Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Also, could everyone who is interested please have a look at this > updated version of the matrix: > > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php > > I will be working on this page from now on. That's very much appreciated. The outdated soundcard matrix was one of the biggest drawbacks of the ALSA project, IMHO. BTW: Why does the selection of the manufacturer not stay in the field but returns to the first choice (AudioExcel) after I klick on Go? BTW2: In order to double check some information given below I tried the search from the main ALSA page. It gave me a 'Not Found' error :-( The following comments belong to the details of the RME Hammerfall DSP card family: Firmware: In the past there have been problems with different firmware versions, but different people got different results: i.e. there's a comment in the matrix from Johannes Taelman about him having to downgrade the firmware to version 10, while I made the experience the other way round: v10 did *not* work for me, v11 (0b) did. I have heard (but not tested myself) that the firmware problem is solved in the newest drivers, so I vote for *deleting* the existing firmware comments from the matrix in order not to confuse new users. As RME seems to change firmware from time to time I would find it helpful to tell new users how they can determine which version their card has (see below). Some important steps that I had missed on the path of setting up a RME Hammerfall DSP card (in my case a PCI interface and a multiface) on a Linux box using ALSA let me propose the following detail comments to the sound card matrix: * There are some really nice add-ons from Thomas Charbonnel for this card family in the alsa-tools package. * After loading the snd-hdsp module you *have to* call hdsploader from alsa-tools. The driver does not work without that step. * Things like un-muting, setting channel levels and channel routing is done in 'hdspmixer' from alsa-tools. * Settings like clock sync, sample rate and type of SPDIF in/out are set by the program called 'hdspconf' from the same package. * If you encounter problems it might be a good idea to mention the firmware version of your card when reporting/asking. Determine it with 'lspci -vv' Robert Epprecht
