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https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/soun ... river.html
So my to-do list right now is to get at least a basic understanding of the C syntax and work through through that ALSA driver guide.
But I just want to put this out in the world so that anyone who is also interested (and maybe more experienced than myself) can collaborate. If anyone needs tests, outputs, whatever I can do with the Aurora(n), feel free to post here. These seem like great soundcards. I love the modular idea. I think we can tackle this.
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If you're just learning programming, writing an audio driver for a thunderbolt device is probably going to be too advanced a task. Not only is thunderbolt support relatively new on non-mac systems, the docs for it on linux are almost non-existent, so you'll be "flying blind". Better to wait until Thunderbolt support is added to ALSA itself. (no idea when that will happen.) In the meantime, learn alsa from the user space perspective by writing some audio apps.
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Also, everyone acts like Thunderbolt is completely unsupported in Linux. I have a TB3 device that I am using via a TB4 port on my laptop and it was completely plug and play. For what it's worth, I also have USB devices that are functioning via TB4 ports.
Like you said, "no idea when that will happen". The original Lynx Aurora was launched in 2006 and nobody bothered getting it to work with ALSA. I'm going to do what I can, and if anyone wants to contribute, they are more than welcome. At the very very least I will have the hardware in my possession. I'm sure someone with experience can guide me as to how to provide information on its functioning. Thunderbolt sniffing? Something. Where there is a will there is a way.
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I'm glad you have a will, because numerous programmers have died before they were able to figure out how to use ALSA.bentheass wrote: Where there is a will there is a way.
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keep me in your prayers.
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