Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:15:45 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Brian Bobowski <bbobowski@cogeco.ca> Cc: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what KERNEL entry for an AWE64? Message-ID: <20041029021545.GA31300@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <41818AD3.1020806@cogeco.ca> References: <20041028231239.GA30897@thought.org> <41817E23.2080005@cogeco.ca> <20041028232419.GA30993@thought.org> <4181806F.5090206@cogeco.ca> <20041028234939.GB30993@thought.org> <41818AD3.1020806@cogeco.ca>
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 08:12:03PM -0400, Brian Bobowski wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > > Seems to be a PnP card. I just tried snd_driver; no joy, so will > > try the sb16 next. Trying to use mplayerplugin. Maybe have to > > settle for realplayer. > > > > -g > > > > > Mixer settings could be at fault if you're hearing no sound; my SB Live > was VERY quiet under FreeBSD. Watch the kernel messages(via tty0 or > checking dmesg) for the success/failure of the driver loading. Also, you > can "cat /dev/random > /dev/dsp" to do a quick sound-check from the console. > > If you're running FreeBSD 5.x(which would be the case if snd_driver > existed but didn't help), the device should be created automatically if > it succeeds, and you can "cat /dev/sndstat" for info. If 4.x(which just > uses "snd" not "snd_driver"), you may have to create a device node, > which is something I have no experience with. > > If none of this works, you might want to check the HARDWARE.TXT file for > your version of FreeBSD(should be on the installation media). Not only > will this let you know the card is supported, it might offer some > insight as to the driver? > > HTH, I can't presently think of anything more. > Well, no sound. The speakrs make a sound when I hit the power swich, from sndstat I see that the card is there; so is the snd_sb16 driver. Otherwise, nothing. So looks like bad hardware. (??) thanks for your hdlp. garY -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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