Re: [PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: Add quirk for Focusrite Scarlett 18i8

From: Chris J Arges
Date: Thu Jul 18 2013 - 11:16:37 EST


On 07/17/2013 06:53 PM, Torstein Hegge wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 16:12:12 -0500, Chris J Arges wrote:
>> This patch is similar to commit 1762a59d8e8b5e99f6f4a0f292b40f3cacb108ba.
>> The same non-standard interface descriptor causes snd_usb_create_mixer()
>> to fail for the Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 as well.
>
> Did you test this on a recent kernel? I don't think this quirk or the quirk
> introduced by 1762a59d "ALSA: usb-audio: Add quirk for Focusrite Scarlett
> 18i6" is necessary since kernel 3.9, as it includes:
>
> 4d7b86c98 "ALSA: snd-usb: mixer: propagate errors up the call chain"
> 83ea5d18d "ALSA: snd-usb: mixer: ignore -EINVAL in snd_usb_mixer_controls()"
> 61ac51301 "ALSA: usb: Parse UAC2 extension unit like for UAC1"
>
> Those were tested on a Focusrite Scarlett 8i6, but the lsusb output
> from 18i6 and 8i6 looks similar,
> http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg29426.html
> http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg27776.html
> I'm guessing the 18i8 isn't that different.
>

Re-testing this, I see that you are right. The mixer still doesn't work,
but at least its usable for playback/recording/midi.
Ignore this patch then.

Thanks,
--chris j arges

>
> Torstein
>
>> ---
>> sound/usb/quirks-table.h | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks-table.h b/sound/usb/quirks-table.h
>> index 7f1585b..b954ec5 100644
>> --- a/sound/usb/quirks-table.h
>> +++ b/sound/usb/quirks-table.h
>> @@ -3232,6 +3232,52 @@ YAMAHA_DEVICE(0x7010, "UB99"),
>> }
>> }
>> },
>> +{
>> + /*
>> + * Focusrite Scarlett 18i8
>> + *
>> + * Avoid mixer creation similar to the Scarlett 18i6 interface.
>> + */
>> + USB_DEVICE(0x1235, 0x8014),
>> + .driver_info = (unsigned long) & (const struct snd_usb_audio_quirk) {
>> + .vendor_name = "Focusrite",
>> + .product_name = "Scarlett 18i8",
>> + .ifnum = QUIRK_ANY_INTERFACE,
>> + .type = QUIRK_COMPOSITE,
>> + .data = & (const struct snd_usb_audio_quirk[]) {
>> + {
>> + /* InterfaceSubClass 1 (Control Device) */
>> + .ifnum = 0,
>> + .type = QUIRK_IGNORE_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + .ifnum = 1,
>> + .type = QUIRK_AUDIO_STANDARD_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + .ifnum = 2,
>> + .type = QUIRK_AUDIO_STANDARD_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + /* InterfaceSubClass 1 (Control Device) */
>> + .ifnum = 3,
>> + .type = QUIRK_IGNORE_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + .ifnum = 4,
>> + .type = QUIRK_MIDI_STANDARD_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + /* InterfaceSubClass 1 (Device Firmware Update) */
>> + .ifnum = 5,
>> + .type = QUIRK_IGNORE_INTERFACE
>> + },
>> + {
>> + .ifnum = -1
>> + }
>> + }
>> + }
>> +},
>>
>> {
>> /*
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5

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