On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Mike Holstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikeh789@gmail.com">mikeh789@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 9:51 AM, mentoj dija <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mentoj_dija@gmx.de" target="_blank">mentoj_dija@gmx.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><br>
</div></div></div>i am running 10.04 lucid LTS with <a href="https://launchpad.net/%7Efalk-t-j/+archive/lucid" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~falk-t-j/+archive/lucid</a> added (lucid has linux-rt in the repos, and falks PPA has the realtime kernels from <a href="https://launchpad.net/%7Eabogani/+archive/ppa" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~abogani/+archive/ppa</a> )... the presonus firepod works great for me even at lower latency settings... i can usually push to 1.2msecs if needed, and around 5msecs is very stable... i run both an ubuntustudio 64bit install, and a 32bit vanilla ubuntu install that i added some ubuntustudio metapackges to... both have falks PPA added... <div>
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<br>-- <br>MH<br></div></div></blockquote><div> </div></div>I am running a very similar set-up with a Firepod, and get similar results to Mike's. It works very well. I am also still using Lucid, and don't have any plans to use Maverick, at least not on any machines that I need to do serious work on.<br>
<br>Here are the basic steps I take to get the Firepod working, many or all of which you've probably seen in other guides:<br><br>1) Make sure you are in the Audio group<br>2) Use Ubuntu Studio Controls to set the Firewire privelages. *WARNING* Do not use Ubuntu Studio Controls to set anything else!<br>
3) Download the -rt kernel from the archive, or the -realtime kernel from Abogani's PPA (which is a more up-to-date kernel, but you won't be able to use any closed video drivers with it)<br>4) Make sure your JACK settings are correct. In particular, make sure the 'Realtime' option is set.<br>
<br>That should get the thing started. Here are a few troubleshooting tips if you are getting a lot of x-runs: <br><br>-Make sure you have not adjusted any setting in /etc/security/limits.conf. That is the wrong file, and will cause issues if you do adjustments there (this is the file that Ubuntu Studio Controls incorrectly edits). The correct file is /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf.<br>
-Try turning off Network Manager (which will need to be installed in Lucid if you wish to get a wireless connection). Just right-click on the app and uncheck 'enable networking'.<br clear="all"><br>Hope some of these things help.<br>
-- <br>-Brian David<br>