[linux-audio-user] Presonus Firepod + Linux = ? ? ?

[Peter Finnegan]

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  


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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