On Tue, 2013-02-05 at 12:34 -0800, Len Ovens wrote: > On Tue, February 5, 2013 8:10 am, Dave Phillips wrote: > > On 02/05/2013 10:42 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> On Tue, 2013-02-05 at 10:37 -0500, Dave Phillips wrote: > >>> I've found a simple metric. Just open a Sweetwater catalog to the pages > >>> for computer audio interfaces and count the ones with Linux support. > >> How do you ensure that an audio device _really_ is supported? > >> > >> > > > > Hi Ralf, > > > > Well, since I don't really know what you really mean by "really" > > supported, I'll hazard my own method: > > > > if (device != FIREWIRE_DEVICE) > > check (ALSA && 4Front) > > print status > > else > > check FFADO > > print status > > endif > > > > Wrt USB: The snd-usb-audio module is an ALSA module, but class > > compliance makes things a little more difficult. My method wrt USB > > compatibility is to ask Clemens. :) > > Most good music stores will let you try before buying. I take my computer > right into the store and plug things in. It does mean I don't buy stuff > that requires extra tweaks... just stuff that "just works". > > This approach also lets those who run these stores know linux users are > out there and that they do buy based on "works with linux". In Germany there aren't much stores, but anyway, if you order hardware, you can give it back and then you get your money back. But that does mean that you always need to completely test the hardware when you buy it, something that isn't always possible. I bought my card, but completely tested it a year after I bought it. Regards, Ralf _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
