On Do, 2007-01-25 at 12:24 +0100, Robert Emil Berge wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:59:34 +0100
> "daniel g. siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > On Mi, 2007-01-24 at 20:38 +0100, Robert Emil Berge wrote:
> > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:52:36 +0100
> > > "daniel g. siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > hello!
> > > > 
> > > > i have the blackbox usb-audio-interface from m-audio [2]. im trying now 
> > > > to get it supported under linux. i just googled a bit, but werent able
> > > > to get some information about it. i also dont know much about the audio
> > > > interface in linux.
> > > > well, i tried to plug it in. see here [1] the things i got.. can 
> > > > anybody 
> > > > of you give me some tips what to do next?
> > > 
> > > Have you tried to play or record with it? 
> > > You can use 
> > > 
> > > aplay -D hw:1 filename.wav
> > > 
> > > to test it if it's card 1.
> > 
> > i got this message when i tried to play something
> > 
> > Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit
> > Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
> > aplay: set_params:904: Sample format non available
> > 
> > i had no luck recording something. also with rosegarden or jack there
> > was no success. i can see the hardware, but i dont hear anything from
> > it..
> 
> >From the M-Audio website I read this in the specifications: 
> 
> built-in USB audio interface (24-bit/44.1kHz)
> 
> The file you tried to play is 16-bit/48kHz, so it might work
> with a 24bit/44.1kHz file. This also applies to recording.
> If you try to record in any other format that the supported
> format, you'll just get an error.
> A good program to test this with is mhwaveedit. It's in AUR.
> It's the only easy to use program I know that lets you record
> from ALSA, and choose all the settings.
> Try to record 24bit 44100Hz Stereo PCM. mhwaveedit can also
> convert sound files to this format, so you can try to play it.

just tried to do that ;) but seems that it doesnt work:

<ALSA recording buffer overrun>
....

any other tips?

> 
> It also seems that although the Windows software is able to upgrade
> the firmware, it doesn't need to load it each time, so you shouldn't
> need a firmware loader, but there was new firmare released on 
> March 17th,2006, which might or might not be in your device.
> 

yeah you should be right. now i can see the device for the moment, but i
cant hear anything from it...

> > 
> > 
> > > The easiest is if the usb card is the only sound card. Then you can try 
> > > any
> > > audio program. The midi should also be recognised, and you can test it 
> > > with
> > > Jack and Rosegarden. If you don't know how to use these programs, it's
> > > absolutely worth while to check it out.
> > > 
> > > USB cards often don't have any mixer controls, since the controls are on
> > > the box, and then alsamixer doesn't work of course.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > best regards
> > > > daniel
> > > > 
> > > > [1] http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MAudioBlackBox-main.html
> > > > [2] here what i got:
> > > > 
> > > > ---dmesg:
> > > > 
> > > > [ 1725.885000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and
> > > > address 3
> > > > [ 1726.080000] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> > > > 
> > > > ---cat /proc/asound/card1/id:
> > > > Box
> > > > 
> > > > ---cat /proc/asound/card1/midi0:
> > > > Black Box
> > > > 
> > > > Output 0
> > > >   Tx bytes     : 0
> > > > Input 0
> > > >   Rx bytes     : 0
> > > > 
> > > > ---cat /proc/bus/usb/devices:
> > > > T:  Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  3 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
> > > > D:  Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
> > > > P:  Vendor=0763 ProdID=2011 Rev= 1.20
> > > > S:  Manufacturer=M-Audio
> > > > S:  Product=Black Box
> > > > C:* #Ifs= 5 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  0mA
> > > > I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=01(audio) Sub=01 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > I:  If#= 1 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=09(Isoc) MxPS= 280 Ivl=1ms
> > > > I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > I:  If#= 2 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=0d(Isoc) MxPS= 280 Ivl=1ms
> > > > I:  If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > I:  If#= 3 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=01(audio) Sub=02 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > E:  Ad=86(I) Atr=0d(Isoc) MxPS= 280 Ivl=1ms
> > > > I:  If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=01(audio) Sub=03 Prot=00
> > > > Driver=snd-usb-audio
> > > > E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> > > > E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
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