Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 30 Oct 1998 20:53:37 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Soundblaster problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810302038050.236-200000@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
  This message is in MIME format.  The first part should be readable text,
  while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.
  Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info.

--0-1659906510-909780817=:245
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Hi!

I have a soundcard which is (it claims) a Creative SB AWE64 PnP card.  It
works OK under Windows 95.

The DOS Soundblaster utility sets the BLASTER environment variable to: 
     A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6

I am running FreeBSD 3.0-980520-SNAP.  I can't get the card to work under
FreeBSD.  (I am assuming that it's not a problem with this particular
SNAP.)

(I also have an internal modem, which I think is PnP, a CD-ROM drive, and
a 3COM 3c905TX ethernet card.  I haven't tried using the modem under
FreeBSD, but it does work under Windows.)

I get the following messages on system startup:

sb_reset_dsp failed
sb0 not found at 0x220
sb_reset_dsp failed
sbxvi0 not found
sbmidi0 not found at 0x330
awe0 at 0x620 on isa
AWE32: not detected
opl0 not found at 0x388

(Also:

Probing for PnP devices:
Trying Read_Port at 203
CSN 1 Vendor ID: CTL00e4 [0xe4008c0e] Serial 0x1acf6521
Called nullpnp_probe with tag 0x00000001, type 0xe4008c0e
CSN 2 Vendor ID: @QN1c01 [0x011c2e02] Serial 0xffffffff
Called nullpnp_probe with tag 0x00000002, type 0x011c2e02    )

My Kernel file contains:

controller      pnp0
controller      snd0
device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 vector sbintr
#options "SBC_IRQ=5"    
device sbxvi0 at isa? drq 5
device sbmidi0 at isa? port 0x330
device awe0 at isa? port 0x620
device opl0 at isa? port 0x388 conflicts

(If I uncomment the SBC_IRQ=5 line then config says that there is a syntax
error.)

I have tried changing some of these lines as suggested by the Handbook
(etc.), but nothing helps.

I have done a /dev/MAKEDEV snd0, although I don't know whether that
matters at this point.

What am I doing wrong?

Attached is the pnpinfo listing.

If you need any more information (in particular the full dmesg listing or
kernel file) I can supply them.

Thanks very much...

Ben.

--0-1659906510-909780817=:245
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name="pnpinfo.txt"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64
Content-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810302053370.245@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk>
Content-Description: 
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="pnpinfo.txt"
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--0-1659906510-909780817=:245--

To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810302038050.236-200000>