.
Greetings:
I need to investigate the 2.5.x kernel series. Is there a recommended
version for audio work ? Low-latency patches ? Any special comments
about the 2.5 series ?
TIA!
== Dave Phillips
27 Feb
27 Feb
5:36 p.m.
On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 19:03, Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings:
I need to investigate the 2.5.x kernel series. Is there a recommended
version for audio work ? Low-latency patches ?
There's andrew mortons patches, which you can get from here:
http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/2.5/
I've not been using 2.5 for proper audio work tho so I can't comment on
what kind of a difference they make.
Any special comments about the 2.5 series ?
You'll need to get the new "module-init-tools" from here:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/
Usual ./configure && make business. Make sure you do "make moveold"
before installing tho; this will back up your existing modutils to
/sbin/whatever.old. It won't install the programs unless you do this
tho so you're quite safe :)
The input stuff has changed around a bit so you'll probably want to look
through the "Input device support" section in the config. I'd recommend
enabling "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device" if you're using X, and also
"PC Speaker support" under "Misc" if you want your beeps :)
A while back, the serial port wasn't enabled by default (at least for
me) so I'd check under "Character devices" -> "Serial drivers".
You'll
probably also want to enable "Preemptible Kernel" under "Processor type
and features". And, of course, you'll also want to explore "Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture" under "Sound" hehe :)
Have fun :)
Bob
--
Bob Ham <rah(a)bash.sh>
6:55 p.m.
Hi Bob:
Just what I needed to know, thank you. I did download 2.5.63 and
successfully built it. The new configuration GUI was a surprise, but
otherwise it was all straightforward stuff. Nice to see ALSA there
(along with the message that OSS is finally deprecated).
Thanks for the tips on patches and tools, I did not realize I'd need
the module-init stuff. I haven't done a 'make install' yet anyway.
I've opted for a preemptive kernel, RTC support, ALSA drivers...
anything else I should check out (particularly wrt audio
work/performance) ?
Best regards,
== Dave Phillips
The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm
The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org
Bob Ham wrote:
On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 19:03, Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings:
I need to investigate the 2.5.x kernel series. Is there a recommended
version for audio work ? Low-latency patches ?
There's andrew mortons patches, which you can get from here:
http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/2.5/
I've not been using 2.5 for proper audio work tho so I can't comment on
what kind of a difference they make.
Any special comments about the 2.5 series ?
You'll need to get the new "module-init-tools" from here:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/
Usual ./configure && make business. Make sure you do "make moveold"
before installing tho; this will back up your existing modutils to
/sbin/whatever.old. It won't install the programs unless you do this
tho so you're quite safe :)
The input stuff has changed around a bit so you'll probably want to look
through the "Input device support" section in the config. I'd recommend
enabling "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device" if you're using X, and also
"PC Speaker support" under "Misc" if you want your beeps :)
A while back, the serial port wasn't enabled by default (at least for
me) so I'd check under "Character devices" -> "Serial
drivers". You'll
probably also want to enable "Preemptible Kernel" under "Processor type
and features". And, of course, you'll also want to explore "Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture" under "Sound" hehe :)
Have fun :)
Bob
--
Bob Ham <rah(a)bash.sh>
28 Feb
28 Feb
4:35 p.m.
On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 22:47, Dave Phillips wrote:
Just what I needed to know, thank you. I did
download 2.5.63 and
successfully built it. The new configuration GUI was a surprise, but
otherwise it was all straightforward stuff. Nice to see ALSA there
(along with the message that OSS is finally deprecated).
Finally :)
Thanks for the tips on patches and tools, I did not
realize I'd need
the module-init stuff. I haven't done a 'make install' yet anyway.
No problem
I've opted for a preemptive kernel, RTC support,
ALSA drivers...
anything else I should check out (particularly wrt audio
work/performance) ?
Not as far as I know.
Bob
--
Bob Ham <rah(a)bash.sh>
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