Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 - spdif in
From: Rick Taylor (ricktaylor_AT_speakeasy.net)
Date: Thu Oct 09 2003 - 12:08:20 EEST
>Rick Taylor wrote:
>>jordan muscott <morsecode_AT_blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for that.... but I've just discovered that ecasound records
>>>without any of the problems I was experiencing with arecord, so I'll
>>>save your advice for when/if I get any other related problems :)
>>>
>>>Oh btw, I did use Mandrake, and briefly Redhat for about 18 months
>>>before I switched to Slackware, and to be honest I prefer Slackware... I
>>>haven't had that much trouble setting things up how I want, ok
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Aside from your peripherals.
>>
>>
>Would this really be any easier with another distro? Bearing in mind
>that all I've tried so far with Slackware is swapping the slots which my
>sound card and ethernet card are plugged into, and now things seem to
>work with ecasound anyway ( i did another thread in the archives that
>said that arecord is only intended as a demo app and shouldn't be relied
>on for serious work, which would explain why it gave me problems.)
I've not had any problems with redhat or debian setting up the pci stuff
properly.
It's up to you I suppose.
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