From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 23 21:30:18 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 72D7E16A421 for ; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:30:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kei@delfi.lv) Received: from smtp1.apollo.lv (smtp1.apollo.lv [80.232.168.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5260243D4C for ; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:30:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kei@delfi.lv) X-Virusscan: Clamd Received: by smtp1.apollo.lv (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.3.5) with PIPE id 70448402; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:30:15 +0300 Received: from [81.198.7.120] (HELO laptop.kei.lv) by smtp1.apollo.lv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with SMTP id 70448381 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:30:00 +0300 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:29:59 +0300 From: Kaspars Bankovskis To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20051024002959.5fec413a.kei@delfi.lv> In-Reply-To: <04ad01c5d7ee$94da7420$210110ac@fortunato> References: <03c201c5d764$be36c8d0$210110ac@fortunato> <435AD3B3.7030506@mkproductions.org> <047f01c5d7bf$2f0d3fd0$210110ac@fortunato> <435BB36C.1020703@mkproductions.org> <04ad01c5d7ee$94da7420$210110ac@fortunato> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.1.4 (GTK+ 2.6.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on smtp1.apollo.lv X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=7.0 tests=none autolearn=failed version=3.0.0 Subject: Re: Sound driver 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, 23 Oct 2005 21:30:18 -0000 hi! for audio adjustment: mixer 100:100 (or any other value instead of 100 - from 0 to 100) as for audio cd's - if i'm not wrong, there was something about groups - add yourself to the "operator" group. i suppose it helps. On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:26:48 -0500 "Teilhard Knight" wrote: > Mark Kane wrote: > > Teilhard Knight wrote: > >> Mark Kane wrote: > >> > >>> Teilhard Knight wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hello: > >>>> > >>>> I have only compiled a kernel for FreeBSD for the series 4.x. I now > >>>> installed version 5.4, and I do not have sound. I am compiling my > >>>> custom kernel essentially to get sound. In the series 4.x the > >>>> driver "pcm" worked fine for me. My question is whether I should > >>>> stick to the same driver or I should use another driver in the 5.4 > >>>> install. Any feedback will be appreciated. > >>>> > >>>> Teilhard. > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi. Check out: > >>> > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound-setup.html > >>> > >>> > >>> It's "device sound" in 5.x instead of "device pcm". Obviously then > >>> add in support for your specific sound card with the documentation > >>> provided there. > >>> > >>> Hope that helps. :) > >> > >> > >> It helped a lot. I issued the command "kldload sound" in my original > >> kernel, and loaded the module snd_ich. I have sound now when I click > >> on "test sound" in the sound section of the CC and on starting a KDE > >> session. Problem is, I only get sound through the right hand side and I > >> get > >> nothing when trying to play a CD. Any ideas? > >> > >> Teilhard. > > > > Glad you got it working. Now for the new issues: > > > > I have not used KDE in a long time but I do know that their aRTs > > daemon takes over sound. Are there any settings showing the left and > > right channels that you can adjust? Maybe called "Balance"? You might > > also make sure that the connector on the actual sound card going to your > > speakers/headphones is plugged in all the way. I know if mine is only > > halfway in then I only hear one channel. > > > > As for CD audio not playing, have you made sure that the audio > > connector is connected from your CD drive to your sound card? It could be > > that, > > or the mixer levels in aRTs are muted or not raised for CD's. > > As far as I can see, the only thing present in my system to make audio > adjustments is Kmix. Very simple compared to Alsamixer in Mandriva. It does > not have any sort of balance or individual controls for left and right > channels, but for example, only slider for volume. > > I have now compiled my kernel and included support for audio. It came out > without it, as the generic kernel. I'd better make another post and explain > in more detail, as it is a different issue. Thanks so much for your > feedback. > > Teilhard. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Kaspars Bankovskis +371-6365619 kei@delfi.lv