Hi David, --- David Stephens <linuxrootuser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My biggest problem is figuring out the config > scripts. Just weeding > through the documentation, some of it is outdated, > is a nightmare. > Perhaps for the Newbie who is trying to migrate from > the Big > Proprietary Software Manufacture, a conscise > step-by-step guide. > > My experience is that that other software is just > "so easy" point, > click, sell your soul to Redmond };-)> and it works. > > I have friends who want to try Linux, but get beyond > the initial > install and they give up. It might be hard for me to be objective because I've been using Linux for a fair amount of time. Have you done a Planet CCRMA install? Fernando is providing an extremely effortless installation with most of our favorite applications. I suspect that any audio card listed and marked as supported in the Alsa matrix will be up and running without having to deal with driver issues. I'm a musician/engineer and don't have the time or patience for installation issues. During the first couple years I didn't mind doing admin work but thankfully no longer have to deal with it. ron > David > > > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:06:47 +0100, MarC > <marc_contrib@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > what about creating a wiki website to submit > "soundcard experiences"? > > > > I think it would be a good idea, > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc is > > a good page to see if your hardware is supported > (I suppose evrybody > > uses alsa) but I would like also to know user > opinions of each card: > > What I want to say is that one card can be > supported by alsa but the > > whole setup is easier for some ones and in some > cards there are more > > useful utilities around the driver than in other > ones. This should be > > posted somewhere. > > On the other hand we could also post our "most > used jackd > > configurations" for each card, concrete issues to > install more > > functionalities for the card (for instance, the > soundfonts for the > > audigy), we could sum up there the usual messages > asking for soundcard > > advice in the LAU, we could show the manufacturers > how many people are > > interested on having a linux driver in some cards > (just to help them set > > priorities), etc. At least, this could be useful > for the current RME > > discussion... > > > > I don't have the time to mantain a static site > (anybody has it, I > > think), but it seems to me that a Wiki could be > maintained by little > > contributions of all of us. > > any suggestions about where to put this wiki? > maybe at agnula.org? > > linuxdj.com? > > > > what do you think about all this? > > > > En/na Marek Peteraj ha escrit: > > > > >On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 19:36, Georg Rudolph wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Please, let's not be too harsh. I recently > bought the pcmcia based > > >>multiface from RME, only because it has linux > support, and it works > > >>great, on both kernels. Of course, firewire is > cooler, but there is this > > >>way out. > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Not for me. :) > > > > > >anyway it seems there a *lot* of linux audio > users that bought RME > > >because of alsa support. How about doing a list > where everyone can > > >submit his name and type of RME card so that we > can see how big and > > >attractive the market currently is? > > > > > >Marek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "When you get to the end of all the light you know > and it's time to > step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is > knowing that one of > two things shall happen: either you will be given > something solid to > stand on, or you will be taught how to fly." --Dr. > Edward Teller > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
