USB driver for Linux

[james]

The i2M uses standard class-compliant drivers, so you just need to find the class-compliant Audio/MIDI drivers and the i2M should work. I believe these are available, but don't know much more about this.

[james]

Great.

[gilberto]

Hi, I'd be curious to know if someone managed to have the midi part working with Ubuntu Linux. I'm a cellist and would be interested
in getting the I2M to work with Rosegarden and Linux DAWs.
Gilberto

UPDATE:
To everyone using linux: I've bought the device and here is what i found on my laptop:

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root@echelon:~# lsmod | grep -i usb
snd_usb_audio          92747  2 
snd_usb_lib            19193  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_hwdep               6924  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                87946  5 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_rawmidi            23420  2 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_midi
snd                    71283  28 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,thinkpad_acpi,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
btusb                  13097  2 
bluetooth              58685  9 rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb
usbhid                 41116  0 
hid                    83888  1 usbhid
root@echelon:~# lsmod | grep -i midi
snd_seq_midi            5829  1 
snd_rawmidi            23420  2 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      7267  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                57481  14 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          6888  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    71283  28 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,thinkpad_acpi,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
root@echelon:~# amidi -l
Dir Device    Name
IO  hw:1,0,0  i2M musicport MIDI 1
root@echelon:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04fc:0538 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
====>>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 231c:0001  <======
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

The device between the arrows is the Sonuus I2M (it's the only one new seen when plugging in
the I2M). This was seen using Ubuntu 10.04 without adding/configuring anything.
Playing a bit with kmidimon I've found that the device is seen and trying to plug in my cell
phone ears+mic (I'm in the office now, and don't have a mic or a cello handy )
there are notes and pitch changes, so I'd say that device works out of the box,
but I still have to play a bit with it to make it work with Jack and Rosegarden,
but at least, at the low level, it is completely USB class-compliant device so
on the technical side it should work out of the box. Yesterday evening,
tired but curious, plugged it into my old powermac G4 audio 533 with OSX 10.4
and played a bit with garageband and my ancient chinese electric guitar,
very funny, altough the old hw showed its age (some delay between
notes, even playing slowly, but that's it).

Hope it helps Linux guys, it would be very nice to have the desktop
editor and firmware upload utility, but at least the device seem to
work correctly.

Gilberto

P.S. Hey Sonuus, there are literally TONS of free music software
for linux, even for midi, be clever and don't stay away from this
market, support your users

[rvega]

Any news on this? I want to try out the I2M box and I use Linux exclusively.
Thanks!

[millerthegorilla]

Hey there - I also use linux exclusively and would like to know if you are planning on releasing linux drivers or software compiled for linux, before I purchase the i2m. Thanks.

[james]

Linux drivers aren't required. The i2M uses Class-Compliant MIDI and Audio drivers, so it already works with Linux.

We have no plans to port the editor to Linux currently. You have to edit on Windows/OSX. The presets are stored in the i2M itself so once you do tweak them you can use them on Linux.