Bug#376382: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#376382: alsa-base: MIDI playback on SB Live! 5.1 0220 combine with heavy disk activity = lockup

[Arthur Marsh]

Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 the mental interface of
> Arthur Marsh told:
> 
>> Package: alsa-base
>> Version: 1.0.11-2
>> Severity: important
> 
> Could you please try the packages from 
> http://www.lxtec.org/debarchiv/binary-i386/alsa-driver/
> 
> The packages are patched with the latest file off
> https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=952
> 
> If you want the debian way:
> 
> deb		http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv	binary-powerpc/
> deb		http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv	binary-i386/
> deb		http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv	binary-all/
> deb-src	http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv	sources/
> 
> in your sources.list,
> 
> $ apt-get update && apt-get linux-sound-base alsa-base
> 
> Please report any isuue.

I tried the Debian packages. After initial installation, playing a MIDI 
file with playmidi -a somefile.mid caused an immediate lock-up.

After a reboot, a MIDI file could be played, but there would be a full 
lock-up when there was significant disk activity both in single user 
mode and under KDE.

This was with linux-image-2.6.17-1-686 version 2.6.17-2.

I'm open to any other suggestions to try.

Arthur.