> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Takashi Iwai > Sent: 04 December 2001 09:31 > To: Joshua Jacobs > Cc: Dan Hollis; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] linux sound card w/ digital output > > > Hi Josh, > > At Mon, 03 Dec 2001 14:59:38 -0500, > Joshua Jacobs wrote: > > > > > > I had posted earlier about finding a sound card which supports > toslink output > > under linux. It appears that Dan's page > http://www.alsa-project.org/~goemon/ > > has been updated to include an entry on the Fortissimo II and > it shows that > > its toslink in and out are both supported. Thanks for the update. > > > > I'm going ahead and buying a fortissimo II. > > Wait, wait.. ALSA cs46xx driver still does _NOT_ support digital i/o! > And it seems difficult to support it in near future, too, since Cirrus > Logic doesn't want to release their DSP info. > > AFAIK, TOSLINK output should work on the following drivers: > > - RME9652 > - RME96 > - ICE1712 (Envy24) > - Emu10k1 (SB Live!) > - Trident 4D DX/NX > - YMFPCI > - FM801 > - CM8738 > > The lower is often cheaper. > > And if you want digial input, please check the card carefully. > Some cards have only internal connectors although digital input is > stated on the product box.. > > > ciao, > > Takashi > Another thing to watch for is there are two types of SPDIF in. 1) SPDIF PCM Audio in. Recording normal stereo at different rates. 2) SPDIF non-audio in. (AC3, DTS etc.) The SB Live does (1) but NOT (2)
I don't know the SPDIF capabilities of the other cards. I need a sound card capable of (2), but don't know which ones work. Cheers James _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
