On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:29:18 -0700 Bob van der Poel <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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? > I did install SUSE (not SLED, the free one) 10.1 on another computer, and I didn't much like it compared to Mandriva 2006. I did the experiment because I wanted to migrate from Mandriva in the first place. All in all I find Mepis 6.01 quite pleasing. But regarding your problem - better find very recent Live CDs and try with them. On the other hand, if something works for a few days and then just hangs - debugging such a thing is a project by itself, it could be anything, including faulty RAM, spike in power supply, CPU/chipset bug, whatever. --Sergei. -- Visit my http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ open source project. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
