[arch-general] [AUDIO] Terrasoniq phase X64 - ice1712 - configuration

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sat, 2012-01-28 at 09:35 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-01-28 at 03:32 +0100, Lars Madson wrote:
> > Hi Archers,
> > 
> > I just received that external sound card, Terrasoniq Phase X64.
> > It seems to be supported in the kernel using module ice1712.
> > 
> > I've been reading about how to make it work in the last days.
> > the closer I've been to see "it" was by listing some stuff (sorry for
> > imprecision I forgot how since then),
> > the card would appear with a number like this : 4ugxvhgblabla.
> > 
> > I just installed alsa-tools-ice1712 1.0.25-1
> > But it cannot sees it.
> > Alsaconf shows an ISA P-n-P card...can it be the Terrasoniq?
> > 
> > I don't know really where to start, as making a rule in udev to launch a
> > .sh script, but I guess first I should find a way to see that card pluged
> > somewhere, it's usb.
> > also how to tell my kernel to load ice1712 maybe.
> > 
> > Any advice are welcome!!
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Laurent
> 
> Hi Laurent,
> 
> "All necessary modules should be detected and loaded automatically by
> udev" [1]. You don't need to do anything. Two of my sound cards are
> ice1712 and I didn't configure anything, but they are detected. OTOH
> those cards are PCI cards.
> 
> Anyway, to see if your USB card is detected you e.g. can run
> 
> $ hwinfo --usb
> 
> Then you should get something like
>   [snip]
>   Vendor: usb 0x0944 "KORG, Inc."
>   Device: usb 0x010f "nanoKONTROL"
>   Revision: "1.00"
>   Driver: "snd-usb-audio"
>   Driver Modules: "snd_usb_audio"
>   [snip]
> Of cause, here it's not an USB ICE1712 device.
> 
> What happens if you run envy24control?
> 
> FWIW on my Arch alsa-tools-ice1712 isn't, but alsa-tools is installed.
> 
> - Ralf
> 
> [1]
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture

PS:
Oops, I googled and found out your audio device is USB 2.0, they were
(perhaps still are) known as not working with Linux.

Regarding to your USB 2.0 device I found a thread from 2010:
http://linuxaudio.org/mailarchive/lau/2010/9/13/173602

- Ralf