From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 22 10:02:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0C521065670 for ; Fri, 22 May 2009 10:02:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 852548FC0A for ; Fri, 22 May 2009 10:02:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4MA2Frs016571; Fri, 22 May 2009 05:02:15 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 05:02:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200905221002.n4MA2Fgo016570@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: pieter@degoeje.nl Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: will Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA ever be supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 10:02:37 -0000 On Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:19 +0200 Pieter de Goeje wrote: >On Thursday 21 May 2009 12:11:27 Scott Bennett wrote: >> Looking at the release notes for 7.2-RELEASE, I still don't see any >> mention of support for the Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA card. Do any >> of the developers know whether there is any plan ever to support this card? >> I've been waiting and hoping for over three years already, but haven't seen >> any news other than "No, there's no driver support for in in FreeBSD >> [67].x". Thanks in advance for any information on this matter. > >I assume you've tried both the snd_emu10k1 and the snd_emu10kx drivers. I had hoped to install 7.2-RELEASE a few days ago, but will probably not get to it now until this weekend. In the meantime, I'm still running 6.3. In 6.x, if snd_emu10k1_load="YES" is present in /boot/loader.conf, the kernel fails during driver initialization. snd_emu10kx does not exist in 6.x. Is there some undocumented support for this card in 7.2? >You should be able to get your sound card working by installing 4Front's OSS >driver: >http://www.opensound.com/oss.html > Thank you *very* much! I just downloaded the FreeBSD .tbz file and the installation guide. I'll probably still give the native drivers a trial first, but if they don't work, then I'll try this one. I had no idea that the Open Sound project existed, so thanks again. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************