Does the Diamond MX200 Work Under Linux

Fict asks "I was wondering if anyone has successfully gotten the Diamond Monster Sound MX200 to work, as a stand alone card, to work under linux. If this isn't possible, can I at least use it as a pass thru card?"

Diamond M80

[Dr. Evil]

I wrote Diamond about Linux drivers or NT drivers for the Diamond M80 cards. They told me that NT4 does not support DirectX 5.0 and thus is not suitable for environmental audio. They will support NT5 though.

When I asked them if there were a Linux driver, they told me that they don't think so...

I complained that their driver support is a bit ridiculous, and that their hardware will be obsolete before NT5 gets released. They encouraged me to obtain developer's information, when I asked for it, I recieved no reply.

I know of no project in existance or coming into existance to support the Diamond Monster Sound cards under Linux.

Anyone want to try to start one? I know how to print "hello world" in more computer languages than I have toes... I suppose it can't be much harder to write a driver for a PCI sound card with environmental audio :-).

But seriously, I think it would be fun. Does anyone have any information which could be of use for such an undertaking?

Thanks,

Diamond M80/MX200 Driver

[KrisJon]

Sign me up for the driver development effort. I'd have to learn as I go as well ;)

I've asked Diamond for an SDK, but have gotten no response. I guess if enough people hammer them, someone's bound to notice.

Here's the e-mail to spam

[KrisJon]

After wading through their "support system," I finally figured out that the people we need to be talking to are at: [e-mail]. Even though I was told "developers," the plural bounces while the singular does not, so I _hope_ it went someplace usefull. :)