From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 28 21:09:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B670616A4CE for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:09:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from pandora.afflictions.org (asylum.afflictions.org [64.7.134.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A9CE43FB1 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:09:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dgerow@afflictions.org) Received: from dementia.afflictions.org (dementia [172.16.0.56]) by pandora.afflictions.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6E35E978 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:25:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by dementia.afflictions.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 8A89E6D42B; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:08:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:08:34 -0500 From: Damian Gerow To: hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031129050830.GA723@afflictions.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.2-BETA on a i386 X-GPG-Fingerprint: B3D7 D901 A53A 1A99 BFD6 E6DF 9F3B 742B C288 9CC9 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Subject: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 05:09:01 -0000 I've just picked up an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card, to replace the on-board AC97 sound I had before. A quick search beforehand showed that there were at least non-native drivers, so I wouldn't be *completely* SOL in regards to sound. However, the drivers provided by OSS (http://www.opensound.com/) are a little less than great. The sound crackles and snaps, and every once in a while, it just skips and skips and skips. Not fun. Not to mention their license... I've sent a note to M-Audio asking about drivers and technical specs, but have yet to hear a response. Has anyone else picked up this card, or is anyone working on a driver? Or does anyone have any comments on M-Audio as a company, providing drivers for alternative Operating Systems? OSS has support for it, ALSA supposedly has support, and M-Audio seems to be pretty committed to MacOS support as well. But they say nothing about *BSD. FWIW, when the driver *does* work, there is a *huge* difference in sound quality. And given that the board is considerably cheaper than an Audigy 2, I'd say it's well worth the money, *if* FreeBSD can get a driver.