Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 22:56:08 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Live! Message-ID: <38AF1178.3022C799@jollem.com> References: <38AEFED0.5FD6F58E@jollem.com> <00021916055900.00314@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BC3A37E04F569BAE71E9D44C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Walter & all, Yes, I found the Linux SB Live! driver site at: http://opensource.creative.com/ It's open source. Any developers interested in porting this? Perhaps I should put a request up at cosource or sourcexchange :) Ernst Walter Brameld wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Ernst de Haan wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Anyone had any luck getting the SoundBlaster Live! to work under FreeBSD. > > I know FreeBSD isn't aimed at providing desktop users fancy soundcard > > drivers, but I would like the card to work and I don't want to switch to > > Linux, just because my sound card won't work. > > > > I can't even play CD audio, and I think that's kinda weird. > > > > The pcm0 driver only supports ISA cards, but I don't seem to be able to > > find any PCI drivers. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Experiences from fellow > > SBLive/FreeBSD users as well. :-) > > > > Ernst > > > Unfortunately, FreeBSD does not support SBLive!. I have one too, and > it's a bit irritating. I'm not giving up hope yet, as Creative (I > think) has released a Linux driver for testers. My son said he > installed it under Red*cough*cough*Hat and it worked fine. I would > imagine that once it's officially released, we may be able to use it > with emulation, or maybe someone with enough knowledge will be able > to port it over. Possibly OSS will get support working too (It's in > BETA at the moment, and does not work). > > -- > Walter > > intellectual > n. Someone who has been educated past his/her level of intelligence. > Join the Army, meet interesting people, kill them. -- Ernst de Haan Freelance Java Architect "Come to me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ --------------BC3A37E04F569BAE71E9D44C Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="ernst.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Ernst de Haan Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="ernst.vcf" begin:vcard n:de Haan;Ernst tel;fax:+31 (0)26 3645634 tel;work:+31 (0)26 3623895 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.znerd.demon.nl/ org:Jollem adr:;;Rozendaalselaan 35;Velp;GLD;6881 KZ;Netherlands version:2.1 email;internet:ernst@jollem.com title:Java Architect fn:Ernst de Haan end:vcard --------------BC3A37E04F569BAE71E9D44C-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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