Dear all,
I have been using my Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 for a couple of years without issues on a Linux Mint 17 laptop. I can use the sound card only via Qjackctl (no ALSA out of the box).
Now, I have a new computer (shuttle xpc slim) on which I installed Linux Mint 18.
The sound card is recognised by both Jack and cat /proc/asound/cards.
It even correctly appears in the system sound preferences, which did not happen in Mint 17.
However, while the inputs work, there's no output. I've tested with a bunch of audio software, such as Pd, Ardour, Hydrogen, etc..
Interestingly, if, immediately after testing with Mint 18, I plug the sound card back to my Mint 17 laptop, at first, the sound card does not produce output. I have to power off the sound card and re-plug it, then it works.
I would need this to work only with Jack, I'm not looking for an ALSA fix.