[needs packaging] FFADO & FreeBob - Firewire Mixer Audio Drivers

libffado and a copy of jack linked against it are available in the Ubuntu Studio PPA[1]. To those who read this and have the hardware, _PLEASE TEST AND REPORT BACK_. Otherwise, I won't have the backing to get this into intrepid.

[1] https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/+archive

Also, please file any bugs reports against the FFADO project in launchpad. https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ffado/+filebug

I think the correct repository for Hardy would rather be:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu hardy main

With these packages from the above repository:
jackd_0.109.2-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
libffado0_2.0-beta6-0ubuntu1.ppa1_amd64.deb

I get libffado 1.999.36 incompatibility error:
$ jackd -d firewire
no message buffer overruns
jackd 0.109.2
Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others.
jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details

JACK compiled with System V SHM support.
loading driver ..
SSE2 detected
firewire ERR: Incompatible libffado version! (libffado 1.999.36-)
cannot load driver module firewire
no message buffer overruns
no message buffer overruns

There should be no other versions of jackd or libffado installed.

IMHO Osku Sundqvist's issue is that jack version is too old or libffado version is too new.

Yes, ffado 2.0beta6 (1.999.36) impliments api version 8, while jack 0.109.2 requires version 7. This is fixed in svn.

I'm getting the same error as Osku using the intrepid i386 binaries from your PPA, Andrew

jackd 0.109.2
Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others.
jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details
JACK compiled with System V SHM support.
loading driver ..
firewire ERR: Incompatible libffado version! (libffado 1.999.36-)
cannot load driver module firewire
no message buffer overruns
no message buffer overruns

Hi Andrew,

Re;
https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/+archive

Are you able to do versions for Feisty, and maybe Edgy ?

Do the diff files fix the problems?

Thanks

Hardy and Intrepid will be the only versions we actively support.

Some useful links for setting up Firewire Device (and Jack)

1) "Setting up an M-Audio FireWire Solo with Ubuntu/Linux…"
http://westcoastsuccess.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/m-audio-firewire-solo-ubuntu/

2) Linux Studio Pro - list of Linux firewire compatible hardware.
http://www.linuxstudiopro.com/

I'm having Osku's issue as well. It would be great if someone could rebuild the PPAs from svn, if svn doesn't have this problem.

re;
"Hardy and Intrepid will be the only versions we actively support."
I notice there is a Gusty version from https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/+archive .

Is it possible to make an "un"supported version for feisty available?

Thanks

Andrew, could you also package ffado+jack for Intrepid? Thanks.

--Artem

I am not sure this is where to post, please let me know where I should report if this is the wrong place. I have a Focusrite Saffire LE working on a Gateway 450ROG (Ricoh chip) using ffado.

The ffado website has a wikipage of supported devices, you could add that info there.

libffado entered the archive today. The ubuntustudio team is prepping a jack upload built against it.

Since neither Feisty nor Gutsy are supported archives, I'm switching this bug to "invalid" for those backport request (effectively archiving this bug).