From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 25 11:04:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68E261065698 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:04:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl) Received: from solfertje.student.utwente.nl (solfertje.student.utwente.nl [130.89.167.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EC1D8FC14 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by solfertje.student.utwente.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id 3BB128078 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:03:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from hollewijn.internal (hollewijn.internal [10.236.150.4]) by solfertje.student.utwente.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90B388033; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:03:55 +0100 (CET) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Alban Hertroys In-Reply-To: <4B5C771C.4040605@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:03:55 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <124D663A-A5EA-429E-85F0-91E479ED081E@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> References: <4B5C771C.4040605@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de> To: O. Hartmann X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent X-DSPAM-Processed: Mon Jan 25 12:03:58 2010 X-DSPAM-Confidence: 1.0000 X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0023 X-DSPAM-Signature: 74,4b5d7a9e10605695025844 X-DSPAM-Factors: 27, In-Reply-To*mail.zedat.fu, 0.40000, To*mail.zedat.fu+berlin.de>, 0.40000, but, 0.40000, but, 0.40000, From*Alban, 0.40000, Subject*tob+be, 0.40000, Mime-Version*Message, 0.40000, don't+have, 0.40000, an, 0.40000, Date*12, 0.40000, I+look, 0.40000, 8/9+Any, 0.40000, Message-Id*85F0, 0.40000, of, 0.40000, of, 0.40000, have+that, 0.40000, Subject*8.0/9, 0.40000, digital+audio, 0.40000, some+kind, 0.40000, some+proprietary, 0.40000, Received*ESMTP, 0.40000, Received*12, 0.40000, of+signals, 0.40000, Content-Transfer-Encoding*8bit, 0.40000, Cc*freebsd+stable, 0.40000, are+supported, 0.40000, Message-Id*429E, 0.40000 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe audio cards: what is tob be preferred with FreeBSD 8.0/9-CURRENT? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:04:00 -0000 On 24 Jan 2010, at 17:36, O. Hartmann wrote: > At this moment, I look for the Soundblaster X-Fi range of PCIe cards, but I'm not sure whether they are supported by FreeBSd 8/9. Any suggestions? I'm actually looking for a replacement for my X-Fi (I have the PCI X-Fi Gamer). The sound quality isn't great and it's only supported in Windows. I believe there's an effort going on to get a functioning driver on Linux at the moment. Besides that, the card I have got some proprietary connectors for digital audio that you need to buy some kind of dongle for that dangles outside your case. You can fit a 3.5mm optical jack in the proprietary connector, but the signal isn't SP/DIF - my receiver has no idea what to do with it. The more expensive versions probably don't have that problem, they have plenty of connections for all kinds of signals after all. Alban Hertroys -- Screwing up is the best way to attach something to the ceiling. !DSPAM:74,4b5d7a9e10605695025844!