Re: [LAU] hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?

My general approach to upgrading is as following...
I run all my hard drives from esata, I have two drives...
One contains the system that I am currently using the other has the last
system that I used or the system that I am currently testing, this way if
things go badly and I need to get work done, I just boot from the other
drive. But hey I agree with finishing the job before upgrading.

So far for me the 9.10 realtime kernel is the first one that really worked
for me since the 8.04 kernel. It's quite good.
I am getting sick of the amount of work I need to do to get Ubuntu into a
working audio workstation though. It's a pity (for me at least) that there
doesn't seem to be any kde based audio centric distributions. (historically
I would put that down to Arts less than cooperative).

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Mac McIlvaine <ussndmac@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> >Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:48:31 -0800
> >From: Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists@email-addr-hidden>
> >Subject: [LAU] hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus
> > Firepod?
> >To: linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden
>
> >Hi folks, my machine just died so it's time to shop for a new one,
> and might
> >as well kick the tires on distros at the same time. Can anyone give
> my their
> >recommendations (and stay-away-froms) for a microATX factor board/chip
> combo
> >that will work well for setting up a linux audio workstation to
> be used with
> >a Presonus Firepod?
> >
> >Anyone have experiences to share re the Ubuntu Studio 9.10 and the
> Firepod?
> >( or other presonus firewire cards ).
> >
>
> I have successfully had twin Firepods running on Ubuntu 9.04 with
> the custom rt kernel. I was never able to have non-xrun recording
> otherwise.
>
> The only hardware that seems critical is the firewire chipset. The
> TI chipset seems to work fine, other not so much.
>
> I don't have an opinion on the cpu or mobo, have used both intel
> and amd. (googling "don't use this particular model#" in this application
> is always a good idea.)
>
> I have not attempted 9.10 (either vanilla or Ubuntu Studio) I'm in
> the middle of a big mastering job and don't have time to fool with
> the "oh, well build this and tweak that stuff that always seems to
> result when changing things.
>
>
>
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