columbiatwo@xxxxxxx wrote: > I was previously running a 2.6.8 kernel and everything was fine with my Asus > L2000D laptop (SiS soundchip onboard running Trident4D ALSA driver, Evolution > UC33 MIDI controller up and running). > > I upgraded to the 2.6.11 using make oldconfig and tuning it for realtime > (Security options and other stuff). Compilation went right. I compiled Pd again > and when I tried starting it it froze the whole system: no mouse nor keyboard > control, no X response (no graphical refresh)... The CVS version of ALSA has a fix for a MIDI-related hang with the SIS7018 chip. HTH Clemens