Questions tagged [firewire]

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How can I use Jack for all my system sounds?

I have a firewire soundcard (Phonic FireFly808 [not the "808-U" version!]) which I would like to use as my standard soundcard. From what I found out, it seems like only ffado could get this firewire card running. ffado only runs with jack, so I…
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Cannot Open Camera In kdenlive Via IEEE1394

I am having difficulty getting a system to cooperate with a video camera using kdenlive and an IEEE1394 connection. From running lshw, we can see there is a card for such connections recognized: *-firewire:0 description: FireWire…
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JACK error starting server using FireWire drivers

I've been trying to setup an Edirol FA-66 audio interface in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, so that I can record sound coming from two microphones conected to it. The interface is connected to my computer using a FireWire cable. Thanks in advance for your…
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firewire video capture not working with Ubuntu 14.04

I used to transfer video by firewire (a.k.a. ieee1394, or i-link) with Ubuntu 12.04. Sometimes from the command line with dvgrab and sometimes with Kino. I haven't been able to make it work on 14.04 yet. Any help/suggestions are really…
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how to enable dvcapture through firewire (ieee1394)

Newbie here... Ubuntu 19.1 Studio user & installed very recently (multiboot win10) Can't seem to get dv-capture working via the firewirecard (i have around a 100 mini-dv-tapes which i would like to capture in the native dv-format) Kdenlive doesn't…
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Is firewire still supported by Ubuntu 19.10?

If it's not, then should I download a third party program?
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How do I get a MOTU 828 MK II working?

I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10, which is proving to be a nice OS - it's pretty fun to learn. I was wondering how to get Ubuntu to recognize my MOTU 828 Mk II firewire audio DSP (?) unit. It's connected by firewire to the valid FireWire port on my…
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How do I set up Edirol FA-66 firewire audio?

I'll confess that I'm quite new to Linux in general, so please don't assume anything when answering. I've been trying to find information online about this audio device. People generally claim that they got it working, but most of the chat about it…
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IEEE 1394 (firewire) support?

I'm a Linux newbie who just installed Ubuntu 24.04.1 on a PC which had a functioning firewire card installed. Is there any way I can find support for this card? Thanks!
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How to access 1394 port in Ubuntu-Studio 20.04 for DV capture

Can anyone tell me how to access the 1394 Firewire port within Ubuntu-Studio? I have been trying for almost 2 weeks. None of the capturing software that come with Studio can find the 1394 port. May have to give up and go back to Windows 10 :-(
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FW400 drive won't remount on reboot

Problem FW400 external drive will not mount on system reboot. FW cable needs to be disconnected and reconnected post login or boot for the drive to be recognised and mount correctly. Drive has no faults, and functions correctly with no errors after…
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Can anyone identify the cause of the digital distortion that periodically occurs when I playback audio on my recording device?

I'm having a rather peculiar issue with the playback on my io device. Basically, every minute or so the sound becomes laced with a harsh digital distortion for a few seconds (between 3 and 10). It's easier heard than explained, so I've posted a…
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Firewire devices do not show up in /dev

I am having trouble with my pci firewire card in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It previously worked fine but has been unused for a while and no longer works. The card shows up in lspci: 00:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6315 Series Firewire…
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Firewire audio puzzle: works in Xenial but

It doesn't seem to be a variant of other questions on firewire. Basicaly, my FW Solo works in Ubuntu 16 with pulseaudio (playback only but it's ok for my needs). But... it has to be initialized by windows (10). If I boot into Win 10, and reboot into…
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Booting ubuntu from a mac

First note: I AM NOT USING A USB HARD DRIVE!!! I AM USING FIREWIRE!!! I am wondering how to boot ubuntu from an external hard drive on a mac. When I hold option when booting up, only one partition (the one I use for backing things up) shows up. I…
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