[linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 - spdif in

[Rick Taylor]

jordan muscott <morsecode at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Thanks for that.... but I've just discovered that ecasound records 
>without any of the problems I was experiencing with arecord, so I'll 
>save your advice for when/if I get any other related problems :)
>
>Oh btw, I did use Mandrake, and briefly Redhat for about 18 months 
>before I switched to Slackware, and to be honest I prefer Slackware... I 
>haven't had that much trouble setting things up how I want, ok 

 Aside from your peripherals.

>occasionally I have to plough through a few docs but thats not a bad 
>thing in the long run. (Debian does sound nice too, i agree).

 Debian makes upgrading and setting up new software much too simple. :}

 Redhat is far too limited. Their hardware setup stuff is excellent though.