Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:36:48 -0400 From: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> To: Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org, Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> Subject: Re: Soundcard with SPDIF input? Message-ID: <20080429203648.GA8002@cons.org> In-Reply-To: <20080429094915.GA9194@amilo.cenkes.org> References: <20080428222953.GA86835@cons.org> <20080429094915.GA9194@amilo.cenkes.org>
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Andrew Pantyukhin wrote on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 01:49:21PM +0400: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 06:29:53PM -0400, Martin Cracauer wrote: > > Is there a soundcard that has a SPDIF input that works under FreeBSD? > > > > SPDIF in is sometimes hard to get. Some units have SPDIF but it only > > works for out. > > > > USB preferred. Haha, nice one :-) Really, any format, I'd dig out my > > ISA boards if required. > > FWIW, spdif _output_ works with built-in AC'97 codecs (I have > via8237) when using audio/oss drivers from ports. You might get > lucky if you check the motherboards you have and get the > necessary connectors if needed. One of my ~$60 motherboards had > optical input and output. No offense but now I hate you :-) I'll go hunt for one. The one that's already running permanently has SPDIF but output only. Thanks, Asus [pats back]. Any other options, anybody? Martin -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> http://www.cons.org/cracauer/ FreeBSD - where you want to go, today. http://www.freebsd.org/
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