From: GARY S. <gse...@bt...> - 2009-11-19 11:51:21
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64studio is now based on ubuntu, might be the quickest way if you dont mind reinstalling. In plain ol' ubuntu you can probably just use synaptic to install your kernel of choice. AFAIK the older kernels had a higher resolution timer and the newer ones have a lower resolution (for reason of overall efficiency?). If music is your passion but you only have one machine, I would go for a music distro (Musix or 64studio (the only options really if you dont want to take lots of time configuring things)) as you can do all your everyday stuff with it anyway. Personally I use Arch and install/configure things as I need them. I would not be taking this route if I made music for a living. If I were making money (or at least more serious about music making) I would use 64studio for my workstation and tinker with Arch on another machine in my spare time (until the arch machine was good enough). --- On Thu, 19/11/09, adrjork <ad...@gm...> wrote: > From: adrjork <ad...@gm...> > Subject: Re: [Rosegarden-user] Easiest distro to get RG to work correctly on, etc. > To: ros...@li... > Date: Thursday, 19 November, 2009, 10:32 > > How to compile kernels with "high resolution timer" in > Apodio (Ubuntu Hardy > i386)? > And how to configure the (realtime) priority for the audio > processes? > Thanks > > > wg2002a wrote: > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:29 -0800 (PST) > >> From: George Kopeczky <mrd...@ya...> > >> > >> Hello, > >> Is there a canonical choice, which Linux distro is > the > >> easiest to get Rosegarden to work correctly on? > (without > >> "system timer resolution is too low" complaints, > xruns, > >> choppy MIDI playback and such). > >> (Also, I'm just curious... this list has 388 > subscribers > >> including probably quite a few like me who have RG > issues. > >> Is it known how many of the 388 do have a smoothly > running > >> RG?) > >> Thank you in advance and greetings,George > > > > > > If you are familiar with Debian, then Sidux has Linux > kernels with "high > > resolution timer" compiled-in, and uses Debian > Unstable respository. Once > > Sidux is installed, you still need to get the > appropriate packages > > (Rosegarden, Jackd/Qjackctl...) and configure the > (realtime) priority for > > the audio processes. But no need to compile the > kernel yourself, or try > > to locate kernel with "high resolution timer". > No RT-patches to the > > kernel is needed for recent kernel releases. > > > > If you don't mind learning different ways of > configuring the system, then > > switching to any random distribution would not be a > problem. But if you > > stay within the same type of "major Linux > distribution" that you are > > familiar with, then you will have less problems > (learning curve) in > > figuring out the different tools, or commands to > manage the system day to > > day operations. > > > > Jimmy > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free > Crystal Reports 2008 > > 30-Day > > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and > deployment - and focus > > on > > what you do best, core application coding. Discover > what's new with > > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > _______________________________________________ > > Rosegarden-user mailing list > > Ros...@li... > - use the link below to unsubscribe > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Easiest-distro-to-get-RG-to-work-correctly-on%2C-etc.-tp26414522p26421263.html > Sent from the Rosegarden - User mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal > Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and > deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-user mailing list > Ros...@li... > - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user > |