Alsa & Kernel Versions & Audio Interfaces
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:59 am
This is just good info about the troubles Alsa has with some kernels and not others.
I have about 5 kernels in boot options and alsa cannot find the audio interface in about half the cases.
So if you bought a USB compliant interface, and you have connection problems. Try differen kernels.
As an example. Alsa refuses to find my audio interface when I boot:
vmlinuz-5.2.0-17.2-liquorix-amd64
a liquorix kernel
but it immediately finds the interface when I boot e.g.
vmlinuz-4.19.0-1-amd6
which is a debian kernel.
Most of the reports of USB2 compatible interfaces not found and contradictory reports of the same interface working and not working by users , is due to the archaic Alsa finicky dependency on kernels. Alsa just fails quitely in this case. It would be way better if it can report errors in detail rather than the usual old vanilla cryptic garbage that can only be interpreted by a Ferengi.
Alsa development seems to be about dead.
I have about 5 kernels in boot options and alsa cannot find the audio interface in about half the cases.
So if you bought a USB compliant interface, and you have connection problems. Try differen kernels.
As an example. Alsa refuses to find my audio interface when I boot:
vmlinuz-5.2.0-17.2-liquorix-amd64
a liquorix kernel
but it immediately finds the interface when I boot e.g.
vmlinuz-4.19.0-1-amd6
which is a debian kernel.
Most of the reports of USB2 compatible interfaces not found and contradictory reports of the same interface working and not working by users , is due to the archaic Alsa finicky dependency on kernels. Alsa just fails quitely in this case. It would be way better if it can report errors in detail rather than the usual old vanilla cryptic garbage that can only be interpreted by a Ferengi.
Alsa development seems to be about dead.
