Hi, If you want to use mandriva there is also APODIO that are based on mandriva2005, it's for audio and multimedia, you could use it as liveCD or install it on your hardisk and have a proper customized mandriva that you could synchronize with cooker (easyurpmi.zarb.org). I use it for all my audio works and works as perfect, just look at the website http://www.apodio.org they have also a mailing list and forum support (french & english) cheers jo >it's the 1st time i write on this mailing-list. >i'm an italian guy who wants to use mandriva 2005 as a daw. >i would like to use audio&midi sequencer (i thought to use rosegarden, >virtual instruments, and midi notation). > >so i tried to install "jack". but i don't manage to start him. >every time a try to start jack by qjackctl the program tell me that it >can't connect to audio server. > >i use a m-audio audiophile2496 that works with alsa driver "snd-ice1712" >and i use gnome 2.8. >my kernel version is 2.6.11mdk. do i have to use the multimedia-kernel >to work in realtime and low latency? > >does anyone use mandriva 2005 as a daw? > > > > >