On ven, 2014-06-27 at 07:11 -1000, david wrote:
> On 06/27/2014 05:12 AM, Wayne DePrince Jr. wrote:
> > On gio, 2014-06-26 at 09:11 +0200, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
> >> On 06/26/2014 01:37 AM, Wayne DePrince Jr. wrote:
> >> >http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/2-Port-ExpressCard-1394a-FireWire-Laptop-Adapter-Card~EC13942A2 <http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/2-Port-ExpressCard-1394a-FireWire-Laptop-Adapter-Card%7EEC13942A2>
> >> >
> >> > only problem is the previously mentioned problem with hot-plugging (i.e.
> >> > where the card must be in the laptop at boot up). otherwise works
> >> > great.
> >> >
> >> > peace, w
> >>
> >> http://subversion.ffado.org/wiki/HostControllers#VIA
> >>
> >> So does it also work at 88.2kHz and higher for you?
> >>
> >> Jeremy
> >>
> > though i mainly work at 48 kHz/24 bit, it works fine at 96/24 as
> > well with my Editorl FA-66. however, it appears my controller is not
> > VIA but TI:
> >
> > 04:00.0 PCI bridge: Texas Instruments XIO2000(A)/XIO2200A PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge (rev 03)
> > 05:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments XIO2200A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (rev 01)
>
> Hmmm, my understanding is that the TI firewire chips were THE best chips
> to use with Linux?
i am not sure about it being the best FW chipset, but i can vouch
that it works well with no problems (aside from the hotplug issue
already mentioned).
>
> > while we are on the topic, does anyone know of a non-Apple laptop
> > (current or old) that has a /powered/ Firewire 400 6 conductor port?
> > though the StarTech ExpressCard solution works well and provides 2x 6
> > conductor ports, the physical ExpressCard connection is sensitive to
> > vibration/movement and is easily dislodged. also, since it does not
> > provide power via the FireWire ports, i need to also carry around the
> > FA-66's power brick.
>
> Don't know about that. My ~$1000 Linux laptop from System76 doesn't even
> have an ExpressCard port: it's all USB2 and 3 only.
>
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