On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:25:50PM +0200, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: > well, if both codecs and the digital chip are well documented, how > they are connected is not too hard to guess. There's an EEPROM that > gives hints.
You're right: "if". ;) But found some more info about the other chips: http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Chaintech_AV-710 > > > afaik, these cards are based on envy24ht, not envy24. > > > > What do you think about (much cheaper) Chaintech AV-710? There's a version > > with envy24... perhaps someone's using this under OpenBSD? > > > > http://icrontic.com/articles/chaintech_av710_71_audio_card_review > > http://techgage.com/article/chaintech_av-710_71_sound_card/ > > http://www.sudhian.com/index.php?/articles/show/654 > > > > according to the second link, it uses envy24HT so it will not work > with the current envy(4) driver. FYI envy24 is also known as VT1712 > or ICE1712. Esi-julia and AV-710 seem to use the VT1721. Perhaps I misunderstood that test at "icrontic" - there was a comparison of the chips, and this was suggesting, that there are four versions of the card; probably wrong conclusion. The testers are publishing a bit contradictory informations: f.e. on the page: http://techgage.com/article/chaintech_av-710_71_sound_card First you'll find: "VIA ENVY 24PT", several verses down a remark: "The heart of the card is the Envy24 HT-S Chipset" - with a photo on the side. A photo of... ENVY 24PT. Immediately below - image of ENVY 24HT-S. :-O What a pity; the card has quite good reviews. OK, must look further... -- pozdrawiam / regards Zbigniew Baniewski
