From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 9 20:15:39 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 208991065675 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2010 20:15:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd.user@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6A788FC13 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2010 20:15:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so853885gwb.13 for ; Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:15:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.177.15 with SMTP id z15mr4939610ybe.256.1286655337837; Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:15:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (cpe-071-077-039-064.nc.res.rr.com [71.77.39.64]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p38sm1228015ybk.4.2010.10.09.13.15.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:15:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: FreeBSD.user@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D1FD0E54846 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2010 16:15:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 16:15:35 -0400 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20101009161535.1a84f10b@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20101009192828.87492.qmail@ssr.com> References: <20101009174623.84973.qmail@ssr.com> <20101009190551.GA48232@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20101009192828.87492.qmail@ssr.com> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: No Sound FBSD 8.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:15:39 -0000 On 9 Oct 2010 19:28:28 -0000 Scott Ballantyne articulated: > > Just a guess, but does: > > > > # sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=1 > > > > help? > > > > If so, you can set it permanently in /etc/sysctl.conf > > > > Yes it does, and *thank* *you*. However, it only works with earphones, > not speakers. Any idea what I can do about that? > > And... do you have the time to explain why the default pcm0 channel > *doesn't* work? I had to set it to: hw.snd.default_unit=4 Now, cdcontrol will not play an audio CD, although it claims to be doing so. Sound does work in KDE however. It didn't prior to my changing the setting. Another day, another hour lost debugging. -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________