> Hi Arnout, > > |--==> Arnout Engelen writes: > > AE> Hi! > AE> One of the first things anyone doing multimedia stuff with Debian is > AE> going to want is a kernel that's configured for low latency. > > AE> What is currently the recommended way of configuring/installing such a > AE> kernel? Might be a good idea to put (a link to) some documentation > AE> about this somewhere on http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia > > AE> Ubuntu has a 'linux-image-lowlatency' package providing a readily > AE> configured and built kernel suitable for multimedia work. > > As far as I know the 'linux-image-lowlatency' kernel has not been > patched with the realtime-preemption patch from Ingo Molnar. > > AE> I haven't > AE> checked, but I expect 64 Studio and Studio To Go! to have done similar > AE> work. It might be worthwhile to compare notes and perhaps provide such > AE> a package for Debian also. > > Both these distros come with a realtime-patched kernel, for 64 Studio > the package is available here: > > deb http://apt.64studio.com/64studio/testing 64studio main > http://apt.64studio.com/64studio/testing/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/ Is there any particular reason (other than lack of time and manpower) for not having an RT-patched kernel package in standard Debian unstable? Would it cause any problems for other packages? --ll
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