[ardour-users] -s- Re: Jack Control Problem

[Stefan Olsson]

> 
> On an Ubuntu Dapper install hooked up to a Hoontech ST Audio DSP24
> (Ice1712/Envy chipset), when trying to start Jack Control, I get
> the following error messages...
> 
> <--- snip --->
> 11:21:15.167 Patchbay deactivated.
> 11:21:15.419 Statistics reset.
> 11:21:15.429 Could not open ALSA sequencer as a client. MIDI
> patchbay will be not available.
> ALSA lib seq_hw.c:456:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: No
> such file or directory
> 
> 11:21:18.909 JACK is starting...
> 11:21:18.910 /usr/bin/jackd -v -R -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44100 -p1024 -n2
> -i2 -o1 -I2 -O5
> 11:21:18.928 JACK was started with PID=5020 (0x139c).
> getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/libjack0.100.0-0/jack_dummy.so
> getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/libjack0.100.0-0/jack_oss.so
> getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/libjack0.100.0-0/jack_alsa.so
> jackd 0.100.0
> 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.
> server `default' registered
> loading driver ..
> apparent rate = 44100
> creating alsa driver ... hw:0|hw:0|1024|2|44100|2|1|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit
> control device hw:0
> configuring for 44100Hz, period = 1024 frames, buffer = 2 periods
> ALSA: cannot set channel count to 2 for capture
> ALSA: cannot configure capture channel
> cannot load driver module alsa
> registered builtin port type 32 bit float mono audio
> required capabilities not available
> capabilities: =
> new client: alsa_pcm, id = 1 type 1 @ 0x8066a00 fd = -1
> starting server engine shutdown
> 11:21:19.518 JACK was stopped successfully.
> 11:21:21.129 Could not connect to JACK server as client. Please check
> the messages window for more info.
> 
> <--- end snip --->
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> -- 
> Stefan


Geoff Beasley wrote:
> looks like you need to run alsaconf. just go to a console and type in alsaconf 
> and enter, then follow the onscreen instructions making sure to select your 
> ice1712. that should solve this problem for you.
> 
> best,
> 
> g. 
> 

Thanks Geoff,
Apparently alsaconf is not included in ubuntu and I'm not finding it in 
the repositories. I have alsa-utils and alsa-base installed - but no 
alsaconf. Very strange...

Does anyone know of a way to install alsaconf - or perhaps there is 
another way to fix this issue?

--
Stefan