That is a good point.
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] FireWire query Also remember that the "qualified" rating for this card was with Windows XP which has a different driver architecture than Vista/Win7. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Jim Fuller - N7VR <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Just to give some more information. > > I just had an issue with a StarTech PEX1394A2 PCI-Express Card in a 64 > Bit Windows 7 Ultimate System. I would get a "Device Error 10" using > the Microsoft 1394 OHCI Driver. I could get it to start and operate if > I used the Microsoft 1394 OHCI Driver - Legacy at 48K sampling. It > would not operate at 96K with a Flex 3000 (Firmware 1.2.5.6 and the > Flex 3.5.0.7171 driver). The card was supplied by the computer manufacture. > > After playing with the problem for an hour, and chatting with StarTech > tech support, I decided to verify it was a card issue. > > I grabbed a Dynex DX-PCI2PF card, I had on the shelf, and installed > it. It installed the LSI - 1394 OHCI Driver. All modes and operation > work well with PowerSDR 1.18.3, Flex Firewire driver 3.5.0.7171, and > Flex-3000 Firmware 1.2.5.6. > > IMHO this StarTech PEX1394A2 firewire card has an issue. It appears > that we will need to keep in mind that a card problem can exist and > look at each problem on a case by case situation. > > Disclaimer: As many of us say "Your mileage may vary." This may be a > single card issue or an issue for this particular configuration. Both > of these cards are recommended on the Flex Radio Knowledge Base > http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50179.aspx?Keywords=1394+ > cards > . > I do not think that this can be added as a generalization of one being > better than another, from the one incident. > > Jim Fuller > N7VR -- http://www.n7vr.org > International TCP/IP Gateways Robot Operator -- > http://www.ampr-gateways.org > > MTAPRS NET Server Operator -- http://www.mtaprs.net > CWOP-2 -- http://www.wxqa.com > IRLP Node 3398 - http://irlp.fuller.net Original ARECC contributor > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using alpha and beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software.
