Rick Green wrote: > On Sun, 23 Nov 2008, Pieter Palmers wrote: > >> Rick Green wrote: >>> I just downloaded and compiled the tarball using the scons method. >>> I had to invoke sudo at the install step. >> >> First of all, thanks for testing FFADO. >> >> Did you read the README file in the tarball? It describes how to >> install ffado correctly. > Yes, I used the 'scons ; scons install' method as described in the > README. However, 'scons install' threw an error which led me to run > 'sudo scons install' which completed normally. > >> Moreover it also explains how to generate the information we require >> to solve any problems. >> > Yes, I read that part also. And I had all of two minutes to attempt a > first launch before I had to leave the house. When it failed, I just > quickly sent out this post, knowing I'd have to follow up later. I can only be happy that you were in such a haste to try it ;). > >>> >>> However. that's as far as I got. When I hit 'start' in jackctl, I >>> get the following: >>> >>> jackd 0.113.0 > ... >>> firewire ERR: Error creating FFADO streaming device >>> cannot load driver module firewire >>> >> >> Apparently something went wrong somewhere. > > Yes, now I'm home and I can look at it closer. The 'something that went > wrong' turned out to be a failure on my part. In my haste to run a > quick test, I did not fully seat the firewire cable in its socket. > Once that simple oversight was corrected, ffado loaded, Ardour was > able to connect, and I was able to lay down four tracks for about twenty > minutes without a single xrun. My first recording using the focusrite > saffire 26 and *only* linux-based tools! That's good to hear! > > Now, I need to learn these new tools. First question: In the jackctl > setup panel, the 'word length' selector is greyed out and showing '16 > bit'. How can I enable 20- or 24-bit recording? > With FFADO, it's always 24 bit. Maybe the default in qjackctl should be 24bit then... Greets, Pieter _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
