From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 18 16:46:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74521106566B for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:46:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gua.chunglim@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A7DD8FC13 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:46:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk28 with SMTP id 28so1879392gxk.13 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:46:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id :mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent:x-operating-system; bh=J5BOGExOu2gyTk8yzCjX7CUajraDXuDg5YUAw9Gig6s=; b=uaf/DGN5O/ZBzc/4DUGyIwjLt8IJ/r1Ug4jjPwNREkxeldC3AL316P9SIZZhud+A5g Zs4ieci/L+I83962lV7zp6S+segFXFh9lS+5w9jNujeiYICsjB1MlGxySy3VoMDHqAeC je4zCI2UM7CRJwAnPE1YDHd1r/m27Ig7iUYOM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent:x-operating-system; b=J4DZEYzvdQLquFdU3GZtbP45dLyXv51v9GVIt1XKgv64jeK9o7CXWrCoO7KBFfXjDx Fg51EIUUldptNQGklcB+FrimTVisGgm8mpagsWREiKJ8yMplNQRacpQ5moTMgbD/zaFe zfmh4jRNDKSe6kq//m6KThoaSdaZ45FMZ9cg4= Received: by 10.43.69.199 with SMTP id yd7mr1791210icb.370.1300466775284; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:46:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gmail.com ([182.52.60.107]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d10sm2317158ibb.0.2011.03.18.09.46.12 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:46:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:45:49 +0700 From: Gua Chung Lim To: Steve Polyack Message-ID: <20110318164549.GA1335@gmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: Steve Polyack , freebsd-stable , "Sergey V. Dyatko" References: <20110317142559.GA1576@gmail.com> <4D823020.1020202@comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D823020.1020202@comcast.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD/8.2-RELEASE (i386) Cc: "Sergey V. Dyatko" , freebsd-stable Subject: Re: FBSD 8.2R does not probe sound card X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:46:16 -0000 Thank you for your kind responses. Though I don't understand much what you said, I shall give you further info. > pcm1 device is the HDMI audio output on your graphics card. My only > suggestion here is to play with the sysctl hw.snd.default_unit: # tail -n 1 /etc/sysctl.conf hw.snd.default_unit=1 (I left /boot/loader.conf untouched.) # shutdown -r now after reboot # kldload snd_driver # sysctl -d hw.snd.default_unit hw.snd.default_unit: default sound device # sysctl hw.snd.default_unit hw.snd.default_unit: 0 The speakers are still quiet. I wonder why it is still 0, even if /etc/sysctl.conf set it to 1. > What programs are you using to test the sound output? Just repeat backspaces at the blank command prompt. guacl@bsdhost:~% ... If sound driver is functioning, the speakers should echo. Note that the internal speaker (inside the case) does echo, for sure. Thank you. -- Gua Chung Lim Please help donate to Japan. -- for earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation reliefs (2011)