The key parts to get the firepod working are libfreebob, jack 102.20, and a desktop preemption realtime kernel. If you want the gui front end to jack, you need qjackctl 0.2.20. I am using Fedora Core 6 with a presonus firebox currently. Fedora Core 6 provides libfreebob, jack, and qjackctl as part of the fedora extras. I am in the process of rolling a realtime kernel, although I have had decent performance with the stock fedora kernel. Fedora Core 5 plus the Planet CCRMA repository will work well. You will need to recompile jack, and compile libfreebob. You will have access to more audio apps, though. Also take a look at the gentoo and the gentoo pro-audio overlay. >From reading the freebob wiki, it seems as if there is an arch linux package available, so that may be an option. PF . On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 07:47 -0800, sevol wrote: > Hi, > > This is my first post to this mailing list. I'm trying to find an Linux > audio distro that'll work with my audio interface, a Presonus Firepod. > Anyone here using the Firepod with Linux? Or know someone who is? > > A year or so ago when I bought it I thought I read on a web page > *somewhere?* that the Firepod was working with at least one Linux > variant. Setting up Linux eventually as the basis for a DAW was in my > mind, so, that seemed like a selling point. Now, I'm not sure what I read. > > The ALSA Soundcard Matrix page lists nothing Presonus. On the other > hand, the freeBob page (not the page for the man who was awaiting > execution, since killed by the state of Texas.) has 3 Presonus audio > interfaces shown as having freeBob firmware in the List of Supported > Devices. The Firepod is one. But having the proper freeBob firmware may > not mean much for my concerns, am I right? > > I did try Agnula Demudi. Using the Live disc, it seemed Jack recognized > & noted my connected Firepod, but I couldn't get it to actually function > with audio software. I think I tried getting it to work with Ardour. As > for Demudi, DistroWatch lists it as dormant. Is that like hibernating? > Or more, the sleep of death? > > I figured the Firepod would narrow my choice of distros down some. My > question is, have I narrowed it down to zero? Is A Linux-Firepod union > impossible at this stage of the game? > > Thanks for reading, > underwater
