[PD] RPI USB Audio -nogui "Invalid value for card"

[Pierre Massat]

Yes, sorry for crashing this thread, i'm only using the internal output for
now, no experience to share with an external soundcard.

Pierre.

2012/9/4 m.e.grimm <megrimm at gmail.com>

> thats the internal output right?
> im using a cheap/generic USB in/out. i think its another issue other
> than PD because the increased audio buf doesnt improve anything....
>
> m
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just FYI, on my RPI running raspbian Pd doesn't need a delay to turn the
> > audio on, but does require a substantial buffer in order to work fine
> with
> > the analog output.
> >
> > Pierre.
> >
> > 2012/9/4 m.e.grimm <megrimm at gmail.com>
> >
> >> it ends up that i forgot to do the delay on the loadbang thing to turn
> >> audio on with -nogui flag.
> >>
> >> works but doesnt sound so good... ill work on that one...
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> m
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu> wrote:
> >> > Well, first off, do you know about X11 forwarding in ssh?  It's easy
> >> > to run GUI programs over ssh and have all teh windows pop up on
> >> > the calling machine.  Just make sure /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the
> >> > Pi has the line "X11Forwarding yes" (and restart sshd if necessary)
> and
> >> > run "ssh -X" from the calling machine (-X might be on by default
> anyway;
> >> > also you can change the default in /etc/ssh/ssh_configu).  Type "pd"
> on
> >> > the remote shell and bingo, the Pd window pops up on the calling one.
> >> >
> >> > Sometimes there's an extra step to get permission to use the audio
> >> > device on
> >> > the remote machine if you aren't roo on it -- this can be done by
> adding
> >> > your
> >> > user account to group 'audio'.
> >> >
> >> > cheers
> >> > Miller
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Sep 02, 2012 at 09:52:50AM -0400, m.e.grimm wrote:
> >> >> hey miller.
> >> >>
> >> >> yeah on raspbian i got rid of the "invalid card" nag. no way to test
> >> >> stuff at moment via gui. all done via ssh on headless rpi.
> >> >>
> >> >> my guess is it has nothing to do with pd. usb cards have to be set to
> >> >> default.
> >> >>
> >> >> $ nano /etc/asound.conf
> >> >>
> >> >> pcm.!default {
> >> >>         type hw
> >> >>         card 0
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> ctl.!default {
> >> >>         type hw
> >> >>         card 0
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> $nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
> >> >> change line:
> >> >> # Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
> >> >> options snd-usb-audio index=-2
> >> >>
> >> >> to:
> >> >> # Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
> >> >> options snd-usb-audio index=0
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> m
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>
> wrote:
> >> >> > Hmm - no matter what I try over here I can't get Pd to complain
> >> >> > 'Invalid value for card' - a lame guess would be that either the
> >> >> > input or output only does mono and Pd is asking for 2 channels or
> >> >> > something like that.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I suppose all works fine when you open Pd with a GUI, right?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks for your patience...
> >> >> > M
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 06:33:37PM -0400, m.e.grimm wrote:
> >> >> >> hey miller,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > You can type "pd -nogui -audiodev 1" (1 is the default anyway)
> to
> >> >> >> > get
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> yeah that's what i meant. "pd -nogui -audiodev 1", "pd -nogui
> >> >> >> -audiodev 2", etc etc.... All giving me the same error.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
> >> >> >> snd_pcm_open (input): No such file or directory
> >> >> >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
> >> >> >> snd_pcm_open (output): No such file or directory
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> m
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> > You can type "pd -nogui -audiodev 1" (1 is the default anyway)
> to
> >> >> >> > get
> >> >> >> > the "hardware" device or  "pd -nogui -audiodev 2" to get the
> >> >> >> > "plughw"
> >> >> >> > device.  The "device numbers" in the Pd argument agree with the
> >> >> >> > numbering
> >> >> >> > that "-listdev" prints out.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > cheers
> >> >> >> > Miller
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 12:11:42PM -0400, m.e.grimm wrote:
> >> >> >> >> My audio card is listed as:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> pi at raspberrypi ~ $ lsusb
> >> >> >> >> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> >> >> >> >> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.
> >> >> >> >> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
> >> >> >> >> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd
> >> >> >> >> EW-7811Un
> >> >> >> >> 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
> >> >> >> >> Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0d8c:000e C-Media Electronics, Inc.
> Audio
> >> >> >> >> Adapter (Planet UP-100, Genius G-Talk)
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> pi at raspberrypi ~ $ aplay -l
> >> >> >> >> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> >> >> >> >> card 1: Device [Generic USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio
> >> >> >> >> [USB Audio]
> >> >> >> >>   Subdevices: 1/1
> >> >> >> >>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> When i do:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> pi at raspberrypi ~ $speaker-test -Dplughw:1,0 -t sine -f 800
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I get a test tone from the output. Then I do:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> pi at raspberrypi ~ $ sudo pd -nogui -listdev
> >> >> >> >> audio input devices:
> >> >> >> >> 1. Generic USB Audio Device (hardware)
> >> >> >> >> 2. Generic USB Audio Device (plug-in)
> >> >> >> >> audio output devices:
> >> >> >> >> 1. Generic USB Audio Device (hardware)
> >> >> >> >> 2. Generic USB Audio Device (plug-in)
> >> >> >> >> API number 1
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> pi at raspberrypi ~ $ pd -nogui -alsa -nomidi -audiodev 1,1
> >> >> >> >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for
> card
> >> >> >> >> snd_pcm_open (input): No such file or directory
> >> >> >> >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for
> card
> >> >> >> >> snd_pcm_open (output): No such file or directory
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> hmmmm... am i doing something silly wrong here? what am i
> missing
> >> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> >> my flags that giving me "Invalid value for card"?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> thanks!
> >> >> >> >> m
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
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> >> >> >> >> m.e.grimm | m.f.a | ed.m.
> >> >> >> >> megrimm at gmail.com
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> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
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> >> >> >> m.e.grimm | m.f.a | ed.m.
> >> >> >> megrimm at gmail.com
> >> >> >> _________________________________
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> ____________________
> >> >> m.e.grimm | m.f.a | ed.m.
> >> >> megrimm at gmail.com
> >> >> _________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> megrimm at gmail.com
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