4 Dec
2009
4 Dec
'09
7:58 a.m.
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:48:31 -0800
From: Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [LAU] hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus
Firepod?
To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Hi folks, my machine just died so it's time to shop
for a new one,
and might
as well kick the tires on distros at the same time. Can
anyone give
my their
recommendations (and stay-away-froms) for a microATX
factor board/chip
combo
that will work well for setting up a linux audio
workstation to
be used with
a Presonus Firepod?
Anyone have experiences to share re the Ubuntu Studio 9.10 and the
Firepod?
( or other presonus firewire cards ).
I have successfully had twin Firepods running on Ubuntu 9.04 with
the custom rt kernel. I was never able to have non-xrun recording
otherwise.
The only hardware that seems critical is the firewire chipset. The
TI chipset seems to work fine, other not so much.
I don't have an opinion on the cpu or mobo, have used both intel
and amd. (googling "don't use this particular model#" in this application
is always a good idea.)
I have not attempted 9.10 (either vanilla or Ubuntu Studio) I'm in
the middle of a big mastering job and don't have time to fool with
the "oh, well build this and tweak that stuff that always seems to
result when changing things.
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4 Dec
4 Dec
8:07 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
My general approach to upgrading is as following...
I run all my hard drives from esata, I have two drives...
One contains the system that I am currently using the other has the last
system that I used or the system that I am currently testing, this way if
things go badly and I need to get work done, I just boot from the other
drive. But hey I agree with finishing the job before upgrading.
So far for me the 9.10 realtime kernel is the first one that really worked
for me since the 8.04 kernel. It's quite good.
I am getting sick of the amount of work I need to do to get Ubuntu into a
working audio workstation though. It's a pity (for me at least) that there
doesn't seem to be any kde based audio centric distributions. (historically
I would put that down to Arts less than cooperative).
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Mac McIlvaine <ussndmac(a)charter.net> wrote:
Date: Thu, 3
Dec 2009 22:48:31 -0800
From: Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [LAU] hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus
Firepod?
To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Hi folks, my machine just died so it's time to
shop for a new one,
and might
as well kick the tires on distros at the same
time. Can anyone give
my their
recommendations (and stay-away-froms) for a
microATX factor board/chip
combo
that will work well for setting up a linux audio
workstation to
be used with
a Presonus Firepod?
Anyone have experiences to share re the Ubuntu Studio 9.10 and the
Firepod?
( or other presonus firewire cards ).
I have successfully had twin Firepods running on Ubuntu 9.04 with
the custom rt kernel. I was never able to have non-xrun recording
otherwise.
The only hardware that seems critical is the firewire chipset. The
TI chipset seems to work fine, other not so much.
I don't have an opinion on the cpu or mobo, have used both intel
and amd. (googling "don't use this particular model#" in this application
is always a good idea.)
I have not attempted 9.10 (either vanilla or Ubuntu Studio) I'm in
the middle of a big mastering job and don't have time to fool with
the "oh, well build this and tweak that stuff that always seems to
result when changing things.
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