On October 3, 2017 11:50:07 AM HST, David Kastrup <dak@xxxxxxx> wrote: >Bernardo Barros <bernardo.barros@xxxxxxx> writes: > >> Hello >> >> I have a quick question. I have an old MOTU Ultralite that works well >> with a thinkpad, which has a firewire I/O. Current Thinkpads don't >> have firewire, but some have thunderbolt. My old soundcard would work >> on a new thinkpad with an adapter, like it does with other OS's? > >Would a Firewire Expresscard be an option? That's what I currently use >on a T61. The Expresscard I currently use has a "TI chipset" and won't >work properly unless I boot with it (after doing that, you can usually >disconnect it and reconnect while the laptop is suspended: hotplugging >tends not to work). This tends to work a bit more reliably >(disregarding the hotplugging puzzle) than the built-in Ricoh Firewire >interface. > >When you don't have a card yet, I think it likely makes sense going for >one supporting 800Mbps. Not because there would be any use for that >speed with most soundcards, but because it will more likely land you >with a more modern chipset making less trouble in the PCIe department. >Also the issue date will be closer to the age of the "new Firewire >stack". > >Do modern laptops still have Expresscard slots? I don't think so. My 2-year-old laptop only offers USB ports and an SD card slot. I understand that SD cards can be other things than storage - I think there are SD wifi cards, for example. I wonder - could an adaptor connect a Firewire device to USB-C or Thunderbolt port? -- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
