Hi, I am not a debian expert, but i know (from this list) that there is a multimedia kernel for debian on the net (sorry, no address). That will have capabilities enabled and a lot of other audio features. RachelAPP <app@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: -- gerrit > I knew i'd come back with more questions sooner or later...! > > OK, here's my setup: > Debian > Kernel 2.4.22 > Terratec DMX6 Fire (working properly with Alsa driver now - at least, i can > record with Audacity) > Evolution MC225C Midi controller (plugged into my Terratec Midi input) > My computer is a AMD 2400XP, 512 MB RAM > > I have installed Muse as recommended by somebody and also Jack and when i > typed "jackstart --help" in the shell i got this (running as root) > > jackstart: cannot get realtime capabilities, current capabilities are: > =ep cap_setpcap-ep > probably running under a kernel with capabilities disabled, > a suitable kernel would have printed something like "=eip" > > I haven't installed Linux myself on my computer - a friend did it and > explained to me what he was doing while he was doing it but obviously, i > might not know everything about my setup. We installed it starting with > Knoppix then upgraded it to Debian. We tried to install the Kernel 2.6 > afterwards but it doesn't boot, probably due to a video card error because > the screen actually goes blank even though i can hear the hard drive is > working. > > So i have a couple of questions: > > 1) is there a quick fix for my jackstart problem with my current kernel? > 2) should i upgrade to kernel 2.6? > > > Cheers > Rachel > > -- > APP (HLMHB) - electronica indie pop > www.appband.com fpr mp3s & more info
