On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 01:19:50PM +0100, Martin Habets wrote: > On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 08:37:07PM -0700, H. T. Hind wrote: > [snip] > > I can't figure out what could be causing the jack_connect > > instance to stall , whether it is JACK , jack_connect or ecasound > > or python I can't figure out. Any pointers or suggestions on how > > to solve the problem ? > > Maybe it's a memory or resource issue. Have a look at 'free' to see if > you're using swap or low on free memory. A 'sync' or two in your cron > script may help too, or expose the problem sooner (which also tells us > something...). Hmm, resources doesn't seem to be the problem. The system has 512 MB ram, 1 GB Swap and is running a 2400 Athlon . When ecasound and Jack are running the system is idle 95% and when lame is running , the system is 15-20% idle.