[PlanetCCRMA] [Planet CCRMA] : Jack and Freebob issues on Fc8

Mysth-R mysthr21 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 12:49:01 2007


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Thanks for your answer.

2007/11/23, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.stanford.edu>:
>
> On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 15:57 +0100, Mysth-R wrote:
> > Hi, I recently update my system to fc8. I still have some config to do
> > (wifi, nvidia graphic card,...) but it works pretty well.
> > Yesaterday I tried to do some music with pd, and Zynaddsubfx through
> > JACK.
> > I got a Firebox Presonus Firewire sound Card. So I run Jack using
> > Qjackctl with :
> >
> > jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n3 -D
> >
> > I got some difficulties to establish the real issue. Jack run
> > perfectly. Then I run pd and zynadd, create my connection, and then
> > while I am making the connection, Jack Stops, and sometimes doesn't
> > respond anymore so I can't see the error message from Qjackctl.
> >
> > Ok while I was writting this message, I tried again.
> > Run qjackctl :
> > jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n3 -D
> >
> > running pd with : pd -rt -jack -alsamidi
> > Here is the message :
> >
> >
> >
> > 15:41:21.293 Patchbay deactivated.
> > 15:41:21.389 Statistics reset.
> > 15:41:21.447 Startup script...
> > 15:41:21.447 artsshell -q terminate
> > JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
> > JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
> > 15:41:21.514 ALSA connection graph change.
> > sound server terminated
> > 15:41:21.888 Startup script terminated successfully.
> > 15:41:21.888 JACK is starting...
> > 15:41:21.889 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n2
> > -D
> > 15:41:21.891 JACK was started with PID=4948.
> > 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 ..
> > SSE2 detected
> > Freebob using Firewire port 0, node -1
> > 15:41:22.092 ALSA connection change.
> > 15:41:22.310 ALSA connection graph change.
> > 15:41:22.993 ALSA connection graph change.
> > libiec61883 warning: Established connection on channel 0.
> > You may need to manually set the channel on the receiving node.
> > libiec61883 warning: Established connection on channel 1.
> > You may need to manually set the channel on the transmitting node.
> > 15:41:23.094 ALSA connection change.
> > 15:41:24.102 Server configuration saved to "/home/mysthr2/.jackdrc".
> > 15:41:24.103 Statistics reset.
> > 15:41:24.890 Client activated.
> > 15:41:24.893 JACK connection change.
> > 15:41:24.896 JACK connection graph change.
> > JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
> > SSE2 detected
> > 15:44:09.981 ALSA connection graph change.
> > 15:44:09.985 JACK connection graph change.
> > 15:44:10.073 JACK connection change.
> > 15:44:10.074 ALSA connection change.
> > 15:44:13.023 Shutdown notification.
> > 15:44:13.026 JACK is stopping...
> > 15:44:13.029 JACK is being forced...
> > zombified - calling shutdown handler
> > 15:44:13.031 ALSA connection graph change.
> > 15:44:13.229 JACK was stopped successfully.
> > 15:44:43.229 Post-shutdown script...
> > 15:44:43.229 killall jackd
> > QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running.
> > 15:44:43.231 ALSA connection graph change.
> > 15:44:43.232 ALSA connection graph change.
> > 15:44:44.047 Post-shutdown script terminated successfully.
>
> Hmmm, it looks like one of the clients is timing out and bringing down
> the server. Or it could be the firewire stack I guess. What happens if
> you use a non-firewire card? Do you have one?


Ok I will try tomorrow. Don't know if it is the firewire stack, because, it
works in no RT mode.

> Yesterday, I finally test different config from qjackctl, and I tried
> > to disable the realtime option. Then It was working "perfectly", but I
> > heard many crackles not XRUNS, but crackles in sound.
>
> That sounds like xruns.


Yes but Qjackctl doesn't display any Xruns, still 0(0)

> I think these were produced by Pd since I ran it with no -rt option.
> >
> > So Is there a problem with my RT configuration ? I don't know where I
> > can look for to solve my issue.
>
> Does jack eventually die if you run it for a while without clients? I
> would also try with a different soundcard (not firewire).


ok will try tormorrow too.

> Just another thing, I can't remember if it was doing the same on fc7,
> > but when qjackctl is running in RT mode the read-out "RT" near the DSP
> > load percent and the sample rate, winks. Is it normal ?
>
> I think that is normal.
>
> Was this all working fine on fc7? It could be a problem with the new
> kernel.


Yes it was working fine on fc7.
Cheers,

Mysth-R



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Thanks for your answer.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/11/23, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano &lt;<a href="mailto:nando@ccrma.stanford.edu">nando@ccrma.stanford.edu</a>&gt;:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 15:57 +0100, Mysth-R wrote:<br>&gt; Hi, I recently update my system to fc8. I still have some config to do<br>&gt; (wifi, nvidia graphic card,...) but it works pretty well.<br>&gt; Yesaterday I tried to do some music with pd, and Zynaddsubfx through
<br>&gt; JACK.<br>&gt; I got a Firebox Presonus Firewire sound Card. So I run Jack using<br>&gt; Qjackctl with :<br>&gt;<br>&gt; jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n3 -D<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I got some difficulties to establish the real issue. Jack run
<br>&gt; perfectly. Then I run pd and zynadd, create my connection, and then<br>&gt; while I am making the connection, Jack Stops, and sometimes doesn&#39;t<br>&gt; respond anymore so I can&#39;t see the error message from Qjackctl.
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Ok while I was writting this message, I tried again.<br>&gt; Run qjackctl :<br>&gt; jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n3 -D<br>&gt;<br>&gt; running pd with : pd -rt -jack -alsamidi<br>&gt; Here is the message :
<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; 15:41:21.293 Patchbay deactivated.<br>&gt; 15:41:21.389 Statistics reset.<br>&gt; 15:41:21.447 Startup script...<br>&gt; 15:41:21.447 artsshell -q terminate<br>&gt; JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]
<br>&gt; JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]<br>&gt; 15:41:21.514 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; sound server terminated<br>&gt; 15:41:21.888 Startup script terminated successfully.<br>&gt; 15:41:21.888 JACK is starting...
<br>&gt; 15:41:21.889 /usr/bin/jackd -R -P65 -t2000 -dfreebob -r48000 -p512 -n2<br>&gt; -D<br>&gt; 15:41:21.891 JACK was started with PID=4948.<br>&gt; jackd 0.103.0<br>&gt; Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others.<br>&gt; jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
<br>&gt; This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it<br>&gt; under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details<br>&gt; JACK compiled with System V SHM support.<br>&gt; loading driver ..<br>&gt; SSE2 detected
<br>&gt; Freebob using Firewire port 0, node -1<br>&gt; 15:41:22.092 ALSA connection change.<br>&gt; 15:41:22.310 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; 15:41:22.993 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; libiec61883 warning: Established connection on channel 0.
<br>&gt; You may need to manually set the channel on the receiving node.<br>&gt; libiec61883 warning: Established connection on channel 1.<br>&gt; You may need to manually set the channel on the transmitting node.<br>&gt; 15:41:
23.094 ALSA connection change.<br>&gt; 15:41:24.102 Server configuration saved to &quot;/home/mysthr2/.jackdrc&quot;.<br>&gt; 15:41:24.103 Statistics reset.<br>&gt; 15:41:24.890 Client activated.<br>&gt; 15:41:24.893 JACK connection change.
<br>&gt; 15:41:24.896 JACK connection graph change.<br>&gt; JACK tmpdir identified as [/dev/shm]<br>&gt; SSE2 detected<br>&gt; 15:44:09.981 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; 15:44:09.985 JACK connection graph change.<br>
&gt; 15:44:10.073 JACK connection change.<br>&gt; 15:44:10.074 ALSA connection change.<br>&gt; 15:44:13.023 Shutdown notification.<br>&gt; 15:44:13.026 JACK is stopping...<br>&gt; 15:44:13.029 JACK is being forced...<br>&gt; zombified - calling shutdown handler
<br>&gt; 15:44:13.031 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; 15:44:13.229 JACK was stopped successfully.<br>&gt; 15:44:43.229 Post-shutdown script...<br>&gt; 15:44:43.229 killall jackd<br>&gt; QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running.
<br>&gt; 15:44:43.231 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; 15:44:43.232 ALSA connection graph change.<br>&gt; 15:44:44.047 Post-shutdown script terminated successfully.<br><br>Hmmm, it looks like one of the clients is timing out and bringing down
<br>the server. Or it could be the firewire stack I guess. What happens if<br>you use a non-firewire card? Do you have one?</blockquote><div><br>Ok I will try tomorrow. Don&#39;t know if it is the firewire stack, because, it works in no RT mode.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">&gt; Yesterday, I finally test different config from qjackctl, and I tried<br>
&gt; to disable the realtime option. Then It was working &quot;perfectly&quot;, but I<br>&gt; heard many crackles not XRUNS, but crackles in sound.<br><br>That sounds like xruns.</blockquote><div><br>Yes but Qjackctl doesn&#39;t display any Xruns, still 0(0)
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">&gt; I think these were produced by Pd since I ran it with no -rt option.<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; So Is there a problem with my RT configuration ? I don&#39;t know where I<br>&gt; can look for to solve my issue.<br><br>Does jack eventually die if you run it for a while without clients? I<br>would also try with a different soundcard (not firewire).
</blockquote><div><br>ok will try tormorrow too. <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">&gt; Just another thing, I can&#39;t remember if it was doing the same on fc7,
<br>&gt; but when qjackctl is running in RT mode the read-out &quot;RT&quot; near the DSP<br>&gt; load percent and the sample rate, winks. Is it normal ?<br><br>I think that is normal.<br><br>Was this all working fine on fc7? It could be a problem with the new
<br>kernel.</blockquote><div><br>Yes it was working fine on fc7. <br>Cheers,<br><br>Mysth-R<br></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>{^_^} Mysth-R {^_^}<br><br><a href="http://myspace.com/mysthr">http://myspace.com/mysthr
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