Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:00:36 -0500 From: Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> To: leegold <leegold@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can not get sound card to work Message-ID: <3DB35FC4.3020107@bsdprophet.org> References: <20021020234354.98957E2AB@server2.fastmail.fm>
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You guys must be smoking crack. my AWE64 works GREAT! leegold wrote: >>Hey, I also had the same problem. The AWE 64 just doesn't even make noise!. >>While its true that the manual has an example on set it up, it just >>didn't work. I tried recompiling the kernel many times, even a couple of >>"make world", both with FreeBSD 4.5 and 4.6.2 release. >> >>I gave up as I don't really need the sound to enjoy the system, but I >>think that there is probably an issue with the AWE64 and FreeBSD. >> >>By the way, the card is on a ISA slot and works fine when running win2k. >> > > > Same experience, my AWE64 worked fine in WIN2k and Mandrake Linux. > But I spent a solid week trying in FreeBsd - I tried everything - no > sound. > There's a commercial driver: http://www.opensound.com/ > I'm thinking of spending the money - there's free phone support too. > Really shook me up that FBsd can't PnP my sound less support it. > Of course we may be doing something wrong, some detail we are over > looking, > but I recompiled my kernel 20 times and searched the web for help like a > maniac, so > it makes sense at this point to buy the drivers. Very frustrating. > > > > >>Rafael > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > unladen european swallow > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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