Re: Siemens card and SPDIF

["Ralph Metzler <" <rjkm@netcologne.de>]

MK writes:
 > is there any possibility of developing an alsa driver for spdif output through 
 > the dvb-s card (so it would be usable by any program)? Or are there any
 > limiting factors in the firmware?


PCM is no problem, but I guess you mean AC3 output?
Sorry, but the hardware does not support it. It can only create PCM
headers on the SPDIF output.
This really is a hardware problem and cannot be fixed in the firmware.


Ralph