Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (devuan_dk_fan) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:06:42 +0000

Unfortunately, irrelevant for me at this stage, without any midi over web. A deal breaker, when Alsa doesn't even work at the default lower quality audio.

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (igorzwx) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:22:12 +0000

If "HiFi" means 192kHz 32-bit audio, then fftrate is a viable option. It supports high-resolution formats, including DXD (24-bit 352.8kHz), and provides high-quality real-time resampling via FFT, making it suitable for bit-perfect playback on compatible hardware like Intel HDA codecs.

_https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=6644

EXAMPLE: Intel HDA

===============
|  Main menu  |
---------------

    Curr. | Used | Play (def) | Rec (def) | Available cards
----------|------|------------|-----------|-----------------------------------
0 - >>>>> |  *   |  *     *   |  *    *   | HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
1 -       |  *   |  *         |  *        | USB-Audio - iMic USB audio system

U - Toggle used flag
P - Set this device as default player
R - Set this device as default recorder

O - Output device: PCH,0
I - Input device : PCH,0

F - Format: 192000 Hz, 2 ch, 'S32_LE'
C - Converter: fftrate

A - Show all plugins [ ]
M - Plug-ins:
 [X] Convert,  [ ] Expand, [X] Asym
 [ ] Play Vol, [X] Dmix
 [ ] Rec. Vol, [X] Dsnoop
 [ ] Phonon,   [ ] Normalizator

T - Test
S - Save to '/home/devuan/.asoundrc'
X - Delete '/home/devuan/.asoundrc'

ESC - Exit

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (devuan_dk_fan) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:53:55 +0000

@ greenjeans From the related thread, it looks to me as an attempt to bypass the current Alsa patches from the install. As a point of reference, it can't be any worse than my current experiences with Alsa, and the semi functional Pipewire.

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (devuan_dk_fan) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:44:02 +0000

OK, I will check it out. However, it should be noted that I again have the problem after a restart, where all of the audio output (speaker test, youtube, etc.) functions properly (with the correct sound card), but midi over web has stopped working - again. This is before any changes in the quality of output have been made.

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (greenjeans) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:40:34 +0000

Igor, how does installing fftrate have anything at all to do with the OP's question?

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (igorzwx) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:03:35 +0000

It seems to be a real challenge for many Devuan users.

fftrate is easy to compile and easy to use.

How to compile fftrate:
_https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=7142

Scroll to the blue line: How to compile Petrov's fftrate ALSA plugin on Devuan 5 Daedalus
(It works for Devuan Excalibur.)

How to install "stream editor":

sudo apt install sed

User manual:
_https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=6644

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (devuan_dk_fan) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:33:24 +0000

Hi. I have done it before...

Re: Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (igorzwx) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:17:51 +0000

Are you able to copy and paste half a dozen commands into the terminal in the correct order without missing any?

Devuan Excalibur install LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card.

dummy@example.com (devuan_dk_fan) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:24:20 +0000

I am trying a new install on a computer, using LXDE, Alsa and only internal sound card to try to get midi over web to work with a hifi setup of Alsa.

$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 80
 1 [Generic        ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
                      HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc540000 irq 81

I have created an ~/.asoundrc file with the following contents:

$ cat ~/.asoundrc
defaults.pcm.!card Generic
defaults.ctl.!card Generic

which at this time works with midi over web. How do I find out which of the /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/Intel/ HiFi.conf files to use?