Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:31:15 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Philippe Vachon <phirkel@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 PnP ISA Card on 5.1 Message-ID: <403FD343.5000705@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <403F8B90.3050907@sympatico.ca> References: <403F7351.1000601@sympatico.ca> <44ishst90t.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <403F8B90.3050907@sympatico.ca>
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Philippe Vachon wrote: > Lowell Gilbert wrote: > >> Philippe Vachon <phirkel@sympatico.ca> writes: >> >> >> >>> I just subscribed to the list, but I've been using FreeBSD on and off >>> for a few months now. There has, however, been one thing lacking from >>> my FreeBSD setup and that is the ability to play sound! >>> >> >> >> Do bear in mind that you are running an outdated version of an "early >> adopter's" release of the OS. >> >> >>> I followed the directions in the handbook (namely adding the line to >>> load the snd_ab16.ko kernel module to loader.conf) and adjusted the >>> >> >> >> Nowhere in the handbook is the snd_sb16.ko module even mentioned. >> Did you try just loading the snd_pcm.ko module? >> >> >> >>> volume. The sound, when it does play, is compressed -- i.e. runs at 10 >>> times the speed it should. I can't even play any audio with XMMS. >>> >> >> >> That's not what "compressed" normally means in relation to audio. >> What did you use to play audio besides xmms? Did something different >> happen when you used xmms, or was that just >> awkward phrasing? >> >> >> >>> Anybody have any ideas? It's a Creative SoundBlaster 16 PnP ISA card >>> (model CT4180), and it's in a PIII450 box with an ASUS P2BF >>> motherboard. Any help will be appreciated. >>> >> >> >> I have such a card (probably not *quite* the same model) in my -STABLE >> box... >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > I did try loading just the snd_pcm module, which did nothing. > SoundBlaster cards need a bridge, as far as I can tell, to the PCM > driver. That's where the snd_sbc and snd_sb16 kernel modules come in. > > I had used more than just XMMS -- I used cdcontrol (making sure the > volume was turned up on the analogue CD input), which didn't play > audio at all, as was the case with XMMS. When I tried using > applications that use sound (i.e. Gaim), the sound was compressed > (sped up if you will). > > As I said before, the sound is compressed -- not in the data sense, > but rather in the analogue sense where the wavelength of a waveform > decreases, as does the period. I appologize if I had confused you, but > I'm not a Software Engineer -- merely a lowly Electrical Engineering > Student. :) > > I'm not quite sure what you mean by outdated - does FreeBSD go with > the Linux Kernel release numbers - odd for development, even for > stable - or am I missing something, because uname-a tells me I'm > running 5.1-RELEASE. > > Thanks. > Phil V. Nothing to do with the Linux crowd ;-), it's just that 5.1-RELEASE was what, October? And it's an "experimental" or at least "New Technology" (~'beta'?) release ... so you really should try and stay up to date as much as possible to see if the issues you are having have been resolved. Kevin Kinsey PS> See the "Early Adopter's Guide" perhaps....
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