Hiface on linux: Getting Hiface 1 working on RaspyFi and Debian

Pubblicato il 5 marzo 2013 da admin — 31 Commenti ↓

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Hiface on Linux, finally done!

Well guys, since some of you wanted to use the HiFace 1 on RaspyFi, here’s how to get it working. Basically all you need to do is compiling it’s drivers, and execute it on boot. I plan to include those drivers on next release of RaspyFi.

Let’s start:

In order to build the driver you need to install your kernel-headers, the build-essential package and git-core binaries, this is quite a hefty amount of data, so make sure you have at least 600 mb free on your SD Card:

apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install git

Now, we’ll clone the git repository

git clone git://github.com/panicking/snd-usb-asyncaudio.git

Then, we are ready to build our driver:

cd snd-usb-asyncaudio
make

Then, we’ll start the module by typing:

sudo insmod snd-usb-asyncaudio.ko

Then, we should add the module to /etc/modules in order to make it start at system boot.

Et voilà! Hiface on Linux, so on RaspyFi!

This tutorial is made thanks to following pages:

https://github.com/panicking/snd-usb-asyncaudio/wiki

https://github.com/panicking/snd-usb-asyncaudio

Taggato con: async audio, debian, hiface, install, tutorial, usb dac
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Bali

Hello!

I have a problem with RaspyFi + hiFace 1. When I play a music it always popping. What can I do to fix it?
- Bali
  
  Some information about my bug:
  I do all the steps what wrote Marko Han. I hear music on background but it is popping always.
  I have hiFace 1 and Sabre Buffalo II DAC. With laptop works perfectly.
Marko Han

Hello!

The installation of the HiFace 1 did not work. Have the header as björn described it installed, have the steps carried out the roland has described. Also, the “cd snd-usb-asyncaudio make” should have worked.
sudo insmod snd-usb-asyncaudio.ko error message brings:

Error: could not load module snd-usb-asyncaudio.ko: No such file or directory
The statement by Roland:
and add snd-usb-HiFace to / etc / modules I have unfortunately not managed.

Could I perhaps anyone help?
Is there a step by step guide for Linux beginners like me?

regards
marko
- Marko Han
  
  Hi!
  
  Maybe anyone need this to install the HIFACE1 driver…
  
  1.) Install another header:
  sudo apt-get install dkms linux-image-3.6-trunk-rpi linux-headers-3.6-trunk-all
  
  2.)
  This takes a while. Then, add the following lines to /boot/config.txt in order to boot with the new kernel:
  kernel=vmlinuz-3.6-trunk-rpi
  initramfs initrd.img-3.6-trunk-rpi followkernel
  Then reboot, and rebuild the driver as mentioned in the instructions.
  
  3.)
  apt-get install build-essential
  apt-get install git
  git clone git://github.com/panicking/snd-usb-asyncaudio.git
  cd snd-usb-asyncaudio
  make
  
  4.)
  insmod snd-usb-hiface.ko
  
  5.)
  add snd-usb-hiface to /etc/modules
  
  Reboot!
  
  Greets!!!!!!!!
  wolkenlos
  - Bruce
    
    Hi there!
    
    I’m also trying to get the HiFace driver working for my JKDAC32.
    
    Are you using RaspyFi 1.0? If not what version? The procedure above fails for me.
    
    RaspyFi 1.0 is looking for kernel headers 3.8.12 (rather than 3.6) and sudo apt-get install dkms even fails…. It doesn’t seem to want to load any packages…
    
    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
    
    Bruce
    
    [email protected]:~$ sudo apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
    Reading package lists… Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information… Done
    E: Unable to locate package kernel-headers-3.8.12
    E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘kernel-headers-3.8.12′
    - Marko Han
      
      unfortunately I could not not reproduce the installation process. somewhere there is still an error-contained. today it did not succeed, get out of the HiFace some music. maybe we can as yet who will help?
      
      greets
      marko
      
      here is my update:
      1.) Install another header:
      apt-get update
      sudo apt-get install dkms linux-image-3.6-trunk-rpi linux-headers-3.6-trunk-all
      
      2.)
      This takes a while. Then, add the following lines to /boot/config.txt in order to boot with the new kernel:
      kernel=vmlinuz-3.6-trunk-rpi
      initramfs initrd.img-3.6-trunk-rpi followkernel
      Then reboot, and rebuild the driver as mentioned in the instructions.
      
      3.)
      apt-get install build-essential
      apt-get install git
      git clone git://github.com/panicking/snd-usb-asyncaudio.git
      cd snd-usb-asyncaudio
      make
      
      4.)
      sudo insmod snd-usb-hiface.ko
      
      5.)
      cp snd-usb-asyncaudio/snd-usb-hiface.ko /lib/modules/3.6-trunk-rpi/kernel/sound/usb/
      add snd-usb-hiface to /etc/modules
      reboot
      - Marko Han
        
        3.) git clone command like described
        I cant copy the URL
      - Bruce
        
        So you are using RaspyFi 1.0? And managed to install the kernel headers?
      - Marko Han
        
        yep
      - Bruce
        
        Thanks – managed to get the headers (apt-get update is the critical step) build the driver and install it. All looks fine but it doesn’t want to detect my Hiface. See below.
        
        Are you up and running again?
        
        I presume the module only loads if the device is present – it doesn’t show up in lsmod ?
        
        So close!!! Any more tips?
        
        No USB device here:
        
        [email protected]:/lib/modules/3.6-trunk-rpi/kernel/sound/usb$ aplay -l
        
        **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
        
        card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
        
        Subdevices: 8/8
        
        Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
        
        Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
        
        Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
        
        Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
        
        Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
        
        Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
        
        Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
        
        Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
      - Bruce
        
        It appears that the snd-usb-hiface module is not loading at boot time despite being in etc/modules? I can manually insert it using the insmod command above and then it appears in lsmod and when I plug in it show up as a sound card! see below. Only problem is that aplay -l doesn’t show it as a playback device probably because it’s already started…. Need to get it loading at boot?
        
        [email protected]:/proc$ cat /proc/asound/cards
        
        0 [ALSA ]: BRCM bcm2835 ALSbcm2835 ALSA – bcm2835 ALSA
        
        bcm2835 ALSA
        
        1 [hiFace ]: snd-usb-hiface – hiFace
        
        hiFace at usb-bcm2708_usb-1.2
      - Bruce
        
        Looks like putting the line in etc/modules doesn’t make it load at boot. This however does work:
        
        snd-usb-hiface.ko is a module that needs to be loaded into the kernel. to make this automatic:
        
        sudo gedit /etc/rc.local
        — now insert: insmod /usr/local/src/snd-usb-asyncaudio/snd-usb-hiface.ko
        
        –Move the snd-usb-asyncaudio directory from your home directory to /usr/local/src/.
        
        –Reboot
        
        Now I have the HiFace playback device! Haven’t quite got the sound to come out yet though….
        
        **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
        
        card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
        
        Subdevices: 8/8
        
        Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
        
        Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
        
        Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
        
        Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
        
        Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
        
        Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
        
        Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
        
        Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
        
        card 1: hiFace [hiFace], device 0: USB-SPDIF Audio [USB-SPDIF Audio]
        
        Subdevices: 1/1
        
        Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
      - Marko Han
        
        What dac are you using?
        greets
        marko
      - Bruce
        
        JKenny USB->I2S battery powered based on HiFace Evo feeding a Twisted Pair Audio Buffalo II – great combo!
        I did get the driver working – needed to edit alsabase.conf and force the USB to take index 0 instead of the built in audio.
        The above fix to load the module disappears after every reboot – will find a way to make it stick.
        At least it works!
      - Marko Han
        
        great!
        would please post the code of the modified alsabase.conf
        
        greets
        marko
      - Bruce
        
        alsabase.conf – I did this – not perfect as it completely knocks out default sound but it works….
        options snd-bcm2835 index=-2
        options snd-usb-hiface index=0
        
        to get the Hiface driver to load automatically in /etc/modules rebuild the module list by doing this:
        
        sudo depmod -a
      - Bruce
        
        all going now with the remaining problems:
        * It locks up pretty frequently (usually when using Airplay)
        * Can’t get NAS to mount
      - Bruce
        
        here’s the proper alsabase.conf
        
        options snd-usb-audio index=0
        options snd-usb-hiface index=0
admin

Hello Guys, you’re right… From latest raspyfi you cannot get the headers, this is due to raspyfi being updated to cutting edge latest firmware, with no headers on repository…
I’ll sort it out and publish a solution! Thank you for the patience!
- Laurens
  
  Excellent, I’ll be waiting for your solution. Good you are on top of things
  - ibrahim
    
    Hello,
    
    any news ?
    
    could it be possible to use an older kernel so that the headers are on the repository ?
    
    or can we find the headers in some other place ?
    
    I’d like to try the rPi with a JKDAC32 dac, with a M2tech Hiface inside, it is supposed to sound great.
    
    thanks…
    - ibrahim
      
      eventually, I managed to install the driver and succesfully test it with the JKDAC32, but… with another distro : archlinux, for which the linux-headers are up-to-date on the repositories… I’ve installed mpd and everything runs fine. Hope you’ll find a solution with raspbian !
Laurens

Same as Ibrahim, right here….help is very welcome
admin

I think they’re specifically for the Hiface, but I plan to check wether they can be used with other dacs! Stay tuned
- Yves Smolders
  
  Yes, DAC’s like the Wyred4Sound DAC-2 (original version) work with this driver.
Lucas

Nice Are these drivers specifically for the HiFace 1, or more for asynchronous USB DACs in general?
- ibrahim
  
  Hello,
  
  with the latest version of raspyfi, I don’t manage to install the kernel headers: the command
  
  apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
  
  returns:
  
  Reading package lists… Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information… Done
  E: Unable to locate package kernel-headers-3.6.11
  E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘kernel-headers-3.6.11′
  
  Any idea ?
  - Björn
    
    Install another header:
    sudo apt-get install dkms linux-image-3.6-trunk-rpi linux-headers-3.6-trunk-all
    
    This takes a while. Then, add the following lines to /boot/config.txt in order to boot with the new kernel:
    
    kernel=vmlinuz-3.6-trunk-rpi
    initramfs initrd.img-3.6-trunk-rpi followkernel
    
    Then reboot, and rebuild the driver as mentioned in the instructions.
    - Roland
      
      Thanks, got it working!
      
      For the less experienced users (like me); this is what i did after building the driver:
      
      copy the module (which is called snd-usb-hiface.ko btw) to the right place:
      
      cp /home/pi/snd-usb-asyncaudio/snd-usb-hiface.ko /lib/modules/3.6-trunk-rpi/kernel/sound/usb/
      
      and add snd-usb-hiface to /etc/modules
      
      reboot
      - emre
        
        Thank you!
        With this method, my JKDAC32 works like a charm:)
      - TFeynman
        
        Has anyone gotten this to work with Raspberry Pi 2? I don’t seem to be able to