Len Ovens <len-ODU3Ot18rIYsV2N9l4h3zg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2017, Mac wrote: > >> I built a new PC and installed Ubuntu Studio 16.04. >> >> The PC has a firewire card. > > As firewire has been added to alsa, the alsa firewire drivers are > loaded instead. So you should be able to see your device as an alsa > device (check arecord -l). I have heard (though I have no FW HW) that > the old FW drivers may still be more stable, but to use them you need > to blacklist the alsa FW module(s) so that the old style FW kernel > modules can load. It depends. I can use Ffado fine for the Mackie Onyx mixer Firewire card even though Alsa also offers to access it (through snd_ox I think). I had to blacklist the (not properly functioning for this card) snd_dice driver for Ffado to be able to access an Alesis iO|14. In general, when sound hardware is old enough to have been supported in the heydey of Ffado, the Alsa drivers are more likely to be of "afterthought" quality in my experience. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
