[FFADO-user] Fwd: Re: Echo AudioFire 4 stability issues

[Brian H. <wo...@4a...>]

Spark isn't mailing list savvy mua. Bah.

-brian
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From: Brian Hechinger <wo...@4a...>
Date: Feb 8, 2021, 20:07 -0500
To: matt henschel <hen...@ca...>
Subject: Re: [FFADO-user] Echo AudioFire 4 stability issues
> It doesn't work with ALSA at all and it's very unstable with FFADO.
>
> Is there a known good version of firmware or should I just start decreasing the version until it behaves better (hopefully)?
>
> -brian
> On Feb 8, 2021, 17:26 -0500, matt henschel <hen...@ca...>, wrote:
> > hello, typically the audiofires need an earlier firmware under linux.
> > hadnt played with a 4 yet though (only both versions of the non-pre 8
> > and the 12's)
> >
> > does it work at all with the new firmware??
> >
> > On 2/8/21, Brian Hechinger <wo...@4a...> wrote:
> > > I've recently picked up an Echo AudioFire 4 to replace a USB device to
> > > get better latency.
> > >
> > >
> > > It does not want to play nice with my system. It doesn't work with ALSA
> > > at all and when used with jack in FFADO mode it crashes jack immediately
> > > at 32/2 or 32/3. I can get it to work running 64/2 or 64/3 but it does
> > > eventually crash jack at those settings as well.
> > >
> > >
> > > The error is always the same, unhandled xruns:
> > >
> > > ERROR: JackFFADODriver::ffado_driver_wait - unhandled xrun
> > > ERROR: firewire ERR: wait status < 0! (= -1)
> > > ERROR: JackAudioDriver::ProcessAsync: read error, stopping...
> > > ERROR: JackPosixProcessSync::LockedTimedWait error usec = 5000000 err =
> > > Connection timed out
> > > ERROR: Driver is not running
> > > ERROR: Cannot create new client
> > >
> > >
> > > I have no idea what firmware was on it so I downloaded the latest I
> > > could find (the 5.8 package) and put that on. It made no difference in
> > > behavior, but for all I know it had 5.8 on it before as well.
> > >
> > >
> > > I also got a Thunderbolt to firewire dongle for the mac and it seems to
> > > run flawlessly under Big Sur.
> > >
> > >
> > > The details are as follows:
> > >
> > > AMD Ryzen 3600X
> > >
> > > ASUS Prime B450-Plus
> > >
> > > Texus Instruments XIO2213B Firewire card
> > >
> > > Ubuntu Studio 20.04 - Same issue with 5.4-lowlatency, 5.8-lowlatency and
> > > 5.10-liquorix kernels
> > >
> > >
> > > Here are the diagnostic things I can figure out to send:
> > >
> > > https://gist.github.com/bhechinger/9974df59ce215b44678180ae5d6057b5
> > >
> > >
> > > This really seems like a nice little box. I'd really like to get it
> > > working at 32/2 but at this point I'd happily accept stable at all. :)
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -brian
> > >
> > >
> > >
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