FAQ About E17

Thanks James for setting up this FAQ.

You might have mentioned it elsewhere, but please let me know what are the dimensions of E17 in millimeters?

Edited by zzffnn - 12/29/11 at 10:36am

The Fiio site states that the Fiio E17 will be use the name ALPEN. Is this a full change, or are we expected to still call it the Fiio E17 instead of the Fiio ALPEN?

This is a silly question in the overall scheme of things, but it's one that is better asked now than later.
Edited by Mad Lust Envy - 12/30/11 at 4:41am

 

How about the compliancy of the E17 with Linux devices?

Rather, how about the compliancy of the E17 with Android devices, more likely the predominant devices in the (near) future?

 

Android relies on Linux for core system services such as driver model. The Linux kernel of Android also acts as an abstraction layer between the hardware and the rest of the software stack. Android handles all the things that Linux is really good at such as a vast array of device drivers, which take the pain out of interfacing to peripheral hardware.

 

 

Interoperability between the FiiO E7 & Linux PC:

"The FiiO E7 Headphone Amplifier is an USB DAC dedicated to high fidelity headphone.

It works out of the box with my Ubuntu 11.04. I just plug it when I need it and several seconds later it appears in my output sound devices list."

http://linuxhcl.com/browse/product?id=7629

http://www.head-fi.org/t/579365/usb-headphone-amp-with-android-phones-possible/15#post_7909638

 

 

Not yet functional interoperability between the FiiO E7 & Google Galaxy Nexus:

Apparently, something is missing in the stock Linux kernel of the Android phone Galaxy Nexus in order to get the interoperability between the Galaxy Nexus and a USB DAC like the E7.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/582179/samsung-galaxy-nexus/30

 

Probably, the standard USB audio driver is missing in this (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) ALSA-capable kernel.

https://bitbucket.org/paulobrien/android_kernel_galaxynexus/src/bc4f9b72a51d/Documentation/sound/alsa

 

It’s interesting to get the (file) name of the Linux USB audio driver compliant with the E7 in order to request its inclusion to be done by some Android kernel builders of the XDA-developers forum.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1339

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367341

 

 

Android modders play an important role in the Android ecosystem:

. The USB Host feature was not enabled in the first release (4.0.1) of the stock kernel of the Google Galaxy Nexus.

. The kernel 4.0.1 was modded by a non-Google developer with USB Host feature enabled allowing USB mass storage devices and Galaxy Nexus to interoperate.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359579

. The USB Host feature was enabled in the Android release 4.0.2!

 

The artist formerly called as E17.

People are going to have a hard time calling it the Fiio Alpen, lol.

Fiio Alpen, people. Not E17!

 

you mean when you start it up, it will have a little splash screen of sorts? if that's the only improvement then i don't care. I'll just buy the first batch
 

....that's not going to happen sadly. going from telling someone E10, E11, E6 to Alpen? 

 

I'm sure he just means the label printed (silk screened) on the outside of the device.

 

DanBa, thanks for your inquiry.  Still on the fence over iphone or galaxy for next phone purchase and that was one of the key reasons.  Eager to hear the response!