I feel like I know nothing after reading the tech on these postings!. I have a Jetway M/B with 8738 sound chip onboard. I need help in sourcing the optional...
OK, I've mentioned it here before but for those new to the group try the virtual instruments at http://w3.pca.net/~cpclark/SBTESTEQU.html - they'e free! ...
Robin Pywell
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Feb 5, 2001 1:29 pm
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did they go out of business.. I was relying on them to hopefully finish the spdif stuff for the win2k drivers so i could finally ditch win98.. anyone know if i...
Stuart Gerber
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Feb 9, 2001 1:00 am
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Hi, ... Their site can be connected from my domain right now. Try again later. ... Yes, you cn do. Check out ALSA web site. http://www.alsa-project.org/ ...
Ryuichiro ARAKI
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Feb 19, 2001 2:32 am
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Hello all, I just got an ASONIC 8738 based PCI sound card, and I was wondering if anyone knew the pinout for the SPDIF header (10 pins with 1 removed as a ...
Chris Wing
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Feb 27, 2001 12:34 am
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Look at the files area at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cmi833X/files/, there are a couple of files there that might help!! Adrian Casper ...
Adrian Casper
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Feb 28, 2001 9:34 pm
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Adrian: I can't seem to access that web site. ... Pinout for SPDIF I/O connector on ASONIC-8738-4C pins numbered as labeled on circuit board. Note missing pin...
Chris Wing
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Feb 28, 2001 10:15 pm
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Hello all, I just started playing with my 8738 card, and noticed something interesting. To test the SPDIF input and output, I connected them together with an...
Chris Wing
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Feb 28, 2001 10:30 pm
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It is perfectly possible - just leave the PCM volume at maximum for 1:1 transfers! - Tom. ... From: "Chris Wing" <wingc@...> To:...
Tom Browne
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Feb 28, 2001 10:37 pm
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Tom: Thanks! Does this mean that if any of the other channels on the mixer are unmuted, they will also leak into the SPDIF output? -Chris Wing ...
Chris Wing
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Feb 28, 2001 10:43 pm
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They should not, as the 8x38s don't put other sources through the A/D to mix into the digital out, IIRC... I always muted everything else but PCM just to be on...
Tom Browne
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Feb 28, 2001 10:57 pm
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Any clues here - I am trying to update from an Intel P100 to a Cyrix 6x86. When I boot, it starts up but then when it gets to loading the 8738 driver I get...
Rich Hanson
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Mar 1, 2001 7:15 am
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Rich, I don't think that's much of an upgrade either way... :) Got any cash free for a bigger upgrade? I'm not surprised it doesn't work on Cyrix... many...
Tom Browne
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Mar 1, 2001 7:26 am
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... Why don't someone test it out once and for all? I would do it myself, but I don't have a cd-player with digi-out currently (I'm not sure if cd-roms ...
Jim Hoyle
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Mar 1, 2001 8:42 am
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Jim: Audio CDs are probably not the best test source; they have no error correction, and CD players may often produce random bit flips with little obvious...
Christopher Allen Wing
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Mar 1, 2001 4:24 pm
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this is a really farfetched but you never know.... when i upgraded from a p200 to k6-400 i couldn't get win95 to boot at all. the problem was that some...
fender@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:08 pm
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I have tested the 8338 and proved it to be bit perfect. I see no reason why this will have changed for the 8738. - Tom. ... From: "Jim Hoyle"...
Tom Browne
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Mar 1, 2001 8:30 pm
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... How long did you record? A year ago or so I had random (audible) quirks many times per minute, now I seem to have them once in 5min or so....
Jim Hoyle
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Mar 1, 2001 8:38 pm
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I've experienced some noise (pops and crackles) from optical out.... Haven't U ? by Blueraf!...
Raffaello Cassetta
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Mar 1, 2001 8:43 pm
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I took a CD track of something like 5 minutes or so, dumped it to disk via. CDDA. Looped the output to the input, and recorded. Then bit compared to the...
Tom Browne
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Mar 1, 2001 8:48 pm
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Thank U very much for your suggestion, Benyhe. I didn't take in consideration this eventuality. I thought U obtained 5V using 12V pci supply and a 7805 IC. ...
Raffaello Cassetta
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Mar 2, 2001 2:14 pm
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I forward this answer received from Benyhe cause I think it could of general interest by Blueraf! ... output ... could...
Raffaello Cassetta
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Mar 2, 2001 2:14 pm
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Hi all, You can find PCI bus layout e.g. on http://www.hwb.acc.umu.se//co_PCI.html Everything can be easily identified on the card then. I did not tried...
Benyhe Gabor
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Mar 2, 2001 9:11 pm
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Hi, Yes, very audible, loud pops on the optical output. So you're suggesting that the +5V input to the optical daughterboard be replaced with a separate,...
karttu@...
Mar 5, 2001 10:10 am
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... I would give a stabilized supply to the whole card, not only the daughter, the mother will give it consequently. by Blueraf!...
Raffaello Cassetta
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Mar 5, 2001 10:41 pm
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Hi, Not the daughterboard, but the whole thing. There originally is a 78L05 on the board, I assume for supplying some analogue related parts of the 8738 chip....
Benyhe Gabor
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Mar 6, 2001 8:41 am
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Apologies if this has been posted before, but I thought everyone might be interested in this program which I ran across not long ago: cmictl - direct...
Michael Decerbo
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Mar 7, 2001 9:24 pm
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Michael: Have you had any luck with the standard kernel driver for the cmi chips? I experienced periodic dropouts in playback when using cmpci.o from 2.2.16. ...
Chris Wing
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Mar 7, 2001 11:41 pm
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Before making any changes I submit to the list the tweak I'm going to apply.... Benyhe are U listening ? :-) The "components" side is: ...