Jack failing to start (previously working)

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Philotomy
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Jack failing to start (previously working)

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I've been running Jack using Cadence for a long time with no issues, but suddenly I'm getting an error when trying to start Jack. Running Arch and using a Scarlett 18i8. Config can be seen below:

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After attempting to start Jack, the following shows up in the logs. (Also, after this error the Scarlett disappears from the list of sound/audio devices in the Gnome Settings app.)

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The error messages can be seen in the screenshot above, but I'll include them below (so they'll be part of the forum text search/index):

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Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: JackPosixProcessSync::LockedTimedWait error usec = 5000000 err = Connection timed out
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: Driver is not running
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: Cannot open client name = dbusapi
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: failed to create dbusapi jack client
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: Unknown request 4294967295
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: CheckSize error size = 0 Size() = 12
Sat Nov 21 11:20:09 2020: ERROR: CheckRead error
Sat Nov 21 11:20:13 2020: ERROR: ALSA: prepare error for playback on "hw:USB,0" (Broken pipe)
Sat Nov 21 11:20:13 2020: ERROR: JackAudioDriver::ProcessSync: read error, stopping...
Sat Nov 21 11:20:15 2020: ERROR: control open "hw:USB" (No such device)
Sat Nov 21 11:20:15 2020: ERROR: control open "hw:USB" (No such device)
To be honest, I'm not even sure where to begin troubleshooting. When I first set up Jack I remember it being something of a trial to get it working, but it's been working fine for a long time -- until now. Any assistance or guidance is appreciated.
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Distro: Arch, DAW: Bitwig, Interface: Scarlett 18i8 Gen 2
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Re: Jack failing to start (previously working)

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Well, I've found that if I disable the Focusrite Scarlett Gen 2 Mixer Driver, Jack starts and works normally. If the Mixer Driver is enabled, Jack is failing with the errors listed above. I also found it doesn't matter how I start Jack: using qjackctl, using jack_control, and using cadence all give the same (error) result when the mixer driver is enabled. I guess I'll post over in the Gen 2 Mixer Driver thread with this info.
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Re: Jack failing to start (previously working)

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Philotomy wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:46 am Well, I've found that if I disable the Focusrite Scarlett Gen 2 Mixer Driver, Jack starts and works normally. If the Mixer Driver is enabled, Jack is failing with the errors listed above. I also found it doesn't matter how I start Jack: using qjackctl, using jack_control, and using cadence all give the same (error) result when the mixer driver is enabled. I guess I'll post over in the Gen 2 Mixer Driver thread with this info.
Hi Philotomy,

If you are able, could you please try the new version of my driver here: https://github.com/geoffreybennett/scar ... /v5.12.5s3 and let me know if it helps? I believe this should fix the bug you encountered.

Thanks,
Geoffrey.
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