Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 12:47:43 +0100 (CET) From: Mariusz Potocki <potok@friko.onet.pl> To: Michael Porter <ocean@wavefront.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: sound help Message-ID: <XFMail.971129125945.potok@friko.onet.pl> In-Reply-To: <347D0028.691D7411@wavefront.com>
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On 27-Nov-97 Michael Porter wrote:
>well, I tried to search the handbook, but it wasn't installed, and I
>couldn't find it. I think I read something about that before. I tried
>searching the e-maiul archives and online handbook, but FreeBSD.org
>won't let me connect. I sent a test e-mail, and it appeared to go
>through, and www.cdrom.com works. Hmmm......so here goes.....
>
>I finally got my sound driver working (dmesg says soundblaster
>2.1,Yamaha OPL-3 FM.) and typed "./MAKEDEV snd0" in the /dev directory
>to install the drivers. I tried some cdplayers and sound players, but
>they all get device not configured errors. The cd players (xcd,
>xcdplayer, workman, cdplayer) don't recognize that a cd is in the drive,
>with both audio cds and data cds I tried to cat an .au file directly to
>/dev/mixer and /dev/music, but cat wouldn't let me ( I would type "cat
><file>.au > /dev/<trial driver> and it would say cat: stdout: Operation
>not permitted [as root user[)
Try cat file.au > /dev/audio
Check if s3mod playback the .mod files and playmidi do .mid files (both in
packages and ports).
>Soooooo.......what can I do? I'm guessing that I could find it in the
>handbok, but it's frustrating not being able to check it online
>
>Thanks,
>Michael Porter
>ocean@wavefront.com
>port0095@tc.umn.edu
Mariusz
"verba volant,
scripta manent"
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