Hello WSJTX devs, First, thanks for all the wonderful work you do on WSJT-X.
I run 3 instances of WSJT-X v2.4.0-rc1 on a dedicated Linux Mint 20.1 computer using an IC-7600 (HF), IC-7300 (6M) and IC-9700 (VHF through microwave) all connected via USB. For the serial CAT control, I use the /dev/serial/by-id devices which are robust and reliable since they don't change discovery order like USB /dev/tty devices do. They have names like "/dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_CP2102_USB_to_UART_Bridge_Controller_IC-7600_0202940-if00-port0" so I know which rig it goes to. These work great. But I have lots of problems with the audio config. The audio names (all similar to alsa_input.usb-Burr-Brown_from_TI__USB_Audio_CODEC-00.iec958-stereo.3) seem to change randomly, sometimes come up as (Not found), and seem to disappear and move unexpectedly. For example, sometimes the 2m WSJT-X on the IC-9700 will just suddenly and all by itself change and start displaying the same 40m audio that is on the IC-7600 instance. When things get messed up, I reboot and everything usually comes back ok and in the right places, but sometimes the audio devices that used to work just say (Not found). In this situation they can still be seen just fine in device lists in other applications such as arecord and alsa-info, so I'm not sure why WSJT-X can't see them. It would be helpful if the names of the devices somehow contained the USB paths like the output in alsa-info shows. For example: "Burr-Brown from TI USB Audio CODEC at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.6.5.1" where the .5. near the end tells me that is the device plugged into port 5 of the USB hub. That name never changes which device it is associated with. I also notice the audio input device list in WSJT-X also lists alsa_output* devices. I don't know if this is intentional or not, but doesn't seem right. The output device list only shows output devices as expected. Any suggestions for a more stable and repeatable audio setup? Thanks and 73, John N9ZL _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
