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Date:      19 Sep 2003 09:34:27 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        liuyang99@earthlink.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: questions regarding sound driver
Message-ID:  <44vfro297g.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <E19zn2T-0002QW-00@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
References:  <E19zn2T-0002QW-00@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net>

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ALIAS <liuyang99@earthlink.net> writes:

> i can't seem to get my sound to work, i've installed freebsd and got it 
> working before but don't remember how and everytime i try to open up a mpeg 
> file it says 
> 
> Sound server informational message:
> 
> Error while initializing the sound driver:
> device /dev/dsp can't be opened  (Device not configured)
> 
> The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> 
> i've added the device pcm to my kernel and i've configured the 
> /boot/loader.conf and added snd_pcm_load="YES" and used kldload snd_pcm.ko 
> and the error message is still coming up can someone help me? i have a sound 
> blaster sound card.

Have you built the sound devices?
[Or on 5.x, are they creating themselves?]



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