Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:22:35 -0500 (CDT) From: John Utz <john@utzweb.net> To: jmdupoux@lineone.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org, <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Kernel config parameters for soundcard - 4.4 release Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204181718170.12819-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net> In-Reply-To: <3CBF4831.25173.EF10C7@localhost>
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On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 jmdupoux@lineone.net wrote: > hmmm, I really should have mentioned this in my last mail as it is the > obvious thing to suggest (how often do we overlook things like that when > we get too wrapped up in a problem), but I already tried compiling with > just: > > device pcm > device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 0 flags 0x11 > > and none of the other devices, but make still falls over with the exact > same errors. I think I tried more or less every possible combination of > inclusion/exclusion of the other devices combined with pcm and sb0, but > nothing ever got past make ( so long as I had pcm and not snd as the > first device) did you do a config, make clean, make depend, then make? once you sucked in the midi stuff, it's gonna try and build it unless you change the makefile. so, i'd first make sure that i had blown that stuff away. cause there is know reason why you shouldnt be able to make a kernel. > Since you're working on the code for this I'll be more specific about > the exact card and chipsets involved here as it might be useful for > reference: :-) tnx. but lets save it till i have some working code for you to try :-) > Aztech Sound Galaxy pro II (often referred to as Sound Galaxy Washington > or sometimes Nova) main chipset is AZT2316r and the card also has a > Crystal 4231a-kl > > obviously the card has DOS/Windows drivers, which basically set the card > up with SB pro emulation, combined with MSS sound system, opl3, joystick > and midi, all at the "standard" addresses (software adjustable) I think > I also tried to install Crystal drivers on the card once in DOS but > definitely without very good results. Other non-specific DOS programs > can get audio produced using basic SB-pro settings without the specific > Aztech driver (eg a DOS general hardware diagnostics utility I use to > check IRQ's ) > > From what I can tell the card is not truly plug-n-play, but uses an > EEPROM chip where the settings get written to when options get changed > through the driver interface > > > I'm not desparate to get this working although it would be very useful, > but still very confused why the __SGNXPRO__ option doesn't get > recognised - this is where practical experience from someone else's > machine might really pay off. > > > Jean-Mark Dupoux > jmdupoux_@_lineone.net > > > > On 18 Apr 2002 at 14:55, John Utz wrote: > > > midi is utterly unimplemented with the new sound code. > > > > so putting the midi devices into the config file will generate the errors > > you are getting, because the old midi code is based on 'oldbus' for want > > of a better term, whereas the device structure in 4.X is based on > > 'newbus'. > > > > so that stuff aint gonna compile. > > > > i am *actively* working on merging the tanimura code into 4.5-RELEASE. i > > spend 2+ hours a day on it, 5 days a week ( assuming that i take the bus > > to work all week, if i drive to work, then i dont work on it that day, eh! > > :-) ). > > > > i've been thinking about making a public announcement that i was going to > > tackle this, and i'd rather have waited until i had working code ( which > > i am guessing is 2 months off ), but your mail seemed like a good segue. > > > > the patches that tanimura generated in 1999 are pretty big, and so i have > > been basically wading thru the code trying to understand the > > relationships. > > > > my intent is to turn the midi bits into a kld. that makes it a lot harder > > in the beginning ( because the code *appears* to be implemented as > > compiled in only...but i could be mistaken ), but makes development easier > > in the long run because the build/try cycle is much shorter ( i usually > > refer to this as 'compile, fiddle, compile' :-) ). > > > > streamlining the process is *very* important to me because i am doing this > > on an HP 800CT laptop with a p166MMX and 80M of ram. we ain't talkin' big > > iron here..... > > > > so, the good news for you is that the 800CT has an ESS AudioDrive ISA OEM > > in it, so it too makes use of the sbc bridge. so any work that i do should > > be immediately available to you. > > > > after i get it to work reliably on my laptop, i'll work on the other > > hardware that i have at home, including my real live mpu-401 card. > > > > it's important to note that i make no predictions as to when i will > > finish or if i will even be successful....midi has a long sad story with > > freebsd because it's *never* been finished! i've been running freebsd > > since pre 1.0 and i have seen various bits of midi code thru the years. > > individuals take up the cause, and then they stop, and are never heard > > from again! lord knows that i have sent tanimura-san an email or two since > > 1999 and i have never heard bit0 from him. or her. > > > > i *do* get lots of mail that sez 'gee, it would make me really happy if i > > could use midi with freebsd'. > > > > but the code is pretty dense, and FreeBSD kernel-hackery seems to have an > > awfully steep learning curve, it's certainly kicked *my* ass more than > > once. > > > > as soon as i get something to compile, i'll post to -multimedia. then we > > can go from there..... > > > > have a nice day! > > > > johnu > > > > > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Jean-Mark Dupoux wrote: > > > > > The first thing I tried was running the compile with pcm instead of > > > snd, as per all the docs but then I got different errors come up, this > > > time during the make. That's the only reason I compiled with snd > > > instead. > > > > > > Specifically, I get a screenful of errors similar to the 2 or 3 lines > > > i've quoted below, and then the build stops: > > > > > > midi_synth.o: In function 'midi_synth_xxxxx': > > > midi_synth.o(.text+0xNNN): undefined reference to 'synth_devs' > > > /* (similar error definitions complaining about other midi.synth.o > > > function calls and undefined references repeated for several lines) */ > > > > > > ending with the line: > > > > > > *** Error code 1 > > > > > > and an abrupt stop to the make. > > > > > > > > > But in any case, it wasnt until I had a "successful" build that I > > > realised no mixer was being created, so then I went back and tried to > > > compile with pcm again instead of snd and this time include the line > > > with options __SGNXPRO__ added for the mixer, but then the build falls > > > over when I run /usr/sbin/config MYKERNELFILE with the exact same error > > > "Unknown option __SGNXPRO__" > > > > > > still cant make sense of this one, all the other documented options > > > i've read about for the sb device dont kick up any errors (but they're > > > not relevant to my card !) > > > > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > John Utz wrote: > > > > > > > > why are you using snd instead of pcm? > > > > > > > > snd is pretty deprecated.... > > > > > > > > i think you will get immediately better results using sbc ( the sb bridge > > > > driver for pcm ) and pcm > > > > > > > > man pcm and man sbc can be your new best friends! > > > > > > > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Jean-Mark Dupoux wrote: > > > > > > > > > Im having problems with an option for soundcard support to put in a > > > > > kernel config file. To begin with I added the following lines into the > > > > > config file: > > > > > > > > > > device snd > > > > > device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 0 flags 0x11 > > > > > device sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330 irq 9 > > > > > device opl0 at isa? port 0x388 > > > > > device joy0 at isa? port 0x200 > > > > > > > > > > The kernel compiled properly and successfully loaded the soundblaster > > > > > pro 3.1 driver. But I still got no sound out of the card, using cat > > > > > /filename > /dev/audio or > /dev/dsp and got the same no sound > > > > > result using play /filename > > > > > > > > > > when I checked cat /dev/sndstat it showed that no mixer was loaded, > > > > > which seemed like a fair explanation for the silence, so I dug deeper > > > > > in man sb(4). This turned up an extra option for the Sound Galaxy pro > > > > > card that I am using which should specifically add mixer support - the > > > > > SG card apparently has a slightly different mixer from a basic SB pro > > > > > which includes bass/treble adjustment, and I hoped the problem would be > > > > > solved. > > > > > So I went ahead and added the suggestion from man sb > > > > > > > > > > options __SGNXPRO__ > > > > > > > > > > into the config file, right after the sound devices section, but now > > > > > the kernel doesnt compile any more. After running > > > > > ln -s /usr/local/kernels/MYKERNELFILE > > > > > I then enter as usual: > > > > > /usr/sbin/config MYKERNELFILE > > > > > > > > > > but that's as far as the process gets. The output on the screen is: > > > > > Error > > > > > Unknown option __SGNXPRO__ (line xxx) > > > > > > > > > > I've checked and double-checked the relevant documentation and im sure > > > > > I havnt made a typo or syntax error. > > > > > What's more that specific option seems to have been present going back > > > > > quite a few releases, so I'm truly puzzled why config wont accept it > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone else got experience with this kind of card, or with > > > > > options parameters for soundcards generally, or should I be thinking > > > > > about reporting this to bugs ? > > > > > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > Jean-Mark Dupoux > > > > > jmdupoux_@_lineone.net > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > John L. Utz III > > > > john@utzweb.net > > > > > > > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > > > > > -- > > > > John L. Utz III > > john@utzweb.net > > > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > > -- John L. Utz III john@utzweb.net Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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