Re: [LAU] Hardware Soundcard - MOTU 624 AVB Working with Gnu/Linux - Debian 8.7

From: Anders Hellquist <lau@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Aug 08 2017 - 10:44:29 EEST

Hello !

I am at work so I don't have access to the AVB card or the computer at the
moment but will report back in maybe 9 hours
The kernel I believe is 3.13-126 Low-latency 64-bit from the ubuntu repo
I'll get the true information when at the computer

/Anders

2017-08-08 3:34 GMT+02:00 list <list@email-addr-hidden>:

> Hello.
>
> Here i have :
>
> cat /proc/asound/version
>
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k4.9.0-3-amd64
>
> and
>
> uname -a
>
> 4.9.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.30-2+deb9u1 (2017-06-18) x86_64
> GNU/Linux
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Le Mon, 7 Aug 2017 21:21:31 -0400,
> Paul Davis <paul@email-addr-hidden> a écrit :
>
> > oh, also: cat /proc/asound/version
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Paul Davis
> > <paul@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > Anders - what does uname -a report on your system?
> > >
> > > I could get input to be received by the cpu on Linux only after
> > > plugging the device into a MacOS box, but even that is not proving
> > > reliable.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Anders Hellquist <lau@email-addr-hidden>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have used Ultra Ultralite AVB (not 624 AVB) to record electric
> > >> bass directly to Ardour and I have also recorded vocals but then I
> > >> routed the voice trough the internal mixer to let the vocalist
> > >> adjust the monitoring from Ardour and have built in DSP reverb for
> > >> better experience. Have not had any issues with routing or jackd
> > >> or the onboard stuff except the iPad application sometimes not
> > >> rendering the mixer/router pages correctly.
> > >>
> > >> I am running kxstudio (ubuntu 14.04 with rt-kernel and kxstudio
> > >> packages)
> > >>
> > >> I have a Debian 7 box that I can check with my AVB stuff but both
> > >> my cards are the classic MOTU Ultralite AVB.
> > >> If I can check anything more, I gladly will.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards, Anders
> > >>
> > >> mån 7 aug. 2017 kl. 20:04 skrev Paul Davis
> > >> <paul@email-addr-hidden>:
> > >>> Could anyone working with the MOTU ultralite confirm that they
> > >>> have routing from analog inputs to the computer working? I can
> > >>> see signal showing up in the routing matrix and device page, and
> > >>> the device shows up as intended with 18 channels of input in
> > >>> JACK / ALSA, but I don't get any signal, even though I routed 6
> > >>> analog input channels to "To Computer 1" through "To Compute 6".
> > >>> Really puzzled ... everything suggests that this should just
> > >>> work....
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 6:26 AM, Anders Hellquist
> > >>> <lau@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> The linked product is a rj45 splitter that is very usable for
> > >>>> running two Ethernet connections thru a single cable but you
> > >>>> need one of these at both endpoints and this has nothing to do
> > >>>> with my use case. I know that a switch is the solution and was
> > >>>> only stating the limitation gnu Linux users will face because of
> > >>>> the missing control link.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I am quite happy with the product and I usually only need one
> > >>>> card connected to my laptop and the things are just great as for
> > >>>> the rest of gnu AVB users. It was only a heads up for the issue.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I hope that we in the future will have access without need for
> > >>>> the AVB switch, both for cost effectiveness and reduced
> > >>>> complexity.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> /Anders
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Jul 23, 2017 01:49, <list@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hello.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> For me there is no confusion here.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Motu AVB's cards serie is not - officially - supported by MOTU
> > >>>>> for Gnu/Linux. Even without the «Linux» stamp on it from MOTU
> > >>>>> it's the more advanced card you can control without headache
> > >>>>> under Gnu/Linux.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The feature you talk about is for proprietary Operating system
> > >>>>> with Motu's drivers - with some limitations.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Either you bought the wrong cards, or using the wrong operating
> > >>>>> system for your need - it's only a guess.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The AVB switch *is* your solution.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Or you can try, the kernel module something like :
> > >>>>> CONFIG_USB_NET_* and try different devices under to see if your
> > >>>>> log show something when you plug any of your MOTU cards...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Or you can try something like this :
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> http://i2.cdscdn.com/pdt2/5/2/2/1/700x700/auc3548389018522/r
> > >>>>> w/doubleur-de-port-rj-45-blinde.jpg
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> sorry don't know the name in English...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Let us know the result....
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> All the best.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On 2017-07-23 00:20, Anders Hellquist wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> There is confusion for sure.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> if I link my two Motu ultralite AVB cards together by using
> > >>>>>> the two AVB ethernet sockets and a Cat5 or Cat6 cable. I have
> > >>>>>> used all ethernet connectors available and the AVB devices can
> > >>>>>> talk to each other but no other networking is available. If I
> > >>>>>> point a browser to any of the ip's of those boxes i will not
> > >>>>>> get an answer since there is no possible route to those cards
> > >>>>>> that only have a link between them. The cards have no built in
> > >>>>>> wifi or extra ethernet jack.. How could I possibly connect to
> > >>>>>> them except by usb and Class Compliant Audio connection which
> > >>>>>> does not give me the extra IP over USB that the windows/osx
> > >>>>>> driver provides...
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> I have never said anything about AVB over USB but only
> > >>>>>> mentioned the missing linux link which is the possibility to
> > >>>>>> access the http web gui trough the USB (or for cards with
> > >>>>>> Thunderbolt) driver provided ip-link (for control only)
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> As I tried to explain. Linux users must have a AVB compliant
> > >>>>>> switch to get a network link to be able to manage Linked AVB
> > >>>>>> devices OR have windows/osx boxes connected via
> > >>>>>> USB/Thunderbolt to one of the AVB devices.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Trust me, I am not confused but only stating the obvious that
> > >>>>>> linking to cards with just a cable will create an isolated AVB
> > >>>>>> cluster that will not be manageable from linux computers until
> > >>>>>> someone figures out how to write a driver to get the IP-over
> > >>>>>> USB passthru to work.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> /Anders
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>
> > >
>
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