Re: [FFADO-user] Focusrite Saffire : reset DSP effects

[Stefan R. <st...@s5...>]

On May 26 Jonathan Woithe wrote:
> Hi Jérôme
> > > Is there no model identification anywhere?  Normally equipment like this
> > > has a compliance panel somewhere (usually on the bottom) which would
> > > include a model number.
> > 
> > Perhaps, I'll check. But to search on the web, I'd need a keyword such 
> > as "Pro 14", something that would be mentionned in a forum / mailing 
> > list question.
> 
> I would have expected the compliance plate to include something which could
> be used to search the web with.

The device is also referred to as the original Saffire, white Saffire,
Saffire with DSP, or some combinations.  Still hard to search for.

> > Now, assuming my only option is to command the device with the 
> > proprietary software provided by Focusrite.
> > :
> > Is there any chance to have it working under wine, using the installer 
> > or an installation copy ? (I'm afraid if it was the case, it would be 
> > mentionned somewhere.)
> 
> I would be extremely surprised if you could get the software running under
> wine.  I haven't heard of wine gaining support for firewire devices in the
> form which would be required to make this work, but you could certainly give
> it a go and find out explicitly.
[...]

I do not remember hearing of a bridge driver for Wine or for a virtual
machine either, from any of the 1394 on Linux related mailinglists.

PCI device pass-through to a virtualized Windows installation as guest on
a Linux hypervisor sounds like it could work.  But at that point it might
be easier to boot Windows directly.
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Stefan Richter
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