From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Mar 30 18:31:53 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C78D5A8FCE for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:31:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) Received: from holgerdanske.com (holgerdanske.com [IPv6:2001:470:0:19b::b869:801b]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "holgerdanske.com", Issuer "holgerdanske.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4F8yhm0143z56nq for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:31:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) Received: from 99.100.19.101 (99-100-19-101.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net [99.100.19.101]) by holgerdanske.com with ESMTPSA (TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:TLSv1.3:Kx=any:Au=any:Enc=AESGCM(128):Mac=AEAD) (SMTP-AUTH username dpchrist@holgerdanske.com, mechanism PLAIN) for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:31:37 -0700 Subject: Re: PCIe sound card for FreeBSD 12.2 RELEASE amd64 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <05d65c82-848e-5701-94e5-c5f44eb110bd@holgerdanske.com> From: David Christensen Message-ID: Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:31:36 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4F8yhm0143z56nq X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dpchrist@holgerdanske.com has no SPF policy when checking 2001:470:0:19b::b869:801b) smtp.mailfrom=dpchrist@holgerdanske.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.88 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2001:470:0:19b::b869:801b:from]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2001:470:0:19b::b869:801b:from:127.0.2.255]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.78)[-0.776]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[holgerdanske.com]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6939, ipnet:2001:470::/32, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:31:53 -0000 > 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