Re: Linux 2.4.21-pre4

[Thomas Davis]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 17:09, Thomas Davis wrote:
> 
>>>FM801 is a card not a codec
>>>
>>
>>Sorry, this then adds to the ac97 codec list the fm801, which has a ac97 
>>codec on it, and takes it from being "unknown" to "known".
>>
>>The forte driver uses the ac97codec code; with this, ac97_probe_codec 
>>registers it correctly as Forte Media, and not unknown.
> 
> 
> FM801 is still the card not the codec. Somewhere on the FM801 is a 48pin AC97 codec,
> it may even vary by card version, much like I have intel i810 audio with a variety
> of codec devices.
> 

Yes, I agree on that..  I'm just trying to get the name "Forte Media 
FM801" instead of "Unknown" to show up in the ac97 list.

thomas