Behringer UMC202HD on Linux

Started 2026-11-08

I use a Behringer UMC202HD USB audio interface on GNU/Linux. Whether it works find depends on the exact kernel version you use. I wrote a blog post documenting the issues and workarounds in 2022, thinking it would be the last post I'd write on the subject. Looks like that isn't the case. Hence this dynamic garden entry.

Fixes at a Glance

  1. First try the implicit_fb workaround given under The Workaround in this blog post.
  2. Try a different kernel version (newer or older).

Status Summary

  • 2026-11-07: No playback after upgrading to 6.12.115+deb13.1-amd64 (from 6.12.111+deb13-amd64). Works fine on kernel built from the latest source (7.4.0-rc1+), despite containing recent and changes related to Behringer devices. (Multiple bug reports exist on Debian; see this one and a possible fix.)
  • 2023-01-16: Blog post informing the device works fine on Linux 6.2.1 without any manual workarounds.
  • 2022-02-26: Blog post on the implicit_fb workaround to solve the stuttering issue.