Am Freitag, den 04.06.2010, 11:58 -0500 schrieb Gabriel M. Beddingfield: > Hi Atte, > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2010, Atte André Jensen wrote: > > > On 2010-06-04 18:41, hermann wrote: > >> > >> Why dot you let him install AV Linux, > > > > 1) Because I'm gonna have to help him alot, and I don't know AV linux. It's debian/testing based > > > > 2) Because I refuse to believe that it's something wrong with ubuntu, at > > least that's what my experience (with arch and debian) tells me. > > > > 3) Because I refuse to let > > this-version-of-this-distro-runs-out-of-the-box-on-this-hardware dictate > > choice of distro. What if the next update runs bad, should he change distro, > > then? Not a good start for a newbie like him. Yes, sure , it's a better start when things don't work and you have to fiddle around for day's to get your configuration right. :-) And on debian/testing you don't need to be to angry for a update. But it was only a suggestion, not a dictate. ;-) If you prefer a other choice, it's well. > > All very good reasons, BUT... > > I think perhaps "install" was a bad choice of words on > Hermann's part. AVLinux can be run simply as a LiveCD. > If you run AVLinux and things "just work"... then it's a > probably a simple configuration issue. If they don't... > then you may be messing with something deeper (like lack of > a USB 2.0 controller or something). > At least, I mean both, I personally like the possibility to run a Live CD/Dvd from a distro before I install it. This way I can see if it is worth. But I mean also what you mention Gabriel, run it as check. Thanks for clarification help. greats hermann > In a similar way, when things "just work" with a Knoppix > CD... but they don't work with my installed OS -- that was > helpful information to me. > > BTW, Does Lucid have a RT kernel? I thought they were using > the .32 kernel (for which there is no RT patch). > > Peace, > Gabriel > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user