Re: [linux-audio-user] Strange "Illegal Instruction" Error Message: FIXED

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Strange "Illegal Instruction" Error Message: FIXED
From: Neil Klepeis (nklepeis_AT_sbcglobal.net)
Date: Mon Sep 06 2004 - 01:45:59 EEST


Russell Hanaghan said:
> On Sunday 05 September 2004 09:34 am, Neil Klepeis wrote:
> Thats quite the rig you have there...

Yeah, I finally said "screw it", I'm just gonna go for it.

> I suspect the problem is to do with smp dual processors and if I'm not
> mistaken you also are running 64 bit processor(s)? Chances are it's
> something to do with that and the code of those apps...

The Xeon's are only 32bit. I installed the proprietary Radeon video
driver from the ATI website and...presto!....everything now works like a
dream. I guess the issue of video card conflicts is for real. Tuxracer
plays a lot better too :).

Now I'm ready to lay down some tracks....

Thanks,
Neil

>
> R~
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I've just set up my music rig. I get much of the Linux Midi and
>> audio software up and running using FC 1 and PlanetCCRMA, but I see some
>> strange errors for a few programs. QJackCtl, QSynth, Muse, and Hydrogen
>> give a simple and fatal "Illegal instruction" message when invoked on
>> the
>> command line as a simple user or as root. Jack-Rack gives a
>> segmentation
>> fault. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Some of the programs that seem to work fine are: Aeolus, Ardour,
>> Audacity, Alsa-Patch-Bay, ZynAddSubFX, GMorgan, Rosegarden, FreqTweak.
>> I
>> can run KDE or Gnome on my system just fine, and Alsa and jackd work
>> just
>> fine. All the Alsa modules for midi and audio appear to be loading
>> properly. Audio for both my RME HDSP card and the integrated AC97 work
>> fine. I plug my Roland A-37 midi keyboard into an HDSP multiface.
>>
>> My system is as follows:
>>
>> Fedora Core 1
>> PlanetCCRMA SMP kernel
>> Dual Xeon 3.06 GHz 1MB L3 Cache
>> Iwill DP533-S motherboard
>> 2GB PC2100 Samsung RAM
>> ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Graphics Card
>> Intel AC97 integrated audio
>> RME HDSP + Multiface
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Neil
>


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