FW: Re: [PlanetCCRMA] Problems starting JACK

[Mark Knecht]

On 6/21/05, Michael T D Nelson <m_nels@gmx.net> wrote:
> Mike Jewell wrote:
> 
> > Those *fifo* files you found are on my system as well.
> > I deleted them and it didn't help.
> > Rebooting fixed it so qjackctl will start up JACK ok.
> > Sure is a pain when it happens.  Rebooting to fix application problems
> > is "so Windows".     8^)
> 
> [above quotation snipped in places]
> 
> Thinking about this some more...
> 
> Now, I would imagine that these files are deleted when jack is stopped.
> 
> Once (maybe twice) someone else who lives here accidentally pulled the
> power to my machine. (I think it's time to get a UPS. If only I were
> wealthy...) I'm guessing it's possible that these files were not removed
> when jack was rudely interrupted, and that this caused the problem.
> Could that be the case?
> 
> Thanks
> Michael

In all likelihood, yes, that's exactly what caused it. The files are
normally removed when Jack terminates cleanly, and the files are the
only method Jack has to determine if another copy of Jack is running.

Rebooting is not necessary. Rebooting will not clean up the files.
After some bad system event, like pulling the power, you just have to
do it by hand.

- Mark