On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:45:35 -0800 Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 11:45:38AM +0000, Jamie McLaughlin wrote: > > Just to say: I agree. The only way to get a kernel perfectly suited to > > your needs is to compile your own - and it's actually very easy. I would > > say pretty much any distro which supports compiling your own kernel can > > be used for pro audio, if you apply the relevant tweaks. > > > > Have you considered running two kernels and selecting from them at boot? > > Then you can have a super streamlined audio kernel and a more > > general-purpose kernel for web browsing / running your wireless card etc. > > > > I've been building one for a while now. Man, compiling a kernel on an > SD drive is not a great idea. It is sllloooowwwwww.... > > I should have build my chroot build env on an external HD instead. > Oh well, it's almost done and soon I will (hopefully) have a 2-pound, > tiny softsynth (an Asus EEE) that fits in a backpack. I hope. > Sounds great - let us know how you get on. Hmmm... wonder how easy it is to take a disk image :) -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
