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Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2001 05:34:01 -0500 (EST)
From:      James Galvin <jgalvin@jgalvin.net>
To:        Hawk <cyberhawk@home.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sound Problem.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102070532340.27121-100000@defiant.home.somerandomdomain.com>
In-Reply-To: <3A81CB46.508C19F3@home.com>

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I don't see how your friend could have played sound w/out adding the sound
device to the kernel...  Perhaps there is something additional that you
have to add to the kernel that is specific to 16 bit ISA SB cards...

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Hawk wrote:

> I did (still didnt work), but ive seen a friend to it without having to put the device into
> the kernel as well...
> 
> 
> James Galvin wrote:
> 
> > Did you compile sound into the kernel?
> > device  pcm
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, hawk wrote:
> >
> > > Hey all, im asking this on newbies because im sure other newbies have had this
> > > same problem. Due to the fact *nix systems are becomming more and more
> > > popular each and everyday, not only as high-end servers for startup companys,
> > > but as well as the home market. Im also asking on the questions list because well
> > > i need help ;)
> > >
> > > (blah blah, i cant belive i said that ;)
> > > anyways.. heres my question.
> > >
> > > Clean installed FreeBSD 4.2 The Generic Kernel.
> > > Now, how can i get sound on my Sound blaster 16b ISA (SB16b)
> > > to play, using say, mpg123. Ive seen my friend do it (whom i cant contact as of now)
> > > with no problems, however, well over a week of trying, i just cant get a single sound
> > > to
> > > play. Any help would be greatly apprciated. (it really is annoying to use windows for
> > > mp3s ;)
> > >
> > >
> > > -Hawk
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > - James Galvin, jgalvin@jgalvin.net
> > - http://www.jgalvin.net/
> > - PAL: jgalvin@mindspring.net
> > - Y!: jamesg546
> > - AIM: Jimmy546
> > - ICQ: 3556033
> >
> > "Calm down -- it's only zeros and ones"
> 

- James Galvin, jgalvin@jgalvin.net
- http://www.jgalvin.net/
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- Y!: jamesg546
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- ICQ: 3556033

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