On July 16, 2004 10:33, rich lott wrote: > First, is it right that you pretty much have to run jack (and therefore all > audio apps) as root? I can't get it started as any other user - it starts > but the clients can't find it. > > Second, is there anyway to get Arts to use Jack? (and then, any way to get > ESD to use it?) > > Call me radical, but I thought it would be really good if all my apps which > make sounds could...well, make sounds, without interfering with/blocking > eachother. I like jack because I play with hydrogen and audacity and so I > appreciate the low latency. > > There doesn't seem to be much on the net about jack, perhaps it's too young > yet? >
For non-root applications to connect to jackd you will have to patch your 2.4 kernel (adds some security risk). The file "include/linux/capability.h" requires a small change. If you are using a 2.6 kernel you can use the new Linux Realtime Security module. This is all explained in the jack faq http://jackit.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.php -- not very hard to find RJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]