[linux-audio-dev] Firewire Breakout-Boxes

[Daniel Wagner]

Hi,

I'm pleased to announce a project which eventually should support
several Firewire-based breakout-boxes.  Following boxes would be
supported:

 - ESI QuataFire 610
 - M-Audio Firewire Audiophile
 - M-Audio Firewire 410
 - M-Audio Firewire 1814
 - Terratec Aureon 7.1 FireWire
 - Edirol FA-101

Each of those boxes is using the same chip produced by the company I'm
working for.  I got green lights from my boss to do write a driver for
linux.  Of course, this is not a very simple task.  Most information
which is needed for writing a driver is available as Standards.  Well,
some information is not available as standards...

If someone is interested to participate in this undertaking I would be
very glad, because it is a large task and I have only little resource
left for this project.  So it would take rather long to finish it and
I'm sure some of the LAD guys are eager to use something different
than an USB based breakout box.

Any serious hacker who signs a NDA gets access to all information and
will also have for access to hardware (test boards).  If s/he is not
signing (for some reason) only the public available Standards most be
enough.  Access to hardware can still be arranged (hopefully).

Anyway I have already started to code something but it is still at
very very very early stage and not good for anything.  Therefore I
haven't loaded it up somewhere.

cheers,
daniel