On Tue, October 21, 2014 8:27 pm, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote: > 2014-10-20 17:10 GMT+02:00 Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > >> >> On Mon, October 20, 2014 10:59 pm, Jeremy Jongepier wrote: >> > On 10/20/2014 11:34 AM, Atte wrote: >> >> Dunno about jack, but it seems interesting! However I can't seem to >> find >> >> any prices... >> > >> > These devices are fairly cheap starting from about $50: >> > >> http://www.dx.com/p/ditter-u20-dual-core-android-4-2-google-tv-hd-player-w-1gb-ram-4gb-rom-hdmi-black-300969#.VET43IXSWAs >> > >> >> If you want something that is relatively cheap that can run pianoteq, >> linuxsampler, etc... then you should look into the Intel NUC range. >> >> They provide a very nice piece of gear for a stand alone solution and >> decent responsive support via the OTC forums. I requested a change to >> the >> BIOS and they did it for me as an update. >> >> I have had one for several months as a head for my home entertainment >> center and it is working very well. Yesterday I did some edits with >> ardour2. All I had to do was "apt-get install ardour". >> >> It's not $50 but it is less than $300 for a complete 64 bit x86 solution >> including RAM/HDD/SSD. The case is brushed aluminium and it is very >> robust. If you get an SSD it is nearly 100% solid state apart from the >> CPU >> fan which is almost noiseless. >> >> My (cheap) home stereo speaker system generates more noise than the fan >> and I have it running 24/7 for net streaming to TV with full 1080p over >> hdmi. >> >> Saves all the hassle of learning how to cross compile and the general >> issues associated with developing for ARM. >> >> I tried several other options before settling on this one. They were >> cheaper but also more frustrating. >> >> Intel are catching up on ARM these days with the 16/14/12nm fab process. >> >> > That's one of the cheapest I could find with an Allwinner A20 chipset. >> > Better would be to get something like a Cubieboard. >> > >> >> -- >> Patrick Shirkey >> Boost Hardware Ltd >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > > That about Intel NUC range sounds really interesting. Which device do you > have, Patrick? I guess the possibilities are one of these: > http://techpartner.intel.com/campaigns/nuc/ > I got the cheapest one at the time which was the DNY2820FKH. It has a dual core celeron and 4GB RAM. I think it can take up to 16GB. > Apart from running Ardour, what about RT and IRQs and that stuff? > Thanks Patrick. > The rt config is in place but I haven't really pushed it for audio generation yet. It runs electricsheep and full 1080p video/audio without any issues. I can get about 30fps with 1080p which is decent for viewing but not fast enough for competitive playing. Here is cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 CPU1 0: 26 0 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 2 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042 8: 1 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi rtc0 9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi 10: 10801372 0 IO-APIC-edge ite-cir 12: 4 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042 103: 1018511 0 PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd 104: 7418719 0 PCI-MSI-edge ahci 105: 113014233 0 PCI-MSI-edge eth0 106: 216595760 0 PCI-MSI-edge i915 107: 373 1604714 PCI-MSI-edge iwlwifi 108: 1368299 0 PCI-MSI-edge snd_hda_intel NMI: 48085 47493 Non-maskable interrupts LOC: 383351941 317871495 Local timer interrupts SPU: 0 0 Spurious interrupts PMI: 48085 47493 Performance monitoring interrupts IWI: 4051038 6083943 IRQ work interrupts RTR: 0 0 APIC ICR read retries RES: 69587463 71022804 Rescheduling interrupts CAL: 427 487 Function call interrupts TLB: 1192097 1158476 TLB shootdowns TRM: 0 0 Thermal event interrupts THR: 0 0 Threshold APIC interrupts MCE: 0 0 Machine check exceptions MCP: 2904 2904 Machine check polls ERR: 0 MIS: 0 -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
