Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-19 Thread F. Dols
hI all, ECHO informed me that the indigodjx exprescard was not usb based but PCI express based. My usb - express adaptor will therefore not work. Many internet sellers warn for that, which is honest of them, but I did not notice and ignored it a bit. So, I will buy a used laptop with express

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-19 Thread Clemens Ladisch
F. Dols wrote: I bought a convertor (usb to express card) that has a usb plug on the one end and a express female on the other. I put my express card in that female end, and the usb end in my pc. The thing is MADE for this purpose, I assumed. An ExpressCard connector actually has two

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-18 Thread F. Dols
Hi, I connect the express card using a USB connector. Not a express slot. I guess that should be no problem? some more info: $ sudo lsmod | grep indigodjx snd_indigodjx 36068 0 snd_pcm 102099 3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_indigodjx snd_page_alloc 18710 3

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-18 Thread Clemens Ladisch
F. Dols wrote: that driver is indeed installed, see below, but the module is not, There is only one module, which is also a driver. Its name is snd-indigodjx. There isn't anything named indigodjx. modinfo snd-indigodjx filename:

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-18 Thread Clemens Ladisch
F. Dols wrote: I connect the express card using a USB connector. An ExpressCard connector has both PCI Express and USB connections. The Indigo DJx is a PCI Express device, so it will not work if you connect only the USB pins. Regards, Clemens

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread Robert M. Riches Jr.
There are two levels to make a module available: First, the module needs to be compiled for your kernel and available in (usually, IME) /lib/modules... The distributions I have worked with put all modules they compile in the kernel packages. Well, Tiny Core has some modules in separate

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread Takashi Sakamoto
On Aug 18 2015 13:49, F. Dols wrote: So, can someone give me more detailed directions for how to install in Mint 17.1 Module indigodjx Mint 17.1 is based on Ubuntu 14.04, therefore drivers are already included in your system. You can confirm that your system has a driver for your sound card

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread F. Dols
Hi, thanks, that driver is indeed installed, see below, but the module is not, as shows: $ sudo modinfo indigodjx gives: $ modinfo: ERROR: Module indigodjx not found. modinfo snd-indigodjx filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/sound/pci/echoaudio/snd-indigodjx.ko description:

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread F. Dols
Hi, thanks all for your help! So, can someone give me more detailed directions for how to install in Mint 17.1 Module indigodjx ? On 08/18/2015 04:29 AM, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote: There are two levels to make a module available: First, the module needs to be compiled for your

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread F. Dols
Hi, sudo modinfo indigodjx gives: modinfo: ERROR: Module indigodjx not found. So, how do I proceed to install that module? thanks, F On 08/16/2015 11:30 PM, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote: In another reply, you posted that sudo aplay -L did not show the Indigodjx card. I wonder if the udev

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-17 Thread Clemens Ladisch
F. Dols wrote: On http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main I do not see the name ECHO nor INDIGO in the Sound Card List. http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Vendor-Echo_Corporation Is ALSA able to see this soundcard under Mint 17.1 or not? That depends on

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-16 Thread chris hermansen
When you issue the command sudo aplay -L In the terminal, do you see your card in the list? Regards, Chris Hermansen On Aug 16, 2015 11:17, F. Dols f.j.h.d...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I need some starting pointers for the following. A. I use Mint 17.1 and bought the Indigodjx soundcard. On

[Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-16 Thread F. Dols
Hi, I need some starting pointers for the following. A. I use Mint 17.1 and bought the Indigodjx soundcard. On http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main I do not see the name ECHO nor INDIGO in the Sound Card List. However, I do see the name INDIGODJX in the DRIVERS list. What

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-16 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Perhaps this does help: https://wiki.debian.org/echoaudio Mixxx seems to support jack: http://www.mixxx.org/manual/latest/chapters/configuration.html Consider to use jack for audio productions. Perhaps http://ubuntustudio.org/ is a better distro for a newbie, than Mint is. It has got a user

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-16 Thread F. Dols
Hi Chris, thanks for the quick reply! No, only the build-in card is seen: But I just plugged in the Indigodjx using a USB connector, since my PC does not have a express slot. Should I restart or so? $ sudo aplay -L [sudo] password for francois43: default Playback/recording

Re: [Alsa-user] starters help (help!)

2015-08-16 Thread Robert M. Riches Jr.
In another reply, you posted that sudo aplay -L did not show the Indigodjx card. I wonder if the udev rule might be missing, which IIUC could cause the module to not load, which IIUC could cause the card to not be visible. Is the INDIGODJX kernel module loaded? sudo lsmod | grep indigodjx