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coelebsso i started to work on midi looper in pure data04:02
coelebsnow i can record and erase all cc data on sequences that have predefined length04:03
coelebsneed to find decent midi metronome patch and work out undo and it's ready04:04
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cyborg_help needed with setting usb midi devices and drivers17:45
cyborg_they are not working out of the box per se17:46
cyborg_need help getting drivers loaded for usb midi controllers17:50
cyborg_can anyone assist17:50
zequencecyborg_: Which device is it?17:51
zequenceIf has generic midi support, no special drivers are needed17:51
zequencegeneric usb support, that is17:51
cyborg_i got a second had openlabs dbeat. the controllers that i need help with are the drum pads mixer and possibly editor17:52
cyborg_mainly druim pads and mixer17:52
cyborg_i see it in lsusb17:52
cyborg_and even usbview17:52
holsteinbut, not in alsa or midi tab's of qjackctl connect, correct?17:53
cyborg_yes correct17:53
holsteinis the device connected through a hub? i would not connect it through a hub, but direct, and through other live CD"s on other hardware til i see it in qjackctl17:54
holsteini'll try other usb ports, and i'll also check it in a supported operating system17:55
cyborg_i've  looking around and not able to find a oem driver or firmware17:55
holsteini mean, if its second hand, you are even assuming the device is functional.. you can waste time with it and its DOA17:55
holsteincyborg_: sure.. its likely that you were not promised or provided official linux support.. which is why im saying, testing in windows or osx can help you see if the device is acutally functional17:56
cyborg_it was working fine with the original hardware and software and i've been told that there are no special drivers for the controllers and mapping and such takes place in ableton17:57
holsteincyborg_: i personally dont trust what i am told. i like to see it in action, and if you havent, you are assuming17:58
holsteincyborg_: there are likely not special drivers needed for OSX, which is what is being referenced there.. but, you wont know til you look first hand17:58
cyborg_i know the guy i got it from very well and seen it work.17:58
holsteincyborg_: you can waste many hours fiddling around, if the device is damaged17:58
holsteincyborg_: im not saying anyone is lying to you, friend.. things break, and if you havent seen it working, that is a possibility, is all17:59
cyborg_however that was with the installation of windows17:59
holsteincyborg_: so, if you can say, *right now, the device works from windows*, and windows is supported, then its safe to say the hardware is functional. just make sure you can say that, or you are potentially wasting time18:00
holsteini only say that from experience..18:00
holsteinotherwise, as i suggested, i'll try live CD's, and make a note of the kernels that support, if they do.. i'll try on different usb hardware and motherboards18:00
cyborg_cool thanks for looking out. but i am sure it works18:01
holsteincyborg_: from what you stated above, im not18:01
holsteincyborg_: and, its *not* working.. but, its up to you..18:01
holsteincyborg_: have you tried other  machines with a live CD? are you using a hub? have you tried plugging after boot? and before boot?18:02
cyborg_okay so i am really trying to get a usb mid driver to be assigned to it since the descriptors that are listed in the firmware are not allowing ubuntu to do its magic and automatically assign the driver18:03
holsteincyborg_: assigning it will come later.. try and just get the device working18:03
holsteincyborg_: do you have a usb hub?18:03
cyborg_no hub it is a a direct connection to the motherboard header18:03
holsteincyborg_: have you tried other motherboards? other machines?18:04
holsteinits also nice to just try a  fresh system from live CD.. to remove your install from the equation.. usb devices, as zequence and i state, typically just work, out of the box..18:05
cyborg_the device turns on.  the device is seen in lsusb, another motherboard/system has beentried but it was running ubuntu as well18:05
holsteincyborg_: but, was it running the same version of ubuntu? same kernel? im suggesting trying different kernels with different drivers.. easily done from live CD's18:06
cyborg_well im ahaving an issue with an m-audio oxygen 8 that wont show  up in jack or alsa18:06
holsteincyborg_: choose one of the devices at a time, and work kwith it18:06
* krokus is away (Linux is culture.)18:06
holsteincyborg_: but, my maudio is plug and play, and the oxygen is as well18:06
holsteincyborg_: so, i suggest, work with a liveCD that removes your configs and operating system from the equation, and go from there..18:07
cyborg_okay  ive tried on 12.04lts, 10.04, 14.04lts 64bit, studio 14.04, and studio64bit 14.0418:08
cyborg_live cds and freshinstalls18:08
holsteinthey are *all* ubuntu, though.. and im talking more specifically about 2 things. removeing you and your config from the equation, and trying *other* kernels for other potential support18:09
holstein64 vs 32bit likely wont break support for a device like that..18:09
holsteinat least, not in my experience..18:09
cyborg_so for instance try puppy, or fedora18:09
holsteincyborg_: i specifically suggested avlinux.. but, i have 12.04, 14.04, and i'll try the daily for 14.10, though, its not supported..18:10
holsteinbut, its likely  not the issue that a newer kernel will support the device.. its more likely just a configuration breakage, or something specific about the device that just doesnt work in linux18:10
cyborg_is avlniux a debian based distro18:11
holsteini mean, its not promised to work in linux.. but, the maudio should18:11
holsteinfinding someone with that specific hardware running in linux would be nice.. since you can just ask them, first hand, what is needed18:12
cyborg_yeah it would18:12
holsteinin some cases, a normal firmware update that could be easily done in windows or osx could break linux support for the device18:13
cyborg_it would lead you to beleive that it is possible since it is based on a pc anyway18:13
holsteincyborg_: but, even if i had that *same* device, its not guranteed that it would have the same chipsets.. and have the same support in linux18:13
cyborg_the chipset in the device or the motherboard18:14
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cyborg_hello anyone there18:35
holsteincyborg_: yes18:37
holsteincyborg_: the chipsets im referencing are in the device, but, they can be anywhere, and change.. all the company has to do is what they have promised.. and that is, provide a windows or osx driver.. not provide the chipset information, or drivers for linux18:38
cyborg_okay i got that18:40
cyborg_but i have seen where some have loaded drivers for their devices and got them to work on ubuntu18:40
cyborg_i think i need help with solving how to bind the built in drivers in ubuntu to the devices and maybe then it will work in ubuntu18:44
holsteincyborg_: i disgree18:47
holsteincyborg_: you cant "bind" anything that is not showing up18:47
holsteincyborg_: i would work on determining what you need to support the device.. which one are we talking about specifically? the maudio should just work.. and it does, correct?18:48
cyborg_they are showing up18:48
holsteincyborg_: they?18:48
cyborg_in lsusb, usbview, tree18:48
holsteincyborg_: i mean, in jack, specifically.. not lsusb..18:48
cyborg_okay so how do i get it to show in jack if the hardware is showing up on the machine18:49
holsteincyborg_: well, the fact is, it  may not be possible18:49
cyborg_my moto is nothing is impossible18:50
cyborg_i really dont want to go back to windows18:50
holsteincyborg_: sure. i didnt say impossible, what i mean is, the manufacturer is welcome and encouraged and able to provide you support for the device.. but, if they dont..18:50
cyborg_there is free lifetime support to the original purchaser of the unit18:51
holsteincyborg_: sure.. but, not for linux18:51
cyborg_I am not the original purchaser18:51
holsteincyborg_: nothing is broken here.. everything is working as advertised18:51
holsteinthe issue is, why is it not working in linux? and how are you going to make it work? and determine if its supposed to or able to work? knowing that the company can always make it work, utimately, but may not choose to18:52
cyborg_lthey do not support linux at this time18:54
cyborg_i am trying to do something different18:54
holsteincyborg_: right. something that is not supported18:55
holsteincyborg_: i suggest, focus on the maudio.. mine literally works when i plug it in. fully up to date 14.04 ubuntu installation.. and *any* other linux i have used it with.. out of the box18:55
holsteincyborg_: is the maudio working? and showing in jack? in alsa and/or midi?18:55
cyborg_still.... loking for help with usb midi controller drivers20:47
holsteincyborg_: no, you are not.. you are looking for help running linux on the machine.. the dbeat hardware specifically.20:48
holsteinits different.. the way you ask above looks like you have a dbeat, and you are connecting it to linux, which is not the case.. you are running linux on that actual hardware and you ned *general* support for it. for everything20:49
cyborg_its an intel core 2 duo running at 3ghz 4gb ram 1tb hdd ubuntustudio 14.04 64bit20:51
cyborg_linux is running fine20:51
cyborg_i can use any normally supported devices with it20:52
holsteincyborg_: no its not.. you are not getting device support in linux for what youare asking  support with20:52
holsteincyborg_: then, what is not working?20:52
cyborg_however i just want to use the hardware that is built into it20:52
holsteincyborg_: ok.. and what hardware is that?20:52
holsteincyborg_: you can lspci and lsusb or anything else you feel a volunteer may find helpful..20:53
cyborg_did you not get the pastebin?20:55
cyborg_pastebin = http://pastebin.com/ar2cE7wy20:56
cyborg_holstein,  output of lsusb20:56
holsteincyborg_: you didnt put the pastebin in this channel, friend20:56
holsteincyborg_: that was a different channel. you can also try asking properly in #ubuntu, but, i think what you will find most benificial is running other kernels on that hardware20:57
cyborg_i put it in #kxstudio originally20:57
cyborg_when gordonjcp was attempting to help20:57
holsteincyborg_: right and the link you give still isnt working, and it was just for lsusb..20:58
holsteinhttp://pastebin.com/ar2cE7wy is dead20:58
holstein!paste20:58
ubottuFor posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imagebin.org/?page=add | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.20:58
cyborg_http://pastebin.com/KFzeWGgv21:02
cyborg_do you see it now21:03
cyborg_holstein,21:04
holsteincyborg_: no. i still only see lsusb21:04
holsteincyborg_: and i still see a belkin hub connected21:04
cyborg_what do you want to see21:04
holsteincyborg_: i would open a terminal, and run "lspci, lsusb, aplay -l, arecord -l" literally anything i think a volunteer would need..21:05
cyborg_I am not disconnecting the belkin hub21:05
holsteincyborg_: you should21:05
holsteincyborg_: i suggested it first thing.. why would you not?21:05
cyborg_holstein, it is a non-issue (the Hub)21:06
holsteincyborg_: its relevant, friend..21:06
cyborg_it is how my kvm is connected21:06
cyborg_holstein,  or rather my key mouse/ touchinterface21:07
holsteinthis is how you will get the most help.. by having information ready in a pastebin.. and unplugging all unessential hardware and trying other kernels with live CD's21:07
cyborg_ive done that same result21:08
cyborg_different machine diff ver of kernel  same result21:08
holsteincyborg_: yeah? how did the avlinux kernel support the hardware? whats the output of lspci and aplay  -l from avlinux?21:08
holsteincyborg_: not different machine.. *that* machine21:09
cyborg_not installed any more21:10
holsteincyborg_: i *never* suggested installing it21:10
holsteinwhat i suggest is, running different kernels live, and see how those commands list and recognize the hardware21:11
holsteincyborg_: live, meaning, yyou dont need to install them21:11
cyborg_holstein, here is the output of "lsusb -d 1471: -v | less" "lspci" and "aplay -l" http://pastebin.com/cLRm1qQU21:21
cyborg_http://pastebin.com/cLRm1qQU21:21
cyborg_do u c it21:22
holsteincyborg_: ok.. so just do that for a few other kernels21:22
holsteinand, id try and keep it simpler21:22
cyborg_look i want to get it working on this installation21:23
holsteini mean, literally open the terminal.. run "lspci" "lsusb" "aplay -l" "arecord -l" and pastebin that21:23
holsteincyborg_: look?21:23
holsteincyborg_: im offering troubleshooting steps that can aid you in getting it working in that installation21:24
holsteincyborg_: if you wanted to just install a binary and have full working system, the company that made the device can and is welecome to provide that.. but they are not.. so, you will need to do some work on your own21:24
cyborg_i dont have the time / patience to try forty different version just to get the same results all over again.  (im exagerating but  u catch my drift)21:25
holsteincyborg_: you can try a more populated channel, like #ubuntu ..or a mailing list21:25
holsteincyborg_: this will take both time and patience.. much of both21:25
cyborg_i guess what im saying there is no need for the troubleshooting steps if it worked on a fresh install of windows and is physically connected the same way21:27
holsteincyborg_: windows support is irrelevant21:27
cyborg_same hardware just different OS21:28
holsteincyborg_: the company paid a team of professionals to provide that support... and officially extend that to you.. they are welcome and able to provide the same support for linux.. but dont21:28
holsteincyborg_: take the machine, and try installing osx on it for example.. you would have a similar sistuation.. or android for that matter..its just not made with linux support in mind nor provided21:29
holsteinthe fact that window works on it doesnt mean linux will.. windows, stock, out of the box, doesnt work on the hardware either.. its the drivers the manufacturer provides that support it21:30
cyborg_if I were the original owner of the unit then they would give me the support. but...since i am not they will not provide me with support especially under linux21:30
holsteincyborg_: no, they wouldnt.. they dont provide support for linux.. not support not drivers21:31
cyborg_ok so is there a way to force a driver to load for a specific device21:31
holsteincyborg_: there is not such thing as support for that device in linux, though, linux is not preventing that.. but, there is little it can do to actively facilitate it21:31
holsteincyborg_: yes.. there is a way to "force a ddriver to load" . the manufacturer would create and support the driver, andit would work21:31
holsteincyborg_: what do you do in windows to force the drivers to load?21:32
cyborg_windows has a wizard for that21:33
cyborg_easy21:33
holsteincyborg_: ok.. load the wizard that the company provided for windows21:33
cyborg_or edit the registry21:33
holsteincyborg_: the company made that wizard for windows.. is there not one from them for linux?21:33
holsteinif not, thats why you are having such an issue.. there is little windows is doing to support the device .. the manufacturer provides that21:34
cyborg_they didnt provide that and it is unavailable to unregistered users of their products21:34
cyborg_i am not the original/registered owner21:34
holsteincyborg_: no.. its unavailable in general, friend. they do not provide a tool for driver support in linux21:34
holsteincyborg_: linux is not supported21:34
cyborg_go4rdon was more optimistic than this21:35
holsteincyborg_: sure.. and im not saying it cant be supported.. im realistic.. there is not "driver loader" built into linux here.. nor is there one you can get from the company21:36
holsteinthis would be just like downloading or buying windows8 and trying to run it on that machine.. or osx.. its just not intended to run them, so the company doesnt provide drivers.. that doesnt mean you cant get it working, but you have to be willing to troubleshoot and spend time and effort21:37
cyborg_it is a normal computer!!!!!!21:38
holsteincyborg_: i never said anything to the contrary, friend21:38
holsteincyborg_: but, many "Normal computers" cant run linux.. because they do not have driver support from the manuracturer21:39
cyborg_windows NT, XP, 2000, VISTA, WIN7, Win8 can all run on it21:39
holsteincyborg_: great.. why is that?21:39
holsteincyborg_: did the company promise they would? by providing driver support?21:40
cyborg_ok fine21:40
holsteincyborg_: if they did, you can ask them to do the same for linux.. but, if not, you'll have to do some testing21:40
cyborg_i did some searching and found where someone was able to reassign a driver to a different device of a different kind to get more functionality using ubuntu.  so how much different is that from what i am trying to do other than21:41
holsteincyborg_: for that specific hardware?21:42
cyborg_holstein,  YES!!!  testing that is what I want to do. but I also want to test by binding drivers or editing scripts.  is there help for that21:43
holsteincyborg_: share what you have, friend..21:43
cyborg_holstein, http://lwn.net/Articles/143397/21:43
holsteincyborg_: where is it stated that this pertains to your hardware?21:44
cyborg_nowhere21:44
cyborg_however the pricipal should be the same21:45
holsteincyborg_: so, when i ask "for that specific hardware?: above, and you reply in caps with "YES!!!", its actually *not* for that specific hardware? then?21:45
cyborg_principal21:45
holsteincyborg_: the principil there is, there is something to support the device.. you dont have that here.. you havre *different* *hardware* .. and a much newer kernel, where that is not needed as much21:45
cyborg_14.04lts 64bit21:46
holsteincyborg_: that link is for an older kernel, and for other hardware.. it has little relevance for your situation.. since you dont know what to bind, or if you can, or need to bind anything21:46
holsteincyborg_: i would be using the avlinux 32bit kernel.. and a 12.04 live, and 14.10 live.. as well as 14.04.. all 32bit, likely21:47
holsteinlive*21:47
holsteinso that i can be nimble, and check hardware support..21:47
holsteinthat link is not for you..21:48
holstein"One new feature in the 2.6.13-rc3 kernel release, is the ability to bind and unbind drivers from devices manually from user space. Previously, the only way to disconnect a driver from a device was usually to unload the whole driver from memory, using rmmod."21:48
holsteinyou have no drivers to bind, or unbind.. you dont konw what , if anything, from the kernel supports the device yet21:48
cyborg_i need 64bit for the amount of ram that will be installed.  whats the use of fixing it on a platform that will not be used21:48
holsteincyborg_: it doesnt matter what you need, in the end, friend.. im talking about the steps you need to do to test..21:49
holsteincyborg_: none of this is a "Fix".. nothing is broken21:49
cyborg_okay21:50
holsteinits not a shortcoming of linux or that system that linux doesnt run on it.. and its not broken.. its all working as advertised and promised21:50
cyborg_so if they intentionally made it invisible to linux but not to windows21:52
cyborg_is there a way to bind the snd-usb-midi driver to it21:53
holsteincyborg_: sure.. where is the driver that the manufacturer provided?21:54
holsteincyborg_: or the specs that allow us to communicate with the device they have made?21:54
holsteincyborg_: they are not intentionally blocking it from linux friend.. they are just not providing support for linux.. they never promised they would21:54
cyborg_i need help binding a driver to a device.21:57
cyborg_there no windows drivers available21:58
cyborg_it is class compliant but linux doesnt see it21:58
holsteinif its class compliant, it should just work22:00
cyborg_but has the wrong class listed22:01

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