From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 23 12:03:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3302216A4A9 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:03:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rink@rink.nu) Received: from mx1.rink.nu (thunderstone.rink.nu [213.34.49.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6746D13C45D for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:03:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rink@rink.nu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.rink.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF62E6D447; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:21 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rink.nu Received: from mx1.rink.nu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (thunderstone.rink.nu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id sjhCnZedYBFL; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:02 +0100 (CET) Received: by mx1.rink.nu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C58DC6D43E; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:02 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:02 +0100 From: Rink Springer To: "Bruce R. Montague" Message-ID: <20080123114702.GB46272@rink.nu> References: <200801230634.m0N6Y0tf000427@mail.cruzio.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200801230634.m0N6Y0tf000427@mail.cruzio.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, alec@SetFilePointer.com, ariff@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware support for AMD Geode CS5536 audio? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:03:13 -0000 Hi Bruce, On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 10:34:00PM -0800, Bruce R. Montague wrote: > This week is the first time I've received any feedback > on this driver, a couple of pings along the line of > the above. I honestly hadn't realized anybody was > using it (I guess that's the problem with it working). > If there was a thread last february, I must have > missed it. I dont think I've ever seen the soundsystem > wiki. Hmm, I have pinged ariff@ on whether he was working on a driver for this chipset (haven't heard a reply tho), as I heard some people claiming he might... > I would try to fix/upgrade this driver if I had any > hardware with a CS5536, but I don't. That said, can > anyone recomend a cheap system that includes the > CS5536, is generally available, doesn't cost very > much and can be used as a minimal dev platform? > (Surely all the OLPC work has made some interesting > such systems available?) Or would anyone want to > donate a "free" current AMD Geode reference > platform? :) Well, I intend to take a look, as I have hardware - I've got FreeBSD running on a Compaq Evo T30 recently, which has such a sound IC. Too bad the USB doesn't quite work well (chipset bugs; only Linux has a patch for them...) I can also setup serial console access to it if desired, but mind that it only has 32MB memory so you can't build anything on it... let me know if this is acceptable, the machine runs 8-CURRENT. Cheers, -- Rink P.W. Springer - http://rink.nu "Anyway boys, this is America. Just because you get more votes doesn't mean you win." - Fox Mulder