Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:31:36 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe sound card for FreeBSD 12.2 RELEASE amd64 Message-ID: <c7b49f39-dda9-95a3-343e-0c3c4272d0e9@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <YGKl/zElK2yai1eL@geeks.org> References: <05d65c82-848e-5701-94e5-c5f44eb110bd@holgerdanske.com> <YGKl/zElK2yai1eL@geeks.org>
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> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:43:55PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: >> freebsd-questions; >> >> I am looking for a PCIe sound card supported by FreeBSD 12.2 >> RELEASE amd64: >> >> 1. 7.1 surround sound output via four analog 1/8" TRS jacks. >> >> 2. Includes interchangeable standard and low-profile mounting >> brackets. >> >> 3. Currently manufactured and supported. >> >> >> Recommendations? >> >> >> David >> >> >> p.s. The "FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE Hardware Notes" "Sound Devices" >> section has a list of device driver names and chip numbers, but I >> am unable to correlate that information to retail products (e.g. >> SKU): >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.2R/hardware/ STFW I was able to find some advertisements for inexpensive 5.1 cards that include a supported chip number: https://www.amazon.com/Padarsey-Internal-Windows-Profile-Bracket/dp/B07VNL332R https://www.amazon.com/GODSHARK-Internal-Windows-Profile-Bracket/dp/B07R191M25 https://www.amazon.com/INTEFIRE-Internal-Windows-Profile-Bracket/dp/B07FMMR59D Thus far, I have not found a 7.1 card. On 3/29/21 9:15 PM, Doug McIntyre wrote: > I can't specificly help you, but I recognize one thing in there that > you'll have to look out for as well. > > By low-profile mounting bracket, it sounds like you are looking for a > card that can go into a server as well. Years back, almost all PCIe > sound cards I could find were 5V only cards. Almost all servers are > 3.3V only PCIe buses. Thank you for the warning. I will need to pay attention to the card voltage specifications and to the host voltage specifications. > Are you sure you can't use a USB connected sound box? This is for a multi-channel audio digital signal processing project. USB would add another level of complexity that I would rather avoid. > That is what I ended up with in the past. It was either that, or to > use a desktop box. Some desktop form factors use low profile PCI/PCIe cards and brackets. David
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