Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:26:40 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@nojunk.com> To: sfugarino@immucor.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/16231: CD audio wont work: a solution (?) Message-ID: <20000120.23264000@bartequi.ottodomain.org> References: <20000120205846.8135C154A1@hub.freebsd.org>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 1/20/00, 9:58:46 PM, sfugarino@immucor.com wrote regarding misc/16231: CD audio wont work.: > I installed FreeBSD 3.3 on my machine and recompiled the kernel to support my sound card and other hardware. I got my sound card (AWE 64) configured, but I some of the CD audio apps on my system won't work. Kscd crashes each times it starts as does xcd. I was able to get xmcd to start, but it doesn't read the audio CD. My CD is /dev/acd0c and most of these apps want /dev/rcd0. What do I need to do or where can I go for info? Dear Samuel E. Fugarino, my SoundBlaster AWE64 works just fine on my system: FreeBSD 3.3-Release and KDE 1.1.2. Please note: **KDE-1.1.2** I ran into this problem under KDE-1.1.1 (the port shipping with 3.3. Release). You should CVSup your ports and install KDE-1.1.2. To accomplish this, you might want to read the handbook *carefully*, look at the examples in /usr/share/examples/cvsup, and **read** the FAQs found in http://www.polstra.com ------------------- METAPORT WARNING NOTE --------------------------- Some of us have had problems in upgrading from KDE-1.1.1 to 1.1.2, probably because the metaport mechanism is cheated into believing it has some of the new components already on the system. Personally, I have completely succeeded in the upgrade process by uninstalling **all** the KDE-1.1.1-related packages, and by even (paranoidly ...) deleting (or renaming, if you prefer) the old KDE-1.1.1 tarballs. The metaport mechanism found no way to be cheated any longer, and downloaded, built and installed my new shining gleaming roaring KDE-1.1.2.=20 As to the specific AWE64 configuration issue, you might want to read the following recent epistolary exchange of mine: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > On 1/14/00, 8:17:18 PM, Otter <otterr@bellsouth.net> wrote regarding R= e: > SoundBlaster Vibra16: > > > Chris Silva wrote: > > > > Could somebody be good enough to let me in on how to setup the > > > above sound card in 3.4? > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Chris > > > i can only assume that you didn't bother to look for docs yet, as yo= u > > should have. i'm feeling generous since i'm confident that the > dolphins > > are going to make the jaguars bend over and grab their ankles > tomorrow, > > so here goes: > > go read up on /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/snd/CARDS for the general info a= nd > > pnp line for the kernel if you need it. > > I don't have a Vibra, but i do have an old SB16 value model, as well= > as > > an AWE64 value sound card. they both work with the same configuratio= n > in > > the kernel, and i use the pcm0 driver for mine. i have a > > device pcm0 at isa? port? tty irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 > > no pnp0 references in the kernel, just this one line... > > i don't know if this will work for you, but the docs group the vibra= > with > > the other stuff. i'm just giving you a line for the plain sb16 and > awe64. > > i hope this was of help... and don't forget: GO MIAMI! > > -Otter > > Dear Otter, > > I am running 3.3-Release and I have tried the following solutions for > my Soundblaster AWE64: > > 1) "pcm" solution, same options as yours: it seems to work just fine. > My kernel says: pcm0 at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 on isa > > BTW, the .../snd/README is not particularly clear. It seems to suggest= > adding a "controller pnp0" option. Since I had already configured the > card under Linux, it wasn't too difficult to guess the correct line > (no pnp0 option). i should have clarified that. when i put the "pnp line... if you need it" comment in, i should have mentioned that the pnp line is needed=20 when using the snd0 route as you mentioned. and thanks for adding detail to=20 this. I have a stereo system for my audio cd's. i just use the sound card=20 for mp3's here. i wasn't aware of the lack of audio cd support. since you=20 said this, i installed wmmixer and can see that it won't allow me to turn a microphone on either. i don't need it. no big deal, but thanks for the=20 info. > A look at the log messages in fact suggested > deleting the pnp0 option. Also, midi and wavetable synthesis are NOT > supported by my pcm driver (the stock driver, ie not updated), > according to the README. > > 2) "snd" solution, with the following kernel options: > controller pnp0 > controller snd0 > device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 > device sbxvi0 at isa? drq 5 > device sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330 > device opl0 at isa? port 0x388 > > I found this last configuration ... again by a little trial and error.= > Well, actually, the card is recognized as "SoundBlaster 16 4.16", but > it works: in KDE, I can listen to music CDs, which is all I was > looking for. > > My kernel says: > Probing for PnP devices: > CSN 1 Vendor ID: CTL00c5 [0xc5008c0e] Serial 0x039632f7 Comp ID: > PNPb02f [0x2fb0d041] > [omissis ...] > sb0 at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 on isa > snd0: <SoundBlaster 16 4.16> > sbxvi0 at drq 5 on isa > snd0: <SoundBlaster 16 4.16> > sbmidi0 at 0x330 on isa > snd0: <SoundBlaster MPU-401> > opl0 at 0x388 on isa > snd0: <Yamaha OPL3 FM> > > AFAICS, the "snd" configuration (soundblaster 16) enables the second > 16-bit DMA channel (drq 5), it should also enable the midi > environment, and the Yamaha OPL3 FM (synthesizer ?); however, it makes= > no difference to me, since I have only used sound support to play my > music CDs -- I have not tested midi and synth, either. > > The docs seem to indicate that Luigi's driver enables the basic > functions for the SoundBlaster AWE64: ie, no midi and no synth. On the= > other hand, the pcm driver seems to sound (literally) better as far as= > listening to my music CD is concerned. This is why i now use pcm0. When a friend with a similar hardware setup told me that it's sound quality is noticeably better and there's no random dma error messages, i had to try. so now i'm stuck on it. when it comes to music, quality is everything =3D] > > > Conclusion: I keep both kernels ("kernel" and "kernel.voxware"), just > in case I should feel like trying to play with midi (provided it > works) ... > > Two possiblities are better than one :-) > Please note: my_fake_antispam_domain =3D=3D=3D> neomedia.it to e-mail to= me. Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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