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Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:14:28 GMT

I want to forward some information about my experiments with "Line 6 KB37" http://line6.com/podstudiokb37/ on Ubuntu. Simply connect it via USB gives no response at all. All LEDs and gauges are black and I can not see anything in Qjack. After installing Markus dirver (Line6linux 0.9.1beta) the same thing happens. No light, no life. If I run lsusb I can see that KB37 has id 0x4152. Since KB37 has some similarities with UX2, I wanted to test how KB37 worked with UX2 driver. With the advice from Markus, I could change the id on the UX2 in usbdefs.h as a test. Yes, but No! LEDs and meter lights up but the needles shows full scale and octave selection indicators LEDs all lit up. Under Windows, only one LED is lit at a time.

Here I am now, and get to choose if I want to start making music in Windows or switch to another interface. Too bad, I like KB37 but have learned to make music in Linux.

What I want out of my KB37 is MIDI from The keyboard and the sound from the microphone and instrument inputs. I do not need POD Farm, GearBox, etc.

/Jeppe

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:56:12 GMT

Will this work on the line 6 pod ux2? Because I'm about to switch my laptop over to Ubuntu for various reasons from windows 8 and I need to know if this software will make the driver for ux2 on Ubuntu?

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:24:51 GMT

Hi Crice,

I'm trying to connect the PodHD500 to Linux. The Effect-&Variax-Control works fine with VirtualBox but I'm not able to record via USB although i had the ALSA driver installed via Line6Monkey. The HD500 shows up as an input source in the WinXP preferences and in the recording software (Audacity). But when I hit the record button the transport line doesn't move and I don't hear a thing (same happened with soundrec.exe and other rec-software). What recording software do you use?

I tried it via Wine too - I installed usb4wine, alsa4wine, line6Monkey and the HD500 driver, but i can't get no connection.

You got me any advice?

Thanks to all of you!

Cheers, Jeff.

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:17:38 GMT

interesting stuff!

extreme request, but wondering if you've given any thought to an iOS port of your USB driver? i have a podxt live, and while line6 edit is better for editing patches than on the device itself, i can imagine editing patches on an ipad with multitouch would be ideal.

i suppose you'd run the risk of line6 sending out cease and desist orders quickly as it'd interfere with sales of their midi mobilizer, but damn, it'd be cool.

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:49:25 GMT

Positive experience for PODXTLive using a Virtual machine with Oracle VMware in Ubuntu.

Failed with WINE atmo, software installs but will not recognise device......

will keep looking for a way to 'install ' the device driver in WINE/Ubuntu...

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:24:45 GMT

Hello dear ubuntu-line6 users,

I own a pod HD 500 and at this time, I'm not able to manage the full connexion between ubuntu and the pod.

I'll get ubuntu studio soon and then retry.

Somenone has some positive experience in connecting a pod HD with ubuntu?

Is there any other solutions than getting an additional usb sound card? By the way, someone has advices on the usb sound card choice for ubuntu?

Thanks in advance.

Nico.

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:55:04 GMT

I'm trying to get HD300 works with ubuntu lucid (2.6.35-25).
Looks like this devices is not supported.

I change the LINE6_DEVID_POCKETPOD 0x5051 to 0x5057 on the usbdefs.h, compile and reconnect, I can see the driver loads, but not in use, and is not appear on /proc/asound/cards

Any experience with HD300 and ubuntu?

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:15:37 GMT

#Crap! forgot to tell you that you also need 'gcc' and 'make' pre-installed.

#The 10.04 version of ubuntu already has an older version pre-installed so you'll have to remove that one ( http://www.tanzband-scream.at/line6/INSTALL ).

#Also you would have to change some of the commands for logging in as "super-user" and use a different package manager.

#Basically you need to have 'gcc', 'make', 'svn', 'alsamixergui', (and whatever else google tells you you need ) pre-installed.

#Don't forget to have the kernel-devel package of your current kernel installed.

#Then in a terminal you execute the commands:

sudo svn co https://line6linux.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/line6linux/driver/trunk line6usb

cd line6usb

sudo make install

#Then you have to find your souncard with:

/proc/asound/card

#This tells you how your Line 6 device viewed by the computer ('hw:' number).

#Replace 'hw:1' with whatever shows up for your sound card when you type:

alsamixergui -D hw:1

#You HAVE TO turn the 'monitor' slider all the way down or things will crash (unless the 'svn' site has a newer version that fixes this).

#Just so you know, the thing is a little volitile but I was able to use my Line 6 UX2 with jack-audio with (so far) dependable success.

#Just F.Y.I., I bought a M-Audio MobilePre the other day and it works right out of the box.

#Here is who I owe my sanity to: http://www.tanzband-scream.at/line6/

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:21:43 GMT

Extreme hate.

Re: Linux driver for Line6 products

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:18:18 GMT

I have hated every second it took me to figure this stuff out. I am very angry with Line 6.