Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 03:55:05 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Generic Player <generic@unitedtamers.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting sound with an SB AWE64 on FreeBSD 4.0-release Message-ID: <392D0689.91E54F59@3-cities.com> References: <003101bfc633$d9850b30$ec6c4418@x> <392D0221.AF58F2F6@3-cities.com>
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Kent Stewart wrote: > > > Generic Player wrote: > > > > Hey, > > > > I have seen a few people having trouble with getting sound working, > > and seen people tell them just "add device pcm and ./MAKEDEV snd0". > > And I have found a few places online that show how to set it up > > using an outdated method that doesn't work, using "controller pnp0" > > and stuff like that. Problem is, neither is working. I went into > > /dev and did an sh MAKEDEV snd0, and then sh MAKEDEV snd1. I added > > to my kernel device pcm. No dice. My card is an ISA pnp AWE64. On > > boot up, I get the following for my sound card: > > > > sbc0 <creative AWE64> at port 0x220-0x22f,0x330-0x331,0x388-0x38b > > irq 5 drq 1,5 on isa0 > > sbc0 setting card to irq 5 drq 1,5 > > pcm0 <SB DSP 4.16> on sbc0 > > > > I'm new at this, but that looks like its detecting and assigning > > resources to my card like it should. But any program I run just > > tells me my sound card isn't found or isn't configured or another > > program is using it. > > You have to run the makedev after you boot the kernel with the driver > in it. I have an isa AWE64 and I added > > # pcm Sound Device Driver > device pcm > > # For non-PnP cards: > device sbc0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 Wrong system. I have an AWE32 in one of my systems and all I did was add the "device pcm" and do the makedev after booting the new kernel. Since you have a kernel with the "device pcm" in it, have you just tried redoing the MAKEDEV. Kent > > I don't do sound out side of KDE and once you get the kernel and the > /dev done, you can check by running mixer. What I see is > > ruby# mixer > Mixer vol is currently set to 77:77 > Mixer pcm is currently set to 78:78 > Mixer speaker is currently set to 80:80 > Mixer line is currently set to 78:78 > Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer cd is currently set to 78:78 > Mixer rec is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer line1 is currently set to 78:78 > Mixer video is currently set to 78:78 > > Then, you know you have sound. > > Kent > > > > > Any and all help is much appreciated, > > Generic Player -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ SETI(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ HOME http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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