Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:15:37 +0100 From: Oliver Peter <lists@peter.de.com> To: m cassar <marshc187@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Audio Production Message-ID: <20080913101537.GA29751@nemesis.frida.mouhaha.de> In-Reply-To: <332f78510809121123w36052fb8h3443fb6dd98c8b64@mail.gmail.com> References: <332f78510809121123w36052fb8h3443fb6dd98c8b64@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:23:16PM +0200, m cassar wrote:
> Does anyone here use freebsd for serious audio/video production work? or
> know if there is some kind of community?
>
> i have seen ubuntu studio for a general idea outside windows/osx, but prefer
> fbsd over linux. and found most programs in ports, but i would like to find
> out more about kernel optimization in that respect and what goes into that
> type of dedicated setup.
>
> i am running 7-stable with a custom kernel, where i only added vesa, and
> removed some scsi and network drivers i don't have from the generic kernel,
> but i figure there must be more settings to tweak than what i saw there in
> the generic file. would there be more settings somewhere else or would you
> add them to the kernconf file?
I think it does not depend on your kernel configuration - checkout the
portstree for the software you need:
% cd /usr/ports
% make search key="$MY_MULTIMEDIA_SOFTWARE"
Furthermore you should checkout the hardware/release notes for
7.0 and/or 7.1:
http://www.freebsd.org/where.html
> my setup works fairly decent for desktop use, but seems kinda sluggish with
> even basic multimedia.
IMO FreeBSD is not made for that kind of multimedia machine -
it's not about the software, it's more about the drivers.
FreeBSD has a focus on network and stability, not to support your brandnew
7:1 soundhardware or the latest ATI SLI graphics card for $500...
I prefer FreeBSD over Linux as well, but I think you should go for a
dual-boot installation. :)
I've heard very good things about Ubuntu Studio and believe that
the hardware support for your needs is better.
> p.s. on a different note while i'm here, how do you go from 7.1 prerelease
> to 7.1 release when it is out? when/how do you tell when you stop using
> stable-supfile and start using standard-supfile?
Your're following -STABLE, aka RELENG_7.
After 7.1-RELEASE is out you will have to follow RELENG_7_1 is what
you want (if you don't want to follow -STABLE anymore).
--
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"If it feels good, you're doing something wrong."
-- Coach McTavish
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