i have to finish what i've started. that's not optional.
but, there's an upside to it - i've been using the usb ports on the recording pc to transfer files back and forth (it's the production machine. it's where i'm typesetting.) and i haven't had any problems, yet. i've noticed some chokes that seem to be related to the video card, but i don't have drivers installed, and it's hard to tell if it's:
a) just what happens when you use generic xp video drivers. i guess this is probably an old problem now, but the generic xp video drivers were awful - you had to install a driver package or you'd get choppiness in scrolling and difficulties refreshing. but, the thing is that it seems to almost freeze at the same kind of points it was freezing at before, without the drivers installed. it's curious, but i think the balance of probabilities is that this is coincidental.
b) actually suggestive that the drivers are the problem, or
c) suggestive of an underlying hardware problem, either with the video card or with the slot on the board. i did swap slots a while back.
so, i'm changing this up a little.
it's the end of tuesday. i'm going to get as much of this done as i can before the weekend, and see if i can just do some music on saturday. i didn't want to do that, but i just keep falling into these time-wasting, cyclical traps that i can't get out of. i have to just do it.
if i can get audiomulch - which is the tool i'll be using to finish inri076 - to run on the m-audio card, that's some clues as to the stability of the underlying system.
i may have to remaster it later, but at least it's a step forwards. and, i have to do this very, very slowly because every time i think i've got it - ram, big drives, os, etc. - it reverts back to the underlying problem, that i can't figure out.
i haven't been outside since the 17th and right now don't expect to be out again until the first week of january. i'm taking d pills to counteract the lack of sunlight. and, i just want to get done what i'm doing and move on to the next thing.
