RME User Forum — Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (sjzstudio) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:27:28 +0000

Nothing to complain about while waiting. Linux is working great, and the UFX+ is running perfectly too. Meanwhile, more and more plugin developers keep joining the party. I think Tokyo Dawn Labs just arrived. The vibe is really starting to heat up.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (waedi) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:58:46 +0000

Kubrak wrote:

I guess, they do not want to loose OS marketshare.

I think they don't care, Windows is a little product that cost more money than it gains.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (Kubrak) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:21:46 +0000

Maybe even more, RAM is expensive and people are not running to buy new computers capable running W11... MS may reconsider it again, next year. I guess, they do not want to loose OS marketshare.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (eth) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:32:50 +0000

LOL! And cheers, that's actually good news. One more year to get stuff sorted.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (Kubrak) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:23:41 +0000

Microsoft has extended Win10 consumer ESU by one year through October 12, 2027. ;-)

https://allaboutcookies.org/microsoft-e … dates-2027

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (eth) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:08:23 +0000

When extended support for Windows 10 ends this fall, I will be leaving Microsoft for good. I believe I'm not alone.

My current setup (desktop PC/RME Fireface UFX and Bitwig/Renoise) runs well on Linux. I have started the migration, trying out a couple of Linux distros on separate hard disks parallel to Win10.

The showstopper for me is the fact that Class Compliant mode only supports 22 channels/one ADAT interface. I run a hardware based studio with a large mixer sending individual tracks to the UFX with 2xADAT.

Here's to hoping that RME will either provide full Linux drivers, or that class compliant mode can be updated to support all channels up to 44/48kHZ. This year would seem like a good opportunity for companies to capitalize on the fact that a vast portion of Microsoft's user base is feeling alienated and tons of perfectly usable computers need an alternative to becoming e-waste.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (maggie33) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:35:38 +0000

cemster wrote:

@maggie
I have a UFX USB, so... But also, I'm not too excited about GitHub projects... mostly.

I wonder why you use linux at all then? Your linux kernel and alsa sound are based on open source...
The location where the sources are published does't matter (for me)... Its an "official" alsa-project - sure only for firewire connected units...

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Maybe useful for 802/UCX users:
https://discourse.ardour.org/t/totalmix … nux/112158
Works very well with my FF802, as it directly communicates with the kernel's alsa via the snd-firewire-ctl-services...
But sure... not official

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (Outdoor Miner) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:26:35 +0000

Just doing the same as above here, would love to see official support as it's the main thing stopping me leaving Windows behind at the moment. It's great that people are making their own solutions but I'd like a bit more of a stable base than that.

I was amazed to find that my Babyface Pro FS and UCX II had better latency than Windows despite being in class compliant mode with zero tweaks done in the Linux OS. I imagine it'd rival MacOS with dedicated drivers.. Proper access to Totalmix is the bigger thing though.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (Ronny Pries) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:30:16 +0000

I'm here to signal my interest in officially supported drivers and software for Linux, too. Some kind of official information about Linux setups, best practices, do's/dont's would already be a great starting point.

Because I feel a strong need to act upon my privacy-related, as well as ethical concerns surrounding both Apple and Microsoft. And I've got the impression, I'm not the only one. I mean, even official administrations in Germany start moving away As much as I understand these things aren't directly related to audio/music production, yet: As creative/musician/sound-designer, these impact my integrity as a human being.

To prevent misunderstandings: I understand this is beyond the scope of the products I bought. It's not a demand; it's a wish.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (puffpuff) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:34:11 +0000

I would also love official RME drivers for Linux. Especially since in 2025, more and more people are making the switch to Linux 100%. Yeah, we have tools like WinApps and VMs, but let's face it, it's not as great as having a native solution.
RME makes rock-solid sound cards; I would be sad to switch over to another company just because the drivers aren't available, especially since options with 32 to 64 I/Os are quite rare, which the Digiface USB permits us to have.
Did the position change yet? Are we soon going to be able to just ditch our OS to finally be able to be 100% on Linux?

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (cemster) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:59:47 +0000

Yes, CC mode is available, and thank you all. However, it would have been more useful if I didn't switch between Windows and Ubuntu several times a day.

Anyhow, I do have some alternative solution scenarios supported by Claude.

I'm hopping to get lucky! I'll share my results here...

@maggie
I have a UFX USB, so... But also, I'm not too excited about GitHub projects... mostly.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (maggie33) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:12:02 +0000

Maybe, worth a check for users owning units listed below and using firewire connection on x86_64/amd64 linux machines (the dependancies for arm64 linux machines need still some polish)...

Check out https://github.com/alsa-project/snd-fir … l-services

Models currently supported:
- Fireface 800
- Fireface 400
- Fireface UCX
- Fireface 802

Any help is welcome for:
- Fireface UFX

More details: https://github.com/alsa-project/snd-fir … s/fireface

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (ramses) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:35:12 +0000

Kubrak wrote:

I am not on Linux, but from what I know, you may use Class Compliant mode of RME interfaces on Linux. Many of RME interfaces do support CC, but not all.

UFX supports CC mode; see my Excel, line 90:
https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=35156

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (Kubrak) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:14:34 +0000

I am not on Linux, but from what I know, you may use Class Compliant mode of RME interfaces on Linux. Many of RME interfaces do support CC, but not all.

Re: Official Linux drivers/tools a possibility?

null@example.com (cemster) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:45:21 +0000

unpluggged wrote:

Are you sure you are the target market for such a request? And what AI has to do with RME?

Well, I'm not sure the relevance of me wanting to use RME UFX in Ubuntu, along with me having interest in AI, while having an inquiry.
Do I need to qualify to get an answer? SOL (smiling out loud)

I am a musician who has a home studio. Well, I am an ex-musician, and also a programmer..... Well, an ex-programmer...

However, I got into agentic AI work, thus the Ubuntu. Preferably I wanna be able to have verbal communication with agents, and if possible I wanna avoid the circumstance where I need to obtain some dinky and cheap audio card. I'd rather achieve my goal with RME that I already own....

And yes, thank you Kubrak. Although the information you provided wasn't focused on helping me, it was rather focused on helping to educate our 'market consultant friend here, and everything you said is true, and have that desired educational value for the right target, so well done...
One can also make use of AI to produce plugins. Furthermore, AI could play a role in psychoacoustics, studying how sound affects human perception and emotion, leading to innovative therapeutic audio applications.

But, I'm mainly interested in AI agentic work, which involves developing and training artificial intelligence systems to act autonomously or make decisions without explicit human intervention. This concept delves into the capabilities of AI agents to understand, learn from, and adapt to their environment, thereby exercising a form of "agency."

So, that's my story...