[linux-audio-user] Midi and computer freezing

[chris beagles]

On 5/14/06, chris beagles <christhemonkey at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/13/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell at joe-job.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 22:14 +0100, chris beagles wrote:
> > > On 5/13/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell at joe-job.com> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 22:01 +0100, chris beagles wrote:
> > > > > It patched fine, but when it came to compiling it failed.
> > > > > Again errors about undefined symbols in config, although this  time it
> > > > > got a lot further!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Try 2.6.17-rc4 (unpatched)
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ok trying that one now.
> > > Do i just apply the release candidate patch to the vanilla 2.6.16?
> > >
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > > Never was any good at this whole kernel compiling thing, cheers for
> > > your patience guys! (and gals)
> > >
> >
>
> Ok, last night, i was waiting for the rc4 to download
> and so decided to try again to patch and compile a kernel using 2.6.16
> and ingos patch.
> Left it going overnight, and this morning i have my own working
> realtime preemptible kernel!
>
> It installs, boots and works (nearly) fine.
>
>
> But...
>
> It still hard locks when i try and connect my midi port to anything
> with qjackctl.
> (and also wont let me log in, goes straight back to gdm, but i can
> live with that)
>
> So back to the original problem.
>
> I am unsure what to try next.
>
> Maybe, as i have two soundcards. one builtin and the cmedia one, and
> they each hav a gameport/midi connection on them, maybe they are
> providing conflicting irqs or something?
>
> As i said i am unsure and a little out of my depth.
>
>
> > I think you are on to something, there was an identical unresolved
> > report just a week ago.  It's definitely a kernel/ALSA bug, we need to
> > confirm it's present in the latest version now
>
> Anyone else getting this?
>
> >
> > > > Lee
> > > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> >
> >
>

Ok have just tried using the midi gameport on the builtin soundcard,
and this works fine!
No hard freezes or anything.
But even now if i try and select that other midiport with qjackctl, it
gives me a hard lock.

Not that i mind too much now though, as i have working midi in and out.
Been sat playing on Zyn et al for most of this afternoon...

Chris