Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 11:05:02 -0400 From: Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sound support Message-ID: <20050520150501.GK10648@cnd.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: <20050519110317.1ycnbvxuucc040wg@netchild.homeip.net> References: <20050518180004.39766.qmail@web41208.mail.yahoo.com> <20050519110317.1ycnbvxuucc040wg@netchild.homeip.net>
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On May 19, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Arne W?rner <arne_woerner@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >You should use > > device sound > >and > > device snd_XXX > >(where XXX denotes your sound card) > > I suggest a different approach: > - "kldload /boot/kernel/snd*" > - "cat /dev/sndstat" > - have a look at the output and search for snd_XXX > - add 'snd_load="YES"' and 'snd_XXX_load="YES"' to /boot/loader.conf 100x I agree, except his question was 'why doesn't it compile' not 'how do I setup sound'. I think we should put some emphasis on getting the man page to recommend using kld's before recompiling the kernel. --Mat ps. I have some pending ideas to get back to you on from our previous conversations a few weeks ago.
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