From owner-freebsd-multimedia Fri May 1 08:22:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA28472 for freebsd-multimedia-outgoing; Fri, 1 May 1998 08:22:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA28467 for ; Fri, 1 May 1998 08:22:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chuckr@glue.umd.edu) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA02193; Fri, 1 May 1998 10:20:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 10:20:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@localhost To: pseudopunk prep-core cc: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: screeches and howls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, 1 May 1998, pseudopunk prep-core wrote: > > I installed a soundblaster clone (CinaAction Sound Controller 16 PnP) in > my 2.2.6-release box yesterday. I compiled a kernel with pcm0, pnp0 and > userconfig - at boot I used -c and then typed "pnp 1 0 os enable port0 > 0x220 irq0 5 drq0 1 drq1 5" at the prompt. FreeBSD detected a pcm0 > device. I can cat .au's to /dev/audio and they come out mostly ok > (occasionally, they repeat or get garbled at the end.) mp3's, however, > are a different story. A screech, a howl, some static, silence. I've > tried several known good mp3 files, as well as mpg123 and splay, two > different players. > > What am I doing wrong? Does this sb clone suck that much? And ideas > would be greatly appreciated. A whole lot of SB clones get their compatibility patched into them by downloads from the dos/win drivers. Without that download, they don't have any compatibility. Can you get it loaded under dos/win, then use fsbdboot to go to FreeBSD, and see if it works better then? > > vinnie > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message