On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 14:02 +0100, Fernando Gomes wrote: > Hi Ralf, thanks for your reply! I would try with a PS2 mouse, my doubt > is because I'm also using a USB audio interface, so I think that the > USB problem might affect also the audio interface (but as far as I > remember it keeps working even when mouse starts to get slow, but I'm > not sure). Also have some network timeouts from time to time... > As you say, this is a problem of all the things work together (the > motherboard, bios version and linux rt version must match), this is > why I was looking for a MB with integrated graphics that was known for > working with the current Linux RT kernel ... That way the only > difference I will have is the audio interface (I'm using a Tascam 122 > usb sound module). Buying a third motherboard to see it doesn't work > with ubuntu studio will be to much - specially to justify it to my > wife :-) > Im looking to ASUS because they have good motherboards and normally > they have frequent bios updates (this should also be true for MSI, but > unfortunatly not with the one I'm using). The BIOS of my current MSI > boards misses many setup options and features. > > Fernando
Hahaha :D I do understand your wife :). Hm, if you should have children, than you could argue with 'Linux should become more popular, because it's FLOSS, so knowledge is forwarded for free and to everybody'. Of course a week argument, if the costs for the gym shoe needed by the children for school vs a new mobo for you. There are hardware black/white/grey lists, e.g. http://www.64studio.com/node/69 ... but again, I don't trust those lists, they are ok for on Linux distro's version, but not ok in general. On then 64 Studio users mailing list some people said that Linux + MSI hardware should be the best combination, while e.g. some news on German say that Linux is a PITA, http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13293/rueckgabequote-bei-msi-linux-geraeten-hoeher.html for most consumers, e.g. when using MSI-Linux-Netbooks. The valid argument of the consumers is, that they don't like to learn, but they wish to have a tool working out of the box. IMO 'out of the box' for realtime audio using Linux is utopistic. It's possible if you've good luck, or if you are a bad musician, engineer unable to notice the week points. For some reasons we decided to use Linux for making music, so I guess we need to offer much more time as we would like to offer regarding to hardware issues etc.. I'm just a user. I guess if you describe your hardware and your issues more detailed some coders would be able to help you efficient. Perhaps you should subscribe to LAU, http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user/. Allegedly the coders subscribed to the Linux audio developers mailing list, should read and reply to mails at LAU too. 2 Cents, unfortunately not really a help :(, Ralf -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
