Thanks Adrian for the reply; and sorry. It was in fact "jack-1.9.8"; and yes, I could build jack with --alsa support. Here are the results :: a) After building jack with alsa support, I tested for jack server running, as follows :: ############################################################################################### [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ sudo rpm -e jack_audio_connection_kit error: package jack_audio_connection_kit is not installed [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ ps -aux | grep jack Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.8/FAQ olpc 1309 0.0 0.1 4192 756 pts/1 S+ 17:49 0:00 grep --color=auto jack [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ sudo jackd -d alsa & [1] 1315 [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ jackdmp 1.9.8 Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others. Copyright 2004-2011 Grame. jackdmp comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details JACK server starting in realtime mode with priority 10 creating alsa driver ... hw:0|hw:0|1024|2|48000|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:0 configuring for 48000Hz, period = 1024 frames (21.3 ms), buffer = 2 periods ALSA: final selected sample format for capture: 16bit little-endian ALSA: use 2 periods for capture ALSA: final selected sample format for playback: 16bit little-endian ALSA: use 2 periods for playback [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ ps -aux | grep jack Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.8/FAQ root 1315 0.0 0.3 8676 1532 pts/1 S 17:49 0:00 sudo jackd -d alsa root 1318 11.1 20.2 96052 89448 ? SLsl 17:49 0:01 jackd -d alsa olpc 1350 0.0 0.1 4196 816 pts/1 S+ 17:49 0:00 grep --color=auto jack ############################################################################################### Server started :-) Thanks Adrian. b) Next, I re-tested portuadio now, as follows :: ######################################################################################################## [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c bin]$ ./pa_devs ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:957:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket jack server is not running or cannot be started PortAudio version number = 1899 PortAudio version text = 'PortAudio V19-devel (built Mar 30 2012 21:41:05)' Number of devices = 0 ---------------------------------------------- [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c bin]$ ./paex_sine PortAudio Test: output sine wave. SR = 44100, BufSize = 64 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:957:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket jack server is not running or cannot be started Error: No default output device. An error occured while using the portaudio stream Error number: 0 Error message: Success ######################################################################################################## Portaudio still can't get hold of the jack server; god knows why :-( c) As expected, I am stick stuck on my original problem - the same startup messages, and still cannot get "Import Audio" to work :-( ######################################################################################################### [olpc@xo-c5-b9-6c audacity-src-2.0.0]$ ./audacity ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958 ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm.c:2212:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:957:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket jack server is not running or cannot be started ######################################################################################################### Any angel who could come to the rescue? Regards, Ajay On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Adrian Knoth <adi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 03/31/2012 07:54 AM, Ajay Garg wrote: > >> ======= Backtrace: ========= >> >> /lib/libc.so.6(+0x6d564)[0x403e3564] >> /usr/lib/libffado.so.2(_ZN11DebugModuleD0Ev+0x14)[0x40602ffc] > > > This is, without a doubt, the ffado-termination bug. > > http://subversion.ffado.org/ticket/329 > > > Either update libffado or remove it from your installation if you don't > have a firewire audio device. > > >> b) >> I then removed "jack-audio-connection-kit"; downloaded >> "jack-audio-connection-kit-0.121.3.tar.gz"; untarred, did "./waf >> configure", "./waf build", "sudo ./waf install"; and tried running >> "jackd -d alsa". > > > Who are you trying to fool here? jackd1 (that's 0.121.3) doesn't use > waf, it is autotools based. jackd2, however, uses waf. > > >> However, all I got was :: >> "Unknown driver "alsa"" > > > Instead of CC'ing half of the Internet, you should have run > > ./waf --help > > > It would have revealed that you have to pass "--alsa" to configure. > > > >> ================== >> JACK 1.9.8 exported from r4653 > > > See, this is jackd2 configure output, version 1.9.8. > > > > HTH > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user