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#1 2020-03-24 17:24:00

megapink
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Registered: 2020-03-24
Posts: 24

[SOLVED] getting an error from jack_control start

Hi! I am trying to set up jack2 with alsa.

I have followed the wiki.

Installed jack2, alsa-plugins and python-dbus. Created the /etc/asound.conf:

# convert alsa API over jack API
# use it with
# % aplay foo.wav

# use this as default
pcm.!default {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "jack"
    hint.description "Jack Audio"
}

Running

jack_control start

gives

DBus exception: org.jackaudio.Error.Generic: Failed to open server

I have not a clue why. Here are some interesting facts, though.
1. So, I reboot. If I launch renoise (for which I need jack), the sound works in it. Alsa stuff doesn't (browser, mpv).
2. After reboot

ps -e | grep jack

gives nothing.
But if I do

jack_control start

and then

ps -e | grep jack

again, I get this

  2276 ?        00:00:00 jackdbus

Maybe the problem is in /etc/asound.conf, but I don't know how to fix it. I have a regular laptop, nothing fancy.

PS I remember trying to set up jack half a year ago and giving up, but now I really do need it working. Maybe I messed something up back then.

Any help would be appreciated.

Last edited by megapink (2020-03-25 16:23:22)

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#2 2020-03-25 13:16:04

megapink
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Registered: 2020-03-24
Posts: 24

Re: [SOLVED] getting an error from jack_control start

sudo pacman -S jack

solved the problem.

I added

jackd -d alsa &

to .xinitrc, everything seems to be working.

I left the /etc/asound.conf as in the OP.

Not sure why jack2 is not working.

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#3 2020-03-25 14:14:33

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 21,425

Re: [SOLVED] getting an error from jack_control start

You get a dbus exception, how does the rest of your .xinitrc look like? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit#xinitrc Read the blue note boxes.

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#4 2020-03-25 15:38:27

megapink
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Registered: 2020-03-24
Posts: 24

Re: [SOLVED] getting an error from jack_control start

V1del,

Nice catch, I wasn't using anything from the default .xinit.

Adding this

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
 for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
 done
 unset f
fi

resolved the jack2 issue.

Thank you!

Last edited by megapink (2020-03-25 15:40:43)

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#5 2020-03-25 16:13:53

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 21,425

Re: [SOLVED] getting an error from jack_control start

Glad to hear, this will likely also avoid a few other weird quirks that you potentially might run into. Having a proper dbus session is essential for a wide variety of programs.

If you consider this [SOLVED] please mark it as such by editing the title in your first post.

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