Re: Motu 896Mk3Hybrid dump

[Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp>]

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 09, 2023 at 01:19:49PM +0100, M. Armsby wrote:
> Ok, sorry for pictures.
> I will try the instructions you gave me in the coming days.
> The Arch system (manjaro) I'm using is the only one I know that uses a
> current Kernels and now runs very well with ALSA Firewire.
> Should I use a better Distro?

ALSA firewire-motu driver has no changes since v5.19 kernel. In theory,
you are free to select which version of kernel as long as using the later
version. Therefore, when selecting Linux distribution, you should take
care of the other items, at least:

 * Preferred version of software is provided; e.g. Ardour
 * Easy access to information about development environment

When building linux-firewire-utils, you need to install GNU Compiler
Collection and GNU Autotools. I think they are available by package
manager even if using Arch Linux or derivative distributions, however
I have never used them. If you find information about them in Arch Wiki
or somewhere, you try to continue using it.

> Indeed, it is inconvenient in the view of user. But let us focus on how
> to support MOTU 896 mk3 hybrid at present, since the issue includes many
> technical topics; each application, drivers in kernel, libraries, and
> interface between them.
>
>> See Pictures taken from Reaper in Windows 10
>
> Would I ask you to avoid attaching pictures to open mailing list?
> The message with many files is easily judged as spam message.

Additionally, HTML message is not favourable, since it is used for the
typical spam message.


Regards

Takashi Sakamoto