[PD] [OT?] Debian+Jack+Firebox+Pd = Bummer

[Ken Restivo]

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On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 12:55:02AM -0400, Myo wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> Sorry if this is too OT, but I think some people here might have/had the
> same problem.
> 
> The recipe for fun is as follows:
> 
> 12" Powerbook G4 1.33ghz
> Presonus firebox
> Debian testing/Lenny
> 2.6.22.9 kernel compiled for low latency
> Jack 0.103.0-6
> Hans' Pd-extended 0.39.2-rc5
> 
> So far I have managed to get the firebox recognized by jack using Freebob.
> When I start Jack, the Firebox's light turns blue, and it shows up in the
> patch window. When I start Pd, I can set it to use Jack as it's interface,
> and Pd, too, shows up in the patch window.
> 
> This sounds like it's working fine, but when I try to open a patch or turn
> on the DSP in Pd, it hangs indefinitely until I killall pd. Then of course
> Jack freaks out, and I have to killall jackd too.
> 
> I should point out that Pd works fine without Jack, using OSS and the
> onboard soundcard, but not with ALSA. Starting jack with ALSA and the
> onboard card gives me A/D/A sync errors.
> 
> I hope that somebody here can help out. I'm not a total nub, but this has me
> stumped. Google's and forum's have turned up no useful info.
> 
> 

Ask on the freebob list. I vaguely recall PPC issues with FreeBoB, but I'm not sure.

- -ken
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