Jack not starts with RME Multiface

Hello,
I just tried first time my RME audio card and I am not able to start jack with it.
I see audio signal going in on HDSP mixer utility.

Jack’s message box giving this output:

08:18:49.063 Patchbay deactivated.
08:18:49.111 Statistics reset.
08:18:49.162 Startup script…
08:18:49.162 artsshell -q terminate
JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
08:18:49.181 MIDI connection graph change.
can’t create mcop directory
Creating link /root/.kde/socket-64studio.
08:18:49.418 Startup script terminated with exit status=256.
08:18:49.418 JACK is starting…
08:18:49.418 /usr/bin/jackd -R -dalsa -r48000 -p512 -n3 -D -Chw:1,0 -Phw:1,0 -i8 -o8
08:18:49.428 JACK was started with PID=28694 (0x7016).
jackd 0.103.0
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.
loading driver …
apparent rate = 48000
creating alsa driver … hw:1,0|hw:1,0|512|3|48000|8|8|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit
control device hw:1
configuring for 48000Hz, period = 512 frames, buffer = 3 periods
ALSA: final selected sample format for capture: 32bit little-endian
ALSA: cannot set channel count to 8 for capture
ALSA: cannot configure capture channel
cannot load driver module alsa
no message buffer overruns
08:18:49.456 JACK was stopped successfully.
08:18:49.456 Post-shutdown script…
08:18:49.456 killall jackd
jackd: no process killed
08:18:49.628 MIDI connection change.
08:18:49.664 Post-shutdown script terminated with exit status=256.
08:18:51.643 Could not connect to JACK server as client. Please check the messages window for more info.
JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]

Thanks for help/advice

decrease your buffer period to 2, 3 is OK for USB devices. The HDSP takes 2 only. You can do this from the qjackctl setup window.

Thank you thorgal,
I tried this set up, but still the same…
I really don’t know what can be problem, as I sad I am triing this first time.
Every think else seems to be ok. HDSP window showing signel goiing in.
And Hammerfall DSP Alsa setting changing sample rate…

Thanks for help…

mirami

which alsa version ? 1.0.15 that ships with kernel 2.6.24 is known to have a problem. You will have to switch to alsa 1.0.16 (I started a thread in this forum about the issue under the linux subforum).

Hello,
my kernel is 2.6.21-multimedia it is RT kernel … my distro is 64studio 2.1rc1 and I have alsa-base 1.0.16 package
I will check your thread.
Thanks

mirami

… then do you know how to use the TotalMix (hdspmixer) ?
If you don’t fire it up a first time, you won’t hear anything out of your card. This app initializes the HDSP and applies your saved setting (or the default if you have not fiddled around with it). If you are using it, then make sure that you have raised the faders for the appropriate routing. For each channel, whether analog-in or PCM-out, you can select which analog-out it will be redirected to. For a given analog-in, you can set up the volume fader for each analog-out (select the analog-out in the bottom of the analog-in strip). Same goes for PCM-out, for each of them you can select which analog-out to redirect it and set the volume fader for it.
Have you also checked the output of the headphone jack in the front panel of the multiface ? (available on multiface II)

Hello Thorgal thanks a lot,
It seems to be the magic… :slight_smile:
I followed your instructions and fired up TotalMix first and checked all inputs and all outputs (18/18).
And in Jack setup also adjust input/output to 18/18.
Jack started up. Aslo all inputs working in Ardour now … :slight_smile:
Just to make it clear for me… I have to every time I am using Multiface check all inputs/outputs?
And for Digiface 26/26?

Thanks

mirami

I have a Multiface II and the only thing I need to begin the work is run hdspmixer at the begging of the session to get sound in the soundcard, but i don’t need to check the levels.

Thanks Dinilu

I have Multiface I … Is there any difference between Multiface I and Multiface II ?
As regards behavior and any others matters…

mirami

Hey Mirami,

It is worth reading the RME manual :wink: The windows application TotalMix is the same as the linux hdspmixer so you should find your way around!

Good luck :slight_smile:

PS: the diff that I know of between multiface I and II is the stereo headphone jack plug on the front panel. You can reroute everything to this dedicated output for monitoring. It is pretty convenient :slight_smile: