On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 08:42 -0700, Tim Howard wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I need some advice (OK, a lot of advice) on what to do with my Linux
> installation.
>
> Right now I am running FC3 + PlanetCCRMA, and I'm enjoying it a lot.
> I'm using Ardour, Hydrogen, and a few other JACK compliant apps.
> However, I have a few reasons for wanting to reinstall and/or upgrade
> my distro.
>
> #1 I recently got some new hard drives which I would like to install.
> #2 FC5 has just been released, and I'm curious to see what it's like.
> #3 I tried to upgrade glibc on my current installation, and I <ahem>
> "broke" it. I have pieced it back into a functioning system again,
> but I doubt it will ever quite be the same.
>
> My first question is: Do I want to go to FC5? I don't think
> PlanetCCRMA has anything for it yet, but I'm thinking of running it
> OOTB. Is it usable for some simple use of JACK and friends? I hear
> that it wouldn't have low latency. Is this true, and does that affect
> me if I'm only recording one or two tracks at a time?
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated!
The kernel that comes with FC5 is not going to give you the best
performance. I'll release stuff in (hopefully) a week. I do have a
kernel and the low level support stuff but there's a Festival happening
here at CCRMA in a few days and I won't have _any_ time till it's over.
Stay tuned to the Planet CCRMA mailing list...
-- Fernando
Received on Tue Apr 25 08:15:01 2006
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