[ardour-users] Jack uses 100% CPU and can't be killed

[Mark Knecht]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:07:25 +0000, Ben Edwards <funkytwig at gmail.com> wrote:
> Will dig out the info when I get home.  Was planing on compiling from
> CVS - thats probably a better idea - I was using Ubuntu BTW.
> 
> Would running jack from the command line rather than using qjackctl
> make it easier to send errors/dialog to the list?

No - all of the same info is in the messages box of QJC.

> 
> Will send lsmod/modules
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:18:45 -0800, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:58:33 +0000, Ben Edwards <funkytwig at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > When I run jack with qjackctl it coplains about ALSA/midi/patchbay.  I
> > > went on IRC and as a result tried to start jack anyway.   It then
> > > consumed 100% cpu.  I couldent run top or ps!  In fact I couldent even
> > > shut down the PC properly - I had to hold my finger on the power
> > > button for 10 seconds to do a hard shutdown.
> > >
> > > BYW are the error messages loged to a file - I cant even copy/paste
> > > them from the message window.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ben
> >
> > Ben,
> >   I don't have a clue what's cauing this but I'm sure people are
> > going to need more info. What distro? What revision of Jack and
> > qjackctl? What modules are loaded? What sound card? Contents of
> > modules.conf or modprobe.conf. What kernel? As a user or as root or
> > both?
> >
> >   Sorry for your troubles,
> > Mark
> >
> 
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