From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 03:30:11 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B9FC16A4CE for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:30:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D14443D32 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:30:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) hBFBU9FR043505 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:30:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBFBU9Fb043501; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:30:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:30:09 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200312151130.hBFBU9Fb043501@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Peter Pentchev Subject: Re: docs/60252: Continuous re-installations for FreeBSD novices X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Peter Pentchev List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:30:11 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/60252; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev To: Phil Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/60252: Continuous re-installations for FreeBSD novices Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:21:53 +0200 --CblX+4bnyfN0pR09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 03:01:48AM -0800, Phil wrote: [format recovered to less-than-80 character lines] > >Number: 60252 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: Continuous re-installations for FreeBSD novices > >Originator: Phil > >Release: 4.7 > >Description: > > Why not mention, prior to installation, that to get the sound card > working you're gonna have to rebuild the whole kernel at some stage, > and therefore you will have to install all the sources necessary to do > this? Also, why not just add a couple of simple lines (such as device > pcm) to the GENERIC kernel to try and pick up most of the common sound > cards in order to avoid all this agony? The pcm driver, as well as all drivers dependent on it, is already available as a module in the /modules directory (/boot/kernel on -CURRENT) after the installation, as well as after any full buildkernel/installkernel cycle. I have rarely had problems with just loading the driver for the sound card as a module; if you still keep the original kernel.generic from the installation, could you try booting into it and then 'kldload snd_xxxxx', your respective soundcard driver? If this works, you could also add the following lines (or equivalent, if you are not using the ich driver) to your /boot/loader.conf file: # Get the sound up and running snd_ich_load=3D"YES" snd_ich_name=3D"snd_ich" G'luck, Peter --=20 Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@sbnd.net roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 If I were you, who would be reading this sentence? --CblX+4bnyfN0pR09 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/3ZlR7Ri2jRYZRVMRAkM4AKClcSRn1oO4ZpdEcaeiqnYHDI1oAQCgkD0E Jz0xA9mzobP4t8k+5LmjI+c= =eAEA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CblX+4bnyfN0pR09--