Frank Barknecht wrote: > daniel.vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx hat gesagt: // daniel.vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Is anyone on the list running either of the two M-Audio setups > > currently available: the Audiophile 2496 (PCI) or the Audiophile > > USB? Alternatively, can anyone recommend something similar? > > Incidentally, I'm currently running Mandrake 10 (Community), with > > the 2.6x kernel... > > The USB won't run on kernel 2.6 at all, because it, ah again, violates > the USB specification. There are some patches that can enable this > card, but you'll need to patch the kernel yourself, AFAIK. Plus: I > don't know if the USB is supported by ALSA. Last time I looked (about > two months ago) there was no firmware loader. The Audiophile USB doesn't need a firmware loader because it already has an EEPROM with the firmware. Other M-Audio devices have an EEPROM, too, but M-Audio didn't bother to put the firmware in there. (I have a report from someone who got the Sonica to work by simply burning the firmware file into the EEPROM.) > Conclusion: Don't buy it, there are many USB devices which are > easier to set up. And if possible, don't use a USB device but a PCI card. HTH Clemens
