From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Takashi Iwai Subject: Re: FIX: soundblaster rear channels (ens1371) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:48:19 +0100 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: <200301160014.11787.c.esken@cityweb.de> <200301170104.40726.pieter.palmers@student.kuleuven.ac.be> <200301171123.42602.pieter.palmers@student.kuleuven.ac.be> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.4 - "Hosorogi") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200301171123.42602.pieter.palmers@student.kuleuven.ac.be> Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Pieter Palmers Cc: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org At Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:23:42 +0100, Pieter Palmers wrote: > > > Uros has been working on the ALSA SAM9407 driver, and IIRC, maxi ISIS > > uses a similar (same?) chip. he might be able to help the development > > of this driver. > > > The ISIS uses the successor of the SAM9407, the SAM9707. Differences seem to > be minor (only the fact that it supports 6 extra channels). > > The problem is that it is an ISA chip, and they used a 'creative' way of > building a PCI card with it: They built a card based on the ESS Maestro-2EM, > which is an Maestro-2E with an additional 'modem dsp' port, i.e. an ISA port. > They used this port to connect the SAM chip. > > So actually it would be helpfull if I had someone with ESS Maestro experience. > I'm wondering if it's possible to set up a DMA transfer to the modem port. > The Maestro is (in my opinion) a pretty compicated device so I think it might > be possible. > Any Maestro-connaiseurs on this list? well, i'm the maintainer of es1968 driver, but the driver is atm not well maintained. the chip is yes a bit complicated but the problem is lack of proper documents. there is a data sheet but it doesn't describe any essential parts. and we have only a crappy buggy DOS example code... anyway, please let me know if you have any questions. ciao, Takashi ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Thawte.com Understand how to protect your customers personal information by implementing SSL on your Apache Web Server. Click here to get our FREE Thawte Apache Guide: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0029en