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On 7/23/13 4:18 AM, Bill Paul wrote:
> I recently bought a Creative Labs X-Fi Go Pro USB audio dongle for my
> ExpoPC Slate tablet running FreeBSD 9.0.
no that raises a lot of questions all on its own..
can you tell us how it is to use and how it works?

>   Unfortunately, while the
> device is detected and playback works, recording does not. (It always
> records silence.) The device is detected as shown below:
>
> ugen1.5: <Creative Technology Ltd> at usbus1
> uaudio0: <Creative Technology Ltd Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.71, addr 5> on usbus1
> uaudio0: Play: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 24-bit S-LE PCM format.
> uaudio0: Record: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16-bit S-LE PCM format.
> uaudio0: No midi sequencer.
> pcm6: <USB audio> on uaudio0
> uhid0: <Creative Technology Ltd Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.71, addr 5> on usbus1
>
> (Curiously, this device does record correctly on my laptop with FreeBSD 7.2.)
different USB code
>
> Is there a particular USB audio device which is known to work correctly
> both for playback and record on FreeBSD 9.x? Any recommendations would
> be appreciated.
>
> -Bill
>