Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Pd produces many Xruns

From: chris beagles <christhemonkey@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Dec 19 2006 - 21:44:00 EET

On 12/18/06, chris beagles <christhemonkey@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On 12/18/06, Kjetil S. Matheussen <k.s.matheussen@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> > "chris beagles":
> > >
> > > Today i tryed playing around with pd for the first time, and enabled
> > > the audio system to use jack, which works fine except for:
> > >
> > > If I move the mouse and it crosses the boundary between two windows, I
> > > then get reports of Xruns from within pd in the main window and the
> > > sound crackles accordingly.
> > > Qjackctl does not report any of these xruns.
> > >
> > > This is getting a little annoying and may leave me having to leave pd
> > > for now as i need to utilise my mouse whilst using it.
> > >
> > > I am running Ubuntu Edgy with a 2.6.17-rt kernel and jack as realtime.
> > > If I do not enable the audio system within pd then this problem does not occur.
> > >
> > > Any help much appreciated.
> > >
> >
> > Did you start pd with the "-rt" switch? In case not, that will help.
> >
> > (PS. Always add the terminal switches you start a program with when asking
> > for help)
> >
> >
>
> Ah sorry, didnt think to post how i launched it.
> I had been launching it just from the gnome menu entry (ie, who knows
> with what switches!) will try running it with -rt flag an if that
> works change the menu entry accordingly.
>
> Chris.
>

Ok just to say launching pd with the -rt flag worked.
I played around with it for about half an hour without a single xrun.
If i get round to it might file a bug with the package maintainer about this...

Cheers!
Chris
Received on Wed Dec 20 00:15:01 2006

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