JCAT USB XE and AudioLinux/Euphony

[Marcin_gps]

Hi Guys, 

 

AudioLinux uses latest kernel and there are no issues there.

 

Euphony for now does not work - it will work with an update. Željko, Euphony developer, informed me the patch which will fix the issue won't be available for at least several months.

 

Best regards,
Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

58 minutes ago, frederick184 said:

Hi Marcin,

 

I have the latest AudioLinux kernel and neither the USB XE nor the Netcard XE work.  I have emailed Piero at AudioLinux for his comments.

 

Thanks

Colin

Colin, please verify if the cards are getting power. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

31 minutes ago, Tokyokyoto said:

Hi Marcin, or anyone, can you confirm whether or not these same issues also apply to the standard (non xe) version USB/Ethernet?

There is no issue with Euphony and NET  or NET XE card.

 

The issue is only with Euphony & USB XE

[Marcin_gps]

23 minutes ago, frederick184 said:

Marcin, yes, both cards are getting power.  If I use Euphony, the Netcard XE works but the USB XE doesn’t, as you mentioned.  If I switch to AudioLinux, neither card works.

 

Colin

Hmm, then it seems sth specific to AudioLinux. Please let me know if you want me to contact Piero or would you perfer to do it directly? 

[Marcin_gps]

That's great to hear :) 

 

[Marcin_gps]

14 hours ago, mrkoven said:

Does anyone know if the USB XE card issue w/ Euphony has now been patched or resolved?

I sent an emaili to Euphony. I will let you know as soon as I hear back.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

Please see the reply from Željko, Euphony developer:

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No, we did not try to patch our current kernel. 

We are focusing our efforts on releasing a new Euphony major version with much recent kernel where we hope to find the necessary patches already included. We will use 5.10+ kernel which is fairly recent and hope that this will solve the problem.

 

When we have a stable enough beta of Euphony v4 we may try to contact someone who is willing to try it with USB XE.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

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On 4/29/2021 at 11:33 PM, mrkoven said:

based on the euphony response earlier in thread jcat xe is not compatible due to asmedia controller? it is strange some say it works, some says does not work. 

I will ship Željko the USB XE card for testing and perhaps we will know better. 

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

[Marcin_gps]

Hi Guys, 

 

I sent a board of USB XE to Euphony developer and I have some good news to share:

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we preliminary checked how XE card works with our software. 

It looks that both current version (now in production) and future version (we develop) accept and work with current JCAT USB card XE

We would still make addtional checks if you perimt, before we send you card back. Let us know if this is ok with you.

With best regards,

Robert 

euphony-audio.com

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

7 hours ago, Larry Man said:

Has the issues with JCAT USB XE card conflicting with asmedia controller solved ? Any kind of patch can be smartly made ?

 

I have been trying to set up my newly acquired SMSL VMV D1se DAC with my JCAT USB XE for the last two days until i saw this post. I had no luck getting the asmedia usb 3.1 controller to recognize the DAC. But the DAC works very smoothly with motherboard's USB 3.1 controller though. The DAC has only 7-day return policy, i can't even test the unit with much more preferred JCAT USB XE now.

 

 

Hi Larry, 

 

Can  you please check if USB memory stick is detected when inserted to USB card's port? If not then I'd check if 5V PSU connected to the card is OK. 

 

Regards,

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

Good to hear it worked :)

[Marcin_gps]

@jacky5555

 

Please try updating BIOS. It may help.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

@nicks Can you please tell me which PSU are you using with the card?

 

Regards,

Marcin

 

[Marcin_gps]

This might be related to anyone who experiences compatibility issues:

 

[Marcin_gps]

7 minutes ago, oneguy said:

Sorry to resurrect this topic from the grave. I’m troubleshooting an issue with a JCAT USB XE and AudioLinux with Piero but waiting on him to be available to pick back up. Figured I’d put out a call out here for ideas on why the card is not being seen by AudioLinux. 
 

Tried two different PCIe ports

Verified the card is being fed 5.15v

I plug my mouse and into the USB XE and nothing happens. I run lsusb and lscpi and the card is not seen. Any ideas?

 

MB: Aorus z690 Master

AudioLinux: LXQt 5.3.0

HDPLEX 300W 5v output

I will get in touch with Piero. If he agrees, I will ship the USB XE. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

But, from what I see, you have the Z690 chipset. I would try upgrading the firmware on the card. However, you will need a motherboard with a chipset different than Z690/Z590. Please let me know if you can find a way to do it. You can PM me too if you'd like. 

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

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6 minutes ago, StreamFidelity said:

 

Is this a general problem with Z690 boards and JCAT CE cards? 

I am not sure if it's a general problem. There were few cases and updating firmware always fixed the issue. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

@oneguy

 

NET Card XE does not have this issue. Only USB XE needs firmware update for Z590/Z690. 

 

I will let you know what Piero says.

 

Regards, 

Marcin

[Marcin_gps]

4 hours ago, oneguy said:

@Marcin_gpsany update?

Yes! Piero agreed to test it. We will ship the board to him for evaluation tomorrow.

 

Best regards,
Marcin 

[Marcin_gps]

@oneguy I believe he does not have a Z690/Z690, so it's only for testing compatibility in general.  

 

However, if you do not have access to a PC where you can perform firmware update I can send you a flashed card. Please send me a PM and we can discuss details. 

 

Regards, 

Marcin