> > I think they are jack buffer files. Try to do a 'locate fifo'. typically in /tmp/jack-* or /dev/shm/jack/tmp or some similar location. > I did find two files that I tried deleting: > ~/.qt/.qjackctlrc.lock > /var/lock/subsys/alsasound neither one is related. > Initialy I was getting the same error, but after rebooting now it works! > Thanks! > > Well, I shouldn't say it's now working... now I'm getting: > required capabilities not available > capabilities: = cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_nice,cap_sys_resource+e > within the qjackctl messages on start. > But, I guess this is unrelated, so I'll have to look into this now... it is unrelated. what kernel version are you running and what jack startup command are you using? --p