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Date:      Sat, 22 Aug 1998 20:50:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Tetsuji Rai <tetsuji@MailAndNews.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sound driver trouble
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808222048590.20446-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199808200528.OAA00330@MailAndNews.com>

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On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Tetsuji Rai wrote:

>    I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.7, however, these days I have trouble in sound 
> driver.  Some applications (executor-demo, rvplayer5.0) cannot open audio
> device.  I have written the sound driver section in the kernel config file
> and execute MAKEDEV snd0 to make sound devices (mixer, sequencer, dsp0,
> audio0, dsp, dspW, dspW0, etc.).   What is interesting is that xgalaga
> (an X windows game) can use audio although it says "The sound could not be
> opened."   So I need some help.  Any suggestion would be appreciated.
>   Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately the sound support isn't consistent under all OSs.  The best
thing we have for that is OSS but it costs money ($20, but money).  

rvplayer is a known goofball, I think it requires OSS or some hackery.
check the multimedia mail archives for info.


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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