lake_eleven wrote: > I deleted the existing jive_alsa. Copied 0.6 version, changed the file > access, then rebooted. Am I missing the "sync", Not sure what is this > "sync" step.
When changing files the changes go into a RAM buffer rather than immediately onto the disk (flash in this case). When the buffer gets full it gets written to the disk. Thus if you make changes to files and just unplug the Touch those changes do not get written to the disk. The sync command writes the buffer to the disk, it "syncs up" the disk to the buffer. So if you make changes and reboot the touch by pulling the plug you MUST use a sync command first, otherwise your changes may not show up (or even worse, partially show up). The sync command is typed at the command line like any other linux command (over your SSH connection with PuTTY or whatever you are using). The reboot command automatically does a sync, but those of us that have been doing unix/linux for a long time have gotten into the habit of typing a sync before rebooting no matter what. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
