[linux-audio-user] Sound Blaster Live External USB does not work with jack

I'm having problems using jack with the Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit External USB sound card. I can use non-jack ALSA applications (e.g. xmms) with the card with no problems. This machine has the following sound cards: - Onboard Intel (intel8x0) hw:0 - MOTU USB MIDI Interface (snd-usb-audio) - Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit External (snd-usb-audio) hw:1 Starting jack like this: jackd -v -d alsa -d hw:1 Results in the following error message: registered builtin port type 32 bit float mono audio loading driver .. new client: alsa_pcm, id = 1 type 1 @ 0x8056860 fd = -1 creating alsa driver ... hw:1|hw:1|1024|2|48000|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit control device hw:1 configuring for 48000Hz, period = 1024 frames, buffer = 2 periods Couldn't open hw:1 for 32bit samples trying 24bit instead Couldn't open hw:1 for 32bit samples trying 24bit instead new buffer size 1024 registered port alsa_pcm:capture_1, offset = 4096 registered port alsa_pcm:capture_2, offset = 8192 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_1, offset = 0 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_2, offset = 0 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_3, offset = 0 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_4, offset = 0 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_5, offset = 0 registered port alsa_pcm:playback_6, offset = 0 ++ jack_rechain_graph(): client alsa_pcm: internal client, execution_order=0. -- jack_rechain_graph() could not start playback (Broken pipe) DRIVER NT: could not start driver cannot start driver When I start jack using hw:0 everything works well. I can use the MIDI controller to play qsynth (and other instruments) through the onboard Intel sound. However the sound quality and noise from this card is terrible, so I want to use the external USB card. I am running ALSA driver version 1.0.9rc4a on Ubuntu Linux (kernel 2.6.10-5-686). Jack version is 0.99.0. I compiled the ALSA driver and libraries from source. Other (possibly relevant) information is below. If anyone can help me out with this I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance Peter Butler # cat /dev/sndstat Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.9rc4a emulation code) Kernel: Linux laptop 2.6.10-5-686 #1 Fri Jun 24 17:33:34 UTC 2005 i686 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 10: ALSA emulation Card config: Intel 82801CA-ICH3 with AD1881A at 0x1c00, irq 11 Creative Technology SB Live! 24-bit External at usb-0000:00:1d.1-1.3, full spee MOTU Fastlane at usb-0000:00:1d.1-1.4, full speed Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Midi devices: 2: Fastlane Timers: 7: system timer Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG # cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound options snd device_mode=0666 alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 soundcore # On-board Intel Sound Card alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 options snd-intel8x0 index=0 install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 && \ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || : remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; \ /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0 alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss # USB Sound Blaster Live Sound Card alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio options snd-usb-audio index=1 alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss options snd cards_limit=2 # cat /etc/asound.conf pcm.intel { type hw card 0 } pcm.dmix_intel { type dmix ipc_key 1024 ## needs to be a power of 2 slave { pcm "intel" period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 8192 rate 48000 ## not necessary } } pcm.dsnoop_intel { type dsnoop ipc_key 2048 slave { pcm "intel" } } pcm.asym_intel { type asym playback.pcm "dmix_intel" capture.pcm "dsnoop_intel" } pcm.pasym_intel { type plug slave.pcm "asym_intel" } pcm.dsp_intel { type plug slave.pcm "asym_intel" } ctl.dsp_intel { type hw card 0 } pcm.sblive { type hw card 1 } pcm.dmix_sblive { type dmix ipc_key 1024 slave { pcm "sblive" period_time 0 period_size 4096 buffer_size 32768 rate 48000 } } pcm.dsnoop_sblive { type dsnoop ipc_key 2048 slave { pcm "sblive" } } pcm.asym_sblive { type asym playback.pcm "dmix_sblive" capture.pcm "dsnoop_sblive" } pcm.pasym_sblive { type plug slave.pcm "asym_sblive" } pcm.dsp_sblive { type plug slave.pcm "asym_sblive" } ctl.dsp_sblive { type hw card 1 } pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "asym_sblive" } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 }