[LAU] Hardware Soundcard - MOTU 624 AVB Working with Gnu/Linux - Debian 8.7

[Anders Hellquist]

Maybe downgrading the firmware will change things?

/Anders

mån 7 aug. 2017 kl. 20:04 skrev Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com>:

> Could anyone working with the MOTU ultralite confirm that they have
> routing from analog inputs to the computer working? I can see signal
> showing up in the routing matrix and device page, and the device shows up
> as intended with 18 channels of input in JACK / ALSA, but I don't get any
> signal, even though I routed 6 analog input channels to "To Computer 1"
> through "To Compute 6". Really puzzled ... everything suggests that this
> should just work....
>
> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 6:26 AM, Anders Hellquist <lau at hellquist.net>
> wrote:
>
>> The linked product is a rj45 splitter that is very usable for running two
>> Ethernet connections thru a single cable but you need one of these at both
>> endpoints and this has nothing to do with my use case. I know that a switch
>> is the solution and was only stating the limitation gnu Linux users will
>> face because of the missing control link.
>>
>> I am quite happy with the product and I usually only need one card
>> connected to my laptop and the things are just great as for the rest of gnu
>> AVB users. It was only a heads up for the issue.
>>
>> I hope that we in the future will have access without need for the AVB
>> switch, both for cost effectiveness and reduced complexity.
>>
>> /Anders
>>
>> On Jul 23, 2017 01:49, <list at contacte.xyz> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> For me there is no confusion here.
>>>
>>> Motu AVB's cards serie is not - officially - supported by MOTU for
>>> Gnu/Linux. Even without the «Linux» stamp on it from MOTU it's the more
>>> advanced card you can control without headache under Gnu/Linux.
>>>
>>> The feature you talk about is for proprietary Operating system with
>>> Motu's drivers - with some limitations.
>>>
>>> Either you bought the wrong cards, or using the wrong operating system
>>> for your need - it's only a guess.
>>>
>>> The AVB switch *is* your solution.
>>>
>>> Or you can try, the kernel module something like : CONFIG_USB_NET_* and
>>> try different devices under to see if your log show something when you plug
>>> any of your MOTU cards...
>>>
>>> Or you can try something like this :
>>>
>>>
>>> http://i2.cdscdn.com/pdt2/5/2/2/1/700x700/auc3548389018522/rw/doubleur-de-port-rj-45-blinde.jpg
>>>
>>> sorry don't know the name in English...
>>>
>>> Let us know the result....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-07-23 00:20, Anders Hellquist wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is confusion for sure.
>>>>
>>>> if I link my two Motu ultralite AVB cards together by using the two
>>>> AVB ethernet sockets and a Cat5 or Cat6 cable. I have used all
>>>> ethernet connectors available and the AVB devices can talk to each
>>>> other but no other networking is available. If I point a browser to
>>>> any of the ip's of those boxes i will not get an answer since there is
>>>> no possible route to those cards that only have a link between them.
>>>> The cards have no built in wifi or extra ethernet jack.. How could I
>>>> possibly connect to them except by usb and Class Compliant Audio
>>>> connection which does not give me the extra IP over USB that the
>>>> windows/osx driver provides...
>>>>
>>>> I have never said anything about AVB over USB but only mentioned the
>>>> missing linux link which is the possibility to access the http web gui
>>>> trough the USB (or for cards with Thunderbolt) driver provided ip-link
>>>> (for control only)
>>>>
>>>> As I tried to explain. Linux users must have a AVB compliant switch to
>>>> get a network link to be able to manage Linked AVB devices OR have
>>>> windows/osx boxes connected via USB/Thunderbolt to one of the AVB
>>>> devices.
>>>>
>>>> Trust me, I am not confused but only stating the obvious that linking
>>>> to cards with just a cable will create an isolated AVB cluster that
>>>> will not be manageable from linux computers until someone figures out
>>>> how to write a driver to get the IP-over USB passthru to work.
>>>>
>>>> /Anders
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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