Yes, everything else works fine. I think toshiba is generally pretty good with Linux. There is a whole host of Toshiba laptop specific utilities for linux (APM, special toshiba keys, fan control, etc.) There's also a driver for the winmodem. Getting X to work right took a little effort, but doesn't it always.
The Swissonic doesn't have midi, but my suggestion for that is to use a serial midi device. There's an ALSA driver, but also a great kernel patch that works even better (http://crystal.apana.org.au/~ghansper/MidiAxis.html#MIDIdriver).
Latency is not a problem. I finally got around to actually testing it and I've measured total adc-dac latency with PD in the range of 26-30ms, including the audio buffer. I am also using the Andrew Morton 2.4.1 low-latency kernel patch.
-- __________________________ | | Joseph A. Sarlo | Computer Music Dept. | Peabody Conservatory | Johns Hopkins University | | jsarlo@peabody.jhu.edu |__________________________
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Nick Fells wrote:
hi,
Is that the only problem you've had with the Linux setup on that model, or are there others? Does the Swissonic have MIDI (sorry, I could find out myself) and how's latency?
questions, questions..
nick
"Joseph A. Sarlo" wrote:
I've been using a Toshiba Satelite 2105CDS, running linux. I actually _don't_ recommend this laptop for linux. I have had serious trouble getting the sound hardware (Maestro 2E) to record without distortion, and I have given up trying to resolve this. I do, however, recommend the Swissonic Studio D USB audio interface. Works for linux, and fine for PD. Just make sure you set the number of frags (1 is ok).
-- __________________________ | | Joseph A. Sarlo | Computer Music Dept. | Peabody Conservatory | Johns Hopkins University | | jsarlo@peabody.jhu.edu |__________________________
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, nullpointer wrote:
Hey all,
Has anyone used a mobile laptop setup for pd performances? If so could people let me know the spec for such a setup and what audio cards work?
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