[LAU] RME Multiface with cardbus interface & cardbus-ExpressCard adapter

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On 12/13/2016 05:39 AM, Peter Lutek wrote:
> oops... sorry for the empty message i just sent!  :-P
>
> anyways, hi iain! i've been doing this exact thing for years now. here's
> the card you need (which ~replaces~ the cardbus one):
>
> https://www.rme-audio.de/en/products/hdspe_expresscard.php
>
> note that this card uses a standard firewire cable, which is much more
> sturdy than the original cable.
>
> i've used this card with my 1st-gen multiface on a couple of different
> laptops, running a bunch of different linux distros, with no troubles.

It is also possible to use a PCMCIA to express card adapter and use the 
old PCMCIA card in the new slot (cheaper). I have done that and it works 
- it is very ugly and dangerous as the adapter is big and hangs from the 
side of the laptop. I don't have the adapter here to post details, maybe 
tomorrow from work...

-- Fernando


> On 2016-12-13 07:12 AM, Iain Mott wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I'm trying to find a way to use an RME Multiface mark I with an old RME
>> cardbus interface. My laptop doesn't have a cardbus slot but has an
>> ExpressCard slot. I've read old threads of people successfully using the
>> cardbus interface with a cardbus-ExpressCard adapter on Windows. Has
>> anyone done this on Linux? From what I read, what's needed is a an
>> adapter that requires no drivers.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Iain
>>
>