From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 30 00:36:40 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5333116A41F for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:36:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from ylpvm43.prodigy.net (ylpvm43-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90F3743D6A for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:36:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from pimout1-ext.prodigy.net (pimout1-int.prodigy.net [207.115.5.65]) by ylpvm43.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9U0ab2E010146 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:36:37 -0400 X-ORBL: [66.139.109.225] Received: from [192.168.1.25] (ppp-66-139-109-225.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net [66.139.109.225]) by pimout1-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9U0aQmd108514; Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:36:34 -0400 Message-ID: <43641589.6020205@mkproductions.org> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:36:25 -0500 From: Mark Kane User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050928) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Pazarena References: <436410A4.1020902@ccstores.com> In-Reply-To: <436410A4.1020902@ccstores.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sound on FreeBSD 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: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:36:40 -0000 Jim Pazarena wrote: > does anyone have a link where a web page has been created > which explains clearly how to install sound drivers > _and_ test them I.E. play a sound? > > I found on BSDForums.org an explanation which describes > first using kldload to try to determine what driver you > need, and then it speaks a bit about compiling directly into > the kernel, but neither example show how to actually > play a sound --any sound-- as a test to see if it works. > > A CLI example would be very handy. > > Thanks! > Jim The FreeBSD handbook has a chapter on sound configuration and testing. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound-setup.html Look at section 7.2.2. You can cat a file into /dev/dsp to test that it is working. If you want to play an actual mp3 file or something, check out mplayer or amp, both are in ports and are CLI apps. -Mark