Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:02:44 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What have I done? Message-ID: <20100524200244.GA2085@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTil9OWjfAOafnhXfLP56JvNnAmsJ4fO-4SL_oIxT@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100524180853.GC62601@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <AANLkTil9OWjfAOafnhXfLP56JvNnAmsJ4fO-4SL_oIxT@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 24 2010 12:21, William Vining wrote: > I experienced a similar situation under different circumstances. It > turned out that the sysctl > variable hw.snd.default_unit was refering to the wrong sound card. Not > sure if thats the > problem, but it might be worth checking if you have multiple sound cards. > > -- WFV > wfvining@gmail.com > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Chip Camden > <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > > > > This question is going to make me sound pretty stupid, but I haven't > > been able to figure it out. > > > > I had mplayer (the console version) running in one urxvt, and I thought > > I had a different urxvt focused when I typed a command (I think it was > > 'make install clean') -- but mplayer was actually focused instead. The > > ENTER caused mplayer to close (I was listening to a stream URL), and > > because I had exec'd mplayer its terminal window closed as well. > > > > I cursed myself for losing focus on my focus, and attempted to restart > > mplayer. It acts like it is playing the track, but no sound. I've tried > > unmute, turning the volume all the way up, deleting my .mplayer files, > > still no joy. I even shutdown and powered off and then rebooted. Any > > other suggestions? > > -- OK, there's more going on here than I realized. My sound seems to be disabled if I load the driver in /boot/loader.conf, but works OK if I use kldload after booting instead. Bizarre. I've repeated the experiment several times with the same results, using either snd_driver or snd_hda. cat /dev/sndstat (when working): FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64) Installed devices: pcm0: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #0 Analog> (play/rec) default pcm1: <HDA IDT 92HD81B1X PCM #1 Analog> (rec) pcm2: <HDA Intel G45 HDMI PCM #0 DisplayPort> (play)
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