Re: [LAU] JACK and realtime in Ubuntu 7.10

I just had a similar experience.
I had installed the ubuntustudio-audio and audio-plugins metapackages
and linux-rt kernel on Fluxbuntu 7.10 RC. I got the same QJACKCtl
error. I had already made myself part of the audio group. I searched
the forums,found the tip about /etc/security/limits.conf and made
those changes, but still no success. Some further investigation showed
that QJACKCtlcould not access /dev/shm if I ran it as myself. If I ran
QJACKCtl using sudo, no problem.

Unfortunately that is where my investigation ended. I installed
Xubuntu and the ubuntustudio stuff and all is well.

I should probably post to the Fluxbuntu forum as well...

Best,
ernie

> > So my question is: how can I run jack as a normal user in Ubuntu?
>
> The easy way is to install the ubuntustudio packages that are part of
> the normal ubuntu repository. apt-get install ubuntustudio-audio should
> do the trick.
>
> The thing to ensure is that your /etc/security/limits.conf contains
> these lines:
>
> @audio - rtprio 99
> @audio - memlock 512000
> @audio - nice -19
>
> and that your user is part of the 'audio' group (it normally is by
> default).
>
> Normally the ubuntustudio packages take care of both these conditions.
> Note that should you have to add the lines or make your user member of
> the audio group, you have to logout and relogin in order for the changes
> to take effect.
>
> Greets,
>
> Pieter
>
>
> PS: While you're at it you can also install the realtime patched kernel
> for ubuntu (linux-rt).

-- 
"Both Rob and I see sound as shapes.
I only have to do this (makes a fist)
and he knows what sound I mean". - Autechre
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www.pulsewidth.ca
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