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Date:      Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:30:18 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        Eduardo Cerejo <ecerejo@idt.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel builds fine but still no sound!!!!!
Message-ID:  <38F78DEA.C1069D8@3-cities.com>
References:  <38F752D7.26A8359E@idt.net>

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Eduardo Cerejo wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've trying to make my sound work by recompiling my kernel and I've done
> 4 times now trying to make it work but still no success, I have a Yamaha
> chip OPL3-SAx.   I'm running FreeBSD 3.4-Release and  here's what I've
> got now in my kernel file:
> 
> # Audio drivers: `snd', `sb', `pas', `gus', `pca'
> 
> controller pnp0
> device pcm0 at isa? port? tty irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x0
> 
> When I do the 'make' command it loads fine and with no errors, but when
> I reboot to try the sound, it reboots just fine but I still can't play a
> sound.  I've tried to open the sound mixer panel from KDE and it gives
> me this error:
> 
> "Kmix:  Could not open mixer.
>   Perhaps you have no permission to access the mixer device.
>   Login as root and do a 'chmod a+rw /dev/mixer*' to allow the access"
> 
> Well I know this is the wrong solution because I'm logged as root.  I
> have no idea as to why it's giving me this error, it did the same thing
> with caldera linux but didn't have that problem with redhat.
> 
> Tried to play a regular music CD using the CD player and got this error
> message:
> 
> "CDROM read or access error.
>   Please make sure you have access permissions to:
>   /dev/rmatcd0c"

You forgot to configure kscd. Didn't read if you had done "./MAKEDEV
snd0" or not. The configure button is the screwdriver and wrench
button. Your CDROM is probably acd0c.

Kent

> 
> I can only think perhaps there's something wrong with recompiled kernel
> and that's why I'm including a copy of it here.  I also tried to
> recompile my kernel with the controller snd0 and the device opl0 like
> this:
> 
> controller snd0
> device opl0 at isa? port 0x388
> 
> This one fails to load, tried it different way and it fails, it only
> loaded with the first setting so far.
> One more question, when the kernel fails to load with the 'make'
> command, do I have to delete the folder /usr/src/sys/compile/MYKERNEL
> before I attempt to recompile it again?
> 
> I would appreciate any hints to this problem since I've read almost
> everything having to do with sound, I even printed the whole LINT file.
> 
> Here's the copy of my kernel file:
> 
> #
> # GENERIC -- Generic machine with WD/AHx/NCR/BTx family disks
> #
> # For more information on this file, please read the handbook section on
> 
> # Kernel Configuration Files:
> #
> #    http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html
> #
> # The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook
> # if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the
> # FreeBSD World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/) for the
> # latest information.
> #
> # An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the
> # device lines is also present in the ./LINT configuration file. If you
> are
> # in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first in
> LINT.
> #
> # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.143.2.24 1999/12/05 01:56:42
> luoqi Exp $
> 
> machine         "i386"
> # cpu           "I386_CPU"
> # cpu           "I486_CPU"
> cpu             "I586_CPU"
> cpu             "I686_CPU"
> ident           MYKEREL
> maxusers        10
> 
> options         MATH_EMULATE            #Support for x87 emulation
> options         INET                    #InterNETworking
> options         FFS                     #Berkeley Fast Filesystem
> options         FFS_ROOT                #FFS usable as root device [keep
> this!]
> options         MFS                     #Memory Filesystem
> options         MFS_ROOT                #MFS usable as root device,
> "MFS" req'ed
> options         NFS                     #Network Filesystem
> options         NFS_ROOT                #NFS usable as root device,
> "NFS" req'ed
> options         MSDOSFS                 #MSDOS Filesystem
> options         "CD9660"                #ISO 9660 Filesystem
> options         "CD9660_ROOT"           #CD-ROM usable as root. "CD9660"
> req'ed
> options         PROCFS                  #Process filesystem
> options         "COMPAT_43"             #Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP
> THIS!]
> #options        SCSI_DELAY=15000        #Be pessimistic about Joe SCSI
> device
> options         UCONSOLE                #Allow users to grab the console
> 
> options         FAILSAFE                #Be conservative
> options         USERCONFIG              #boot -c editor
> options         VISUAL_USERCONFIG       #visual boot -c editor
> options         KTRACE                  #ktrace(1) syscall trace support
> 
> options         SYSVSHM                 #SYSV-style shared memory
> options         SYSVMSG                 #SYSV-style message queues
> options         SYSVSEM                 #SYSV-style semaphores
> 
> config          kernel  root on wd0
> 
> # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed
> #options        SMP                     # Symmetric MultiProcessor
> Kernel
> #options        APIC_IO                 # Symmetric (APIC) I/O
> # Optionally these may need tweaked, (defaults shown):
> #options        NCPU=2                  # number of CPUs
> #options        NBUS=4                  # number of busses
> #options        NAPIC=1                 # number of IO APICs
> #options        NINTR=24                # number of INTs
> 
> controller      isa0
> controller      pnp0                    # PnP support for ISA
> controller      eisa0
> controller      pci0
> 
> # Floppy drives
> controller      fdc0    at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2
> disk            fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
> disk            fd1     at fdc0 drive 1
> 
> # IDE controller and disks
> options         "CMD640"        # work around CMD640 chip deficiency
> controller      wdc0    at isa? port "IO_WD1" bio irq 14
> disk            wd0     at wdc0 drive 0
> disk            wd1     at wdc0 drive 1
> 
> controller      wdc1    at isa? port "IO_WD2" bio irq 15
> disk            wd2     at wdc1 drive 0
> disk            wd3     at wdc1 drive 1
> 
> # ATAPI devices
> options         ATAPI           #Enable ATAPI support for IDE bus
> options         ATAPI_STATIC    #Don't do it as an LKM
> device          acd0            #IDE CD-ROM
> #device         wfd0            #IDE Floppy (e.g. LS-120)
> 
> # SCSI Controllers
> # A single entry for any of these controllers (ncr, ahb, ahc) is
> # sufficient for any number of installed devices.
> #controller     ncr0            # NCR/Symbios Logic
> #controller     ahb0            # EISA AHA1742 family
> #controller     ahc0            # AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices
> #controller     amd0            # AMD 53C974 (Teckram DC-390(T))
> #controller     isp0            # Qlogic family
> #controller     dpt0            # DPT Smartcache - See LINT for options!
> 
> #controller     adv0    at isa? port ? cam irq ?
> #controller     adw0
> #controller     bt0     at isa? port ? cam irq ?
> #controller     aha0    at isa? port ? cam irq ?
> #controller     aic0    at isa? port ? cam irq ?
> 
> # SCSI peripherals
> # Only one of each of these is needed, they are dynamically allocated.
> #controller     scbus0          # SCSI bus (required)
> #device         da0             # Direct Access (disks)
> #device         sa0             # Sequential Access (tape etc)
> #device         cd0             # CD
> #device         pass0           # Passthrough device (direct SCSI)
> 
> # Proprietary or custom CD-ROM Interfaces
> #device         wt0     at isa? port 0x300 bio irq 5 drq 1
> #device         mcd0    at isa? port 0x300 bio irq 10
> #device         matcd0  at isa? port 0x230 bio
> #device         scd0    at isa? port 0x230 bio
> 
> # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse
> controller      atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD tty
> device          atkbd0  at isa? tty irq 1
> device          psm0    at isa? tty irq 12
> 
> device          vga0    at isa? port ? conflicts
> 
> # splash screen/screen saver
> pseudo-device   splash
> 
> # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console
> device          sc0     at isa? tty
> 
> # Enable this and PCVT_FREEBSD for pcvt vt220 compatible console driver
> #device         vt0     at isa? tty
> #options        XSERVER                 # support for X server
> #options        FAT_CURSOR              # start with block cursor
> # If you have a ThinkPAD, uncomment this along with the rest of the PCVT
> lines
> #options        PCVT_SCANSET=2          # IBM keyboards are non-std
> 
> # Floating point support - do not disable.
> device          npx0    at isa? port IO_NPX irq 13
> 
> # Power management support (see LINT for more options)
> device          apm0    at isa? disable flags 0x31 # Advanced Power
> Management
> 
> # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support
> #controller     card0
> #device         pcic0   at card?
> #device         pcic1   at card?
> 
> # Serial (COM) ports
> device          sio0    at isa? port "IO_COM1" flags 0x10 tty irq 4
> device          sio1    at isa? port "IO_COM2" tty irq 3
> device          sio2    at isa? disable port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5
> device          sio3    at isa? disable port "IO_COM4" tty irq 9
> 
> # Parallel port
> device          ppc0    at isa? port? flags 0x40 net irq 7
> controller      ppbus0                  # Parallel port bus (required)
> device          lpt0    at ppbus?       # Printer
> device          plip0   at ppbus?       # TCP/IP over parallel
> device          ppi0    at ppbus?       # Parallel port interface device
> 
> #controller     vpo0    at ppbus?       # Requires scbus and da0
> 
> # PCI Ethernet NICs.
> #device         al0             # ADMtek AL981 (``Comet'')
> #device         ax0             # ASIX AX88140A
> #device         de0             # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'')
> #device         fxp0            # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557,
> 82558)
> #device         mx0             # Macronix 98713/98715/98725 (``PMAC'')
> #device         pn0             # Lite-On 82c168/82c169 (``PNIC'')
> #device         rl0             # RealTek 8129/8139
> #device         sf0             # Adaptec AIC-6915 DuraLAN
> (``Starfire'')
> #device         sis0            # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS
> 7016
> #device         ste0            # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550)
> #device         tl0             # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN
> #device         tx0             # SMC 9432TX (83c170 ``EPIC'')
> #device         vr0             # VIA Rhine, Rhine II
> #device         vx0             # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'')
> #device         wb0             # Winbond W89C840F
> #device         xl0             # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'',
> ``Cyclone'')
> 
> # ISA Ethernet NICs.
> # Order is important here due to intrusive probes, do *not* alphabetize
> # this list of network interfaces until the probes have been fixed.
> # Right now it appears that the ie0 must be probed before ep0. See
> # revision 1.20 of this file.
> #device         ed0     at isa? port 0x280 net irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> #device         ie0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 iomem 0xd0000
> #device         ep0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10
> #device         ex0     at isa? port? net irq?
> #device         fe0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq ?
> #device         le0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd0000
> #device         lnc0    at isa? port 0x280 net irq 10 drq 0
> #device         cs0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq ?
> # requires PCCARD (PCMCIA) support to be activated
> #device         xe0     at isa? port? net irq ?
> 
> # PCCARD NIC drivers.
> # ze and zp take over the pcic and cannot coexist with generic pccard
> # support, nor the ed and ep drivers they replace.
> #device         ze0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> #device         zp0     at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> 
> # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocated.
> pseudo-device   loop            # Network loopback
> pseudo-device   ether           # Ethernet support
> pseudo-device   sl      1       # Kernel SLIP
> pseudo-device   ppp     1       # Kernel PPP
> pseudo-device   tun     1       # Packet tunnel
> pseudo-device   pty     16      # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
> pseudo-device   gzip            # Exec gzipped a.out's
> 
> # The `bpfilter' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
> # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this!
> # The number of devices determines the maximum number of
> # simultaneous BPF clients programs runnable.
> pseudo-device   bpfilter 1      #Berkeley packet filter
> 
> # Audio drivers: `snd', `sb', `pas', `gus', `pca'
> 
> controller pnp0
> device pcm0 at isa? port? tty irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x0
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> E. Cerejo
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