From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Courtier-Dutton Subject: Re: ESI MAYA44 PCI - ESI wants to collaborate! Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:03:48 +0100 Message-ID: <46CAE2B4.6010409@superbug.co.uk> References: <87988a970708180028p6dc4b973w58ab65445d279b0a@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.91]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26A36103847 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:03:50 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87988a970708180028p6dc4b973w58ab65445d279b0a@mail.gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: Piotrek Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Piotrek wrote: > Referring to the lack of the official ALSA support of ESI MAYA44 PCI > (in fact, the card does not work) I would like to ask I there are any plans > to get this card working with ALSA? I would be thankful to be able to run my > soundcard properly under Linux. There are also a lot of people that would > appreciate your work and are waiting for maya44 pci drivers for linux: > http://www.esiforum.com/show.asp?db=esi&t=esi1&mode=3&msg=793 > I wrote a letter to the UK ESI SUPPORT asking if they were going to > write drivers for their products for Linux systems as well. There is a > reply: > > " > Dear Piotr > > ESI do not provide and have no plans for Linux drivers for our products > However > ESI are happy to provide /share information to an Individual developer > within the Linux community > That is able and capable to develope drivers > and wishes to develope drivers > > Regards > UK Support > ESI Auditechnik > " > > It means that ESI will collaborate with developers who would like to write > such driver and share the documentation. > > Again the question: Are there any plans to make ESI MAYA44 PCI card working > with ALSA? > > I'm not a programmer but I will help you as much as I could. > > Piotrek, It is not worth pursuing this until ESI publish the datasheets. That is a simple step, and does not require any support effort from them. Until I see the datasheets, I cannot commit to developing any driver for the card. Kind Regards James