Clemens Ladisch wrote: > Bob van der Poel wrote: >> I've just installed Mandriva 2007. It is using alsa 1.0.12 with my >> audiophile 2496 card. Oh, this is on linux kernel 2.6.17-5mdv. >> >> There appears to be a problem with midi output. A few times now my >> entire computer has locked while playing a midi file using aplaymidi. > > This looks like the RTC bug. Try adding the following line to > /etc/modprobe.conf: > > options seq seq_default_timer_device=0 Worked for a few days ... just now it hung completely. Had to rePOWER the computer (RESET by itself didn't do the trick). [07:25 PM /proc/asound/seq] bob$ cat timer Timer for queue 0 : system timer Period time : 0.004000000 Skew : 65536 / 65536 [07:27 PM /proc/asound] bob$ cat version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.12 (Mon Aug 28 13:46:17 UTC 2006). This is all on Mandriva 2007 ... and I'll tell the world that I'm not too impressed with this distro. I think I'll install SLED10.1 later this week. Same problems to be expected? -- Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user