Re: i815e related

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Fri Sep 29 2000 - 01:52:28 EST


On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Art Boulatov wrote:

> Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > Is AD1881A (AC'97 audio) codec supported?
> >
> > Sort of - it mostly works nowdays but mic recording is unsupported still.
> > Its solid in 2.2.18pre so should be solid in 2.4.0test9
>
> Ok, thanks,
>
> One more thing I'm concerned about (which is not really kernel related),
> does the sound processing with AC'97 interface have any impact on
> overall
> system perfomance in comparison to PCI cards sound processing?

I can't say specifically for the i815, but the presence or lack of AC97
support shouldn't affect performance..

The i815 audio is low-cost, simple audio solution. If you want
something fully featured, you'll want a PCI card. But that is a
choice based on features, not performance..

        Jeff

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