Re: bad endpoint address, MOTU FastLane

[Alan Stern]

On Tue, 12 May 2009, Todd T. Fries wrote:

> I'm actually the owner of said device, and have actually purchased
> something that is complaint.  However, not all owners of said device
> are as able or willing.
> 
> The point in my opinion is that it used to work and now after an upgrade
> (to support a pchdtv.com tuner) the MOTU doesn't, only the software has
> changed.  Thanks for giving me one more reason to avoid Linux.

The fact that it worked before was, as I said, a mere coincidence.  You 
don't seem to appreciate just how badly out-of-spec this device is.

> IMHO the principal of 'be generous in what you accept, strict in what you give..'
> for specs applies here..

That pinciple doesn't help much if what you're trying to accept is 
self-contradictory, as it is in this case.

> Worst case, quirk entry, eh?

If the quirk entry helps, feel free to use it.  And don't be surprised 
if future software upgrades cause similar problems.

Alan Stern

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