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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2001 07:58:30 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Adriaan Erasmus <wokani@flameboy.za.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Kernel source
Message-ID:  <20010115075830.U7240@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <000e01c07f05$8bf99e90$5001000a@jhba.techconcepts.co.za>; from wokani@flameboy.za.net on Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 05:12:15PM %2B0200
References:  <000e01c07f05$8bf99e90$5001000a@jhba.techconcepts.co.za>

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* Adriaan Erasmus <wokani@flameboy.za.net> [010115 07:17] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I will post a lot of msg's in the future but I have one question.
> 
> Where can I find a kernel source tree that will work with my
> Sound Blaster Live Sound Card.
> 
> I run FreeBSD 4.1.1-STABLE and its kernel source doesn't support
> the pcm driver ?!?
>
> I did upgrade to the latest CURRENT but that just hangs my machine
> ( another ?!? )

ok, oops.  -CURRENT isn't really for BSD newbies, what you wanted to
do was upgrade to the latest -STABLE:

http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cutting-edge.html

(read the entire chapter)

> I am confused - what is the problem with BSD or is it me ?

Well it's sorta BSD's fault for being a pain with -CURRENT, but
it's your fault for running -CURRENT without having the necessary
kernel-foo to do so at the moment. :)

best of luck,
-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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