Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MDK sound-RPMs troubles / Sound in Slackware?
From: Jan \ (eviltwin69_AT_cableone.net)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 20:15:14 EEST
Rob,
You're gonna love the EWS88MT. It's basically an equivalent of my DSP
2000. I really like the envy24 chipset. Zero latency monitoring using
the internal mixer is the best! Once you get it you should seriously
consider moving to reiserfs (or XFS, I think Mark is right on that) if
you have a dedicated audio data disk. I could actually see a reduction
in xruns when I switched to reiserfs from ext3.
Jan
On Wed, 2003-04-02 at 11:12, rob fell wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 14:09, Jan "Evil Twin" Depner wrote:
> > > Sort of OT but, I hope you're not using ext3 for your audio data disk.
> > > If so check this out -
> > > http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/Arcana.html. Specifically, Mark
> > > Knecht's info on filesystem tests.
> > >
> > > Jan
> >
> > Jan,
> > I'd only offer that if ext3 does the job for a specific individual,
> > then I don't think there's anything wrong with using it. In most case
> > (except apparently current Gentoo!) ;-) it is better tested and probably
> > more stable than reiserfs. If someone knows they're going to only use so
> > many tracks and maybe isn't pushing the limits of what there hardware
> > can do, or doesn't possibly try to run their sound card at the very
> > lowest latencies all the time like you and I, then I would probably
> > recommend ext3.
> >
> > On the other hand, since I do tend to push the limits of what my
> > hardware can do, should I EVER be able to run Alsa again, then at that
> > unknown date in the future I'll probably be running reiserfs. Problem
> > is, that date appears to be so far in the future anymore that I'm
> > starting to expect xfs to be meat and potatoes by then. ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
>
> I didn't mean to slur Gentoo kernels in any way - I've only confirmed that the
> ext3 sheduling storm patch hasn't been applied (nor is it included in the
> stock 2.4.20 I downloaded). Since I'm (currently) running an ext3 partition
> this is currently under suspicion for the total system lockups under jack.
>
> I had already read Mark Knecht's filesystem tests - a very interesting and
> informative read it is too Mark.
>
> Since I'm currently getting the software side sorted out I haven't yet
> upgraded beyond a SB16, hence no need for extreme tuning. When I get the
> terratec ews88mt that is currently the object of my (audio) lust (and a
> halfway decent desk) that situation will need to be revisited.
>
> The nice thing is that the guys in the band are all now aware of what FSF can
> do - even in the hands of the least literate band member.
>
> R
>
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