[PD] [os] small linux versions issues?

[Gabriel Vinazza]

ooh thanks! i'll try that in this days and tell you the results!



On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:34 PM, E<i.am at datux.eu.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tried to launch pd as root ?
>
> Or
> $sudo chmod 755 /dev/####
> (replace #### by the hid device you want to use)
>
> The hid problem is probably that as user you don't have the right to read
> the hid pseudofile.
>
> bye
>
> Le 07-août-09 à 20:55, Gabriel Vinazza a écrit :
>
>> i'm on linux recently, with a REALLY OLDER hardware than you..
>>
>> tried fluxbuntu (careful, the repositories were migrated.. see ubuntu
>> gutsy), works very well..
>>
>> and now i'm with the last ubuntu 9.04 and i'm very suprised to see
>> that it works fine on my old thinkpad a22p!!!
>>
>>
>> THE BAD SIDE:
>>
>> * the audio input does not work (on windows it was fine)
>> * can't figure it out to make work hids and midi inputs :( yeah, it hurts
>> * had to use the previous kernel, the last one killed my wireless
>> connection
>>
>>
>> puppy looks good..
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Rich E<reakinator at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think the biggest difference in linux, with a machine of your speed,
>>> will
>>> be how good your soundcard / videocard is.  Also, if you are new to
>>> linux,
>>> it will save you a load of grief by starting with one of the more popular
>>> multimedia distributions like Ubuntu, 64studio, or Fedora, as there is
>>> support to get you through the problems you will run into.
>>>
>>> I think any Linux OS / windowing environment will be faster that windows,
>>> provided it is configured properly and all your hardware is supported.
>>>
>>> rich
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:32 AM, donotreply
>>> <donotreplytothissendermailbox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking in migrating to linux and considering small versions of it
>>>> in order to boost speed, like>
>>>>
>>>> -damm small linux
>>>> -puppy linux
>>>> -fluxbuntu
>>>>
>>>> I'am not a deep tech guy (not referring to music style, which I like),
>>>> so
>>>> the questions are>
>>>>
>>>> 1-have anyone try these small OS before? if so... does it improve
>>>> puredata
>>>> performance?
>>>> 2-are there any known bugs for puredata in these linux?
>>>> 3-any of these three versions recomended?
>>>> 4-any linux version recomended (besides these, if these are not
>>>> recomended)?
>>>>
>>>> my hardware is not really slow (hp pavilion dv1680 core duo 1.83 ghz 1
>>>> Gb
>>>> ram) so I thought using Ubuntu Studio (real time kernell sounds good,
>>>> although it is chinese for me) but some comments on the web says it does
>>>> not
>>>> make a great speed difference migrating from xp and I would really like
>>>> my
>>>> machine to fly at the highest speed posible.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>>
>>>> Fernando
>>>>
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