Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:46:06 +0930 From: Wayne <wshrubsole@ozemail.com.au> To: gustaaf wijnands <gwg.wijnands.freebsd@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: soundcard not working 5.4 Message-ID: <425B5996.7030508@ozemail.com.au> In-Reply-To: <425AAE2E.4030100@xs4all.nl> References: <425A255C.10005@ozemail.com.au> <425AAE2E.4030100@xs4all.nl>
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gustaaf wijnands wrote: > Wayne wrote: > >> Hey, >> I don't know if this is the right list but I will ask anyway. I want >> to have FreeBSD as my main OS the only thing that is stopping me is I >> am unable to get my sound card to work I have an "Azalia" based sound >> card. In Linux it comes up as an ICH6 based soundcard and after >> checking the 5.4 Hardware compatibilty I proceeded to download it. Im >> using the 5.4 RC1, when I load the drivers (I used kldload snd_ich >> and noticing no change tried kldload snd_driver and all loaded with >> out error but when I type in : >> $cat /dev/sndstat I get no listing and dmesg shows no pcm either. Is >> this soundcard supported? > > > > Azalia isn't listed in > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/hardware-i386.html > > Have you tried doing a "kldload snd_*" > Have you added "device sound" to the kernelconfig file and > recompiled and installed the new kernel correctly? > Thanks for the reply gustaaf, I used this to check if my hardware was supported ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/5.4-RC2/HARDWARE.HTM#AUDIO (it was RC1 at the time) I haven't modified the kernel (dont really have the time to do it ATM) I loaded all the drivers by loading snd_drivers like it said in the handbook none of them worked. Here is the dmesg output from linux: 0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03) Any ideas? Thanks
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