From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 10 02:12:52 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC3B61065673 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:12:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (unknown [IPv6:2607:f678:1010::34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 976458FC1B for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:12:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id o3A2Cp7v073973 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:12:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with UUCP id o3A2Cp4V073972 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:12:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fbsd61 by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA10319; Fri, 9 Apr 10 19:05:14 PDT Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:04:29 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <4bbfdcad.W6JoDlxI393oub38%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <4BBE8DB1.8040905@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBE9470.1040607@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBEB5BC.3000509@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4bbedc81.G0j71lonOCUqR/vZ%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4BBF2674.6080402@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBF727D.6000407@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4BBF93E8.4080908@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> In-Reply-To: <4BBF93E8.4080908@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> User-Agent: nail 11.25 7/29/05 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: USB Powered Speakers 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: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:12:52 -0000 Programmer In Training wrote: > I'm thinking I'm just going to wait until Tuesday and get a brand > new pair of wall-powered speakers. This hassle is NOT worth it ... If "speakers on USB 2.0 card, all else on 1.x builtins" doesn't work, you might want to try a power adapter that has a USB host connector. (I've seen such at Fry's, intended for devices like iPods that were designed to recharge their internal batteries from a USB port.) This would effectively convert your current set to wall-powered, which might be less costly than a new set. WRT the suggestion to hack something together, I wouldn't suggest attempting it unless you're quite sure of what would be involved. It wouldn't be exactly difficult, but getting something backwards -- or connecting to the +12 instead of the +5 supply -- would at least let all the magic blue smoke out of the speakers :)