Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] beginner
From: Jan Depner (eviltwin69_AT_cableone.net)
Date: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 03:14:00 EEST
You probably need to run as root. Check my page -
http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/ALSA_JACK_ARDOUR.html. It's
somewhat out of date but it might help.
Jan
On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 17:55, Josenildo Marques wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I've been out of luck trying to work with sound on Linux. My experience
> with Audacity, Jack and Ardour haven't been successful at all.
> I was trying to create a .asoundrc file as, from what I read, it would
> be one of the first necessary steps.
> My soundcard is
> [cyb_AT_kali cyb]$ cat /proc/asound/cards
> 0 [Live ]: EMU10K1 - Sound Blaster Live!
> Sound Blaster Live! (rev.8) at 0xa800, irq 10
>
> and it's working well and I'm running Mandrake Linux 9.2 with Gnome.
> My attempt at editing a .asoundrc file is shown below
>
> pcm.!sb {
> type hw
> card 0
> }
>
> ctl.!sb {
> type hw
> card 0
> }
> pcm.jackplug {
> type plug
> slave { pcm "jack" }
> }
>
> pcm.jack {
> type jack
> playback_ports {
> 0 alsa_pcm:playback_1
> 1 alsa_pcm:playback_2
> }
> capture_ports {
> 0 alsa_pcm:capture_1
> 1 alsa_pcm:capture_2
> }
> }
>
> which I copied and pasted from the Alsa site. Apparently it is working
> because when I issued some commands to play a file they worked.
> [cyb_AT_kali cyb]$ aplay -d sd docs/voz.wav
> Playing WAVE 'docs/voz.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100
> Hz, Stereo[cyb_AT_kali cyb]$ aplay -djackplug docs/voz.wav
> Playing WAVE 'docs/voz.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100
> Hz, Stereo
>
> However, Jack is not working properly and when I try to run Ardour all
> my running apps are killed and disappear.
> Jack shows the following messages:
>
> JACK compiled with System V SHM support
> loading driver ..
> open
> starting engine
> cannot set thread to real-time priority (FIFO/10) (1: Operation not
> permitted)
> cannot set thread to real-time priority (FIFO/20) (1: Operation not
> permitted)
> **** alsa_pcm: xrun of at least 10.319 msecs
>
> I'm very sorry if the message is bit lengthy, but I wanted to give all
> the info that I think is needed. Any tip or hint appreciated.
> TIA
>
>
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> josenildo marques
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