[Wylug-help] floppy linux distro with sound support

[Gary Stainburn]

On Sunday 25 May 2003 12:15 pm, Steve King wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2003, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > Linux Terminal Server Project: www.ltsp.org - there's packages available
> > for several distros and should do what you want - however using local
> > sound is more tricky, I understand.
>
> I tried that quite a while back, and found the sound to be pretty bad :(
> I think it was really jerky, but I can't quite remember.
> Also I don't really want a monitor on the machine, I'd like a silent box
> by the hifi, and nothing else!  I don't think I'd be able to use an ltsp
> box without a keyboard and monitor on it could I?

Disclaimer: I have absolutely no experience with LTSP, and this is all from
memory of this heard/read a while back.

I think the problem with jerky sound with LTSP clients is due to the fact that
the files are read NFS across a network and this adds to the latency -
sometimes the file chunk isn't available in time.  I think there was also a
problem with the distributed programming concept behind the LTSP - i.e. the
kernel and drivers are local while everything else runs on the LTSP server.

>From memory I think the answer was to have some of the apps running on the
client.  A command line mp3 player would be an ideal example of this. The
problem would be delivering the file to the client so that it could be played
locally, probably using a just-in-time method to reduce the local storage
requirements.

>
> > Or a CD based distro that runs off a RAM disk after bootup - Doesn't
> > knoppix do this?
>
> I could try that, I'll have to find my knoppix disc to find out!  I have
> the iso though, so I'll give it a shot later.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
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