From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 24 06:56:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA76316A41F for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:56:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikolas.britton@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04E5343D45 for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:56:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikolas.britton@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i4so48104wra for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:56:31 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=lHPbD5NrIcxdmo4DFmUGz2xj0sw5DgAO/lkG5m5xEm3fkdjo5dli/Mw/frilPRYemMAr9ov34ii4QUet+fajjlpAkdtxqSdlFQto3b8pGpHeCuBzp8ECCjHehwOxoqd4r26lsVUA3196eWuSATQ0gOLpapodJiskWMFNzcbEtP4= Received: by 10.54.3.24 with SMTP id 24mr254986wrc; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.124.11 with HTTP; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:56:30 -0500 From: Nikolas Britton To: Jeff Domeyer In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <75227D28B8B2A247B92A86AAE63233814B8B61@sequoia.opb.msu.edu> Cc: FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: pci-x soundcard X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:56:33 -0000 On 8/23/05, Nikolas Britton wrote: > On 8/23/05, Jeff Domeyer wrote: > > For the fun of it I was going through google to see if anyone found a > > pci-x soundcard. I came across this message you wrote: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-August/095106= . > > html > > > > I'm just wondering if you confirmed that the soundcard available here: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=3DN82E16829102177 > > will actually work in a pci-x slot. When we called creative's tech > > support they said all of their live cards were pci-x compatible. Well, > > that's not hard to say, but the board manufacturers never make the > > appropriate key so that it would fit in a pci-x slot. So it would > > work... if it actually even fitted. > > >=20 > Yes it's keyed correctly for the PCI-X bus but It turns out that > Creative changed the chipset to Audigy LS and it's not %100 compatible > with EMU10k1/3, I have major doubts that FreeBSD supports this > chipset: > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=3Den&q=3Dgroup%3A*.freebsd.*+%22Audigy= +LS%22&qt_s=3DSearch >=20 > Talk to hal because he did buy one. He posted a message saying that he > was having trouble with it. I answered it telling him to put > snd_driver_load=3D"YES" into loader.conf but he never replied back to > say if it worked or not. >=20 > I just compiled a list, based on the photos, of sound cards, on > newegg.com, that are keyed for PCI-X and PCI 32-bit / 66Mhz buses, I > make no guaranties!!: >=20 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit 30SB041000000 $29 <-- Audigy LS Chips= et!!! > AUDIOTRAK Maya 5.1 MK II Sound Card $38 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 $45 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 $62 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 $71 > M-AUDIO 9900-40906-00 $72 > AUDIOTRAK Prodigy 7.1LT $85 > M-AUDIO 9900-40765-00 $89 > M-AUDIO 9900-40901-00 $90 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS 70SB035000000 $93 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition 70SB035000013 $12= 1 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition 70SB035000017 $12= 1 > M-AUDIO 9900-40757-00 $139 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum 70SB035000003 $176 > M-AUDIO 9900-40768-00 High-Definition 4-in/4-out $179 > M-AUDIO 9900-40752-00 $199 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro 70SB036000000 $212 > AUDIOTRAK Maya 1010 $225 > CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro $277 >=20 This should help. It should be complete but their are like 50 PCI standards so not sure, if it looks weird use a fixed width font: PCI: 32-bit / 33Mhz / 132MB / 5Volt (Standard PCI Slot): ###################################### #----------------------------#-------# ###################################### 32-bit / 33Mhz / 132MB / 3.3V and 32-bit / 66Mhz / 264MB / 3.3V: ###################################### #------#-----------------------------# ###################################### PCI-X: 64-bit / 33Mhz / 264MB / 5V: ########################################################## #----------------------------#-------#-------------------# ########################################################## 64-bit / 66Mhz / 528MB / 3.3V and 64-bit / 100Mhz / 800MB / 3.3V and 64-bit / 133Mhz / 1064MB / 3.3V and 64-bit / 266Mhz / 2128MB / 3.3V and 64-bit / 533Mhz / 4264MB / 3.3V: ########################################################## #------#-----------------------------#-------------------# ########################################################## Summary:=20 * Key is on the right side for 5V slots. * Key is on the left side for 3.3V slots, 66Mhz or higher PCI slots are always 3.3V. * A PCI card that's double notched on both sides is compatible with 5V and 3.3V slots. * Look for double notched PCI cards for maximum compatibility.