Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:23:31 -0700 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: David Bishop <tech@gnuconsulting.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: via envy24 (ice1724) Message-ID: <20040625202331.GA8210@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <20040625201012.GD19825@server1.gnuconsulting.com> References: <20040625201012.GD19825@server1.gnuconsulting.com>
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--C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 02:10:12PM -0600, David Bishop wrote: > I am a recent convert to FreeBSD (a week ago tomorrow) after > many years of running debian. So far it's been pretty interesting, > if only to see how very many things are different. I think my > favorite part so far has been the feeling of integration. >=20 > Anyways, the reason for emailing is that I am trying to get my > sound card up and going. It is a generic brand card that uses > the Via Envy24 (that is, IC Ensemble 1724) chipset. Now, obviously > I should have read the hardware compatibility chart more closely, > but to be honest I didn't even think about it... Just to get > back up and going, I dug out my old SB AWE64 card, which works=20 > great. So my question is, where does the development for sound > card drivers happen? I'm used to the alsa project, over in > linux-land. Is there something equivilant for FreeBSD? Who > would I ask about possible upcoming support? Who do I get to > buy another soundcard? :-) You could ask on the freebsd-multimedia list. We've, unfortunaly, had a hard time finding people who know how to write sound drivers, want to do it, and have time on a consistant basis. > And finally, am I on the right mailing list? I am running=20 > 5.2.1-RELEASE, which is the -STABLE branch of 5, right? So > freebsd-stable seemed to be the proper place. If not, I take > correction with great humility and humourous self-deprecation. > Please feel free to tell me all the various ways that this email > is stupid... The 5.x branch is not yet stable so -current or -multimedia would be more appropriate. We anticipate branching 5-STABLE in the next few months. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA3InCXY6L6fI4GtQRAj7JAKDjcn+8PqYMFAmxi4iOZ5tLF2WpzQCgrJ4W T5GTSW7FMGlBN6/sWuTo6l4= =4GXn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc--
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