From: david <gn...@ha...> - 2007-08-24 10:47:26
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Richard Cooper wrote: >> However, the realtime kernel may give windows-like problems: sometimes >> firefox has frozen my system (without realtime kernel this is a very, >> very rare thing). > > "Windows-like problems..." I don't think it's fair to pretend that Linux > is so much better. At one time I managed to lock up my system three times > in the course of ten minutes. The reason was simple enough: the Perl > script I was using to play my MP3s was stuck in a loop. I suppose some > people might say that's a programming problem, but I say it's a system > problem when it's impossible to play an MP3 without a constant stream of > "xruns" without using realtime priority. There's no reason my script > should have required realtime priority, but without it, I couldn't get any > OSS or ALSA application to play music without "xruns." That's what I call > "Linux-like problems." Hmmm ... no realtime kernel here, never any problems playing MP3 files. -- David gn...@ha... authenticity, honesty, community |