[linux-audio-user] RME Hammerfall 9636 - troubleshooting

[Paul Davis]

On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 13:57 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On 9/29/05, Michael T D Nelson <m_nels at gmx.net> wrote:
> > Paul Davis wrote:
> >  > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 21:26 +0100, Michael T D Nelson wrote:
> >  >>I bought a cheap second-hand RME Hammerfall 9636 recently, in the
> >  >>knowledge that it was untested.
> >  >
> >  > first step, pull the card, look for a small chip that will say either
> >  > "W36" or "M36". find out which one it is.
> >  >
> >  > i (yes, even i!) had problems with this when accidentally using a 9636
> >  > with the little-endian EPROM ("W36") on a big-endian machine (a mac).
> >
> > Hello again Paul.
> >
> > I think that you're right.
> >
> > The EPROM is marked 'M36'. I am using it in a Pentium 3 machine. Later
> > it will probably be used in an Athlon XP box. I take it that this is
> > probably causing my problem?
> >
> > Am I correct in assuming that I need to obtain a 'W36' chip and swap the
> > two?
> >
> > Does anyone know if the revision number of the chip is significant? I
> > was told that the original card was revision 1.5.

1.5 is just fine. You don't need newer or older to use the card
perfectly well.

--p