[PlanetCCRMA] another fc3 kernel on the edge (2.6.12-0.9.rdt)

[Peter Lutek]

Peter Lutek wrote:
> Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 2005-07-02 at 00:12, Peter Lutek wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Lutek wrote:
>>>
>>>> tried it on my FC3 laptop.... boots ok, but qjackctl sends the 
>>>> machine into a hard lock trying to start jack.
>>>>
>>>> hmmm......guess i should try starting jack from the command line, 
>>>> eh? but i'm loathe to be forced to hit that power switch again!
>>>
>>>
>>> ok... with this new kernel and alsa stuff, i tried the following 
>>> command line to start jack:
>>>
>>> jackd -v -R -d alsa -C -P -dhw:1 -r44100 -p128 -n2 -D
>>>
>>> piping the output to a file didn't work because the machine locks up 
>>> tight as a drum -- can't even get to another login terminal. however, 
>>> i did observe the following in the jack output:
>>>
>>> required capabilities not available
>>> capabilities: =
>>>
>>> and then later (after all the i/o channels of my multiface appear to 
>>> have come up):
>>>
>>> 4935 waiting for signals
>>>
>>> ...and then it just sits there, completely locked up.
>>> (the number at the beginning of that line changes each time i try it)
>>>
>>> if anyone out there has any idea what's going on, please let me know!
>>
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a kernel bug (lockup).
>> Not much I can do, but there is yet another edge kernel should you wish
>> to try it. In the usual place (planetedge repository) for fc3 and in
>> planetcore for fc4, version is 2.6.12-0.12.rdt, "apt-get install
>> planetccrma-core-edge" should get it as usual...
>>
> 
> turns out the issues i was having with my 2.6.11 system were due to the 
> multi-band eq plugin (in steve harris' package). i decided to try this 
> new 2.6.12-0.12 kernel anyway, and it does not lock up for me as 
> 2.6.12-0.9 did.
> 
> so far, if i avoid the multi-band plugin, it's looking rock solid for me!
> 
> thanks again, fernando!

ugh.... i spoke too soon. i've just experienced my stopped playback and 
xrun "storm" issue which i described over in lau, on a session which 
doesn't contain the multi-band plugin.

i'm assuming this is not kernel-related, because i saw this on 2.6.11 as 
well.

back to the drawing board.

-p