Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:54:31 -0500 From: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: T Kellers <kellers@njit.edu> Subject: Re: Confused about sound servers Message-ID: <3FF70FE7.7000202@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <200401022336.14808.kellers@njit.edu> References: <3FF5CB40.5020603@fastmail.fm> <200401021923.12913.kellers@njit.edu> <3FF61B97.5030600@fastmail.fm> <200401022336.14808.kellers@njit.edu>
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T Kellers wrote: >On Friday 02 January 2004 08:32 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: > > >>T Kellers wrote: >> >> >>>On Friday 02 January 2004 06:49 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Eric F Crist wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>On Friday 02 January 2004 02:06 pm, T Kellers wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Don't use both device pcm and the .ko modules. The sound won't work at >>>>>>all or, if it does, not properly. You may not even have any keyboard >>>>>>beeps (^G's) if both are loaded. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>I find I only add the device pcm line to my kernel and everything works >>>>>fine. Gnome, KDE, console beeps. Everything works and I don't usually >>>>>worry about the sound servers. When you install one of the window >>>>>managers, as long as you install the multimedia package, the correct >>>>>sound server gets installed too. This has been working for me for about >>>>>5 years now. >>>>> >>>>>HTH >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Update here...I have removed the entries in /boot/loader.conf and now >>>>only have the kernel compiled with my 'device PCM' entry. >>>> >>>>'dmesg | grep pcm' shows my soundcard entry and cat /dev/sndstat shows >>>>it as well. >>>> >>>>I have rebooted after taking the entries out of loader.conf. >>>> >>>>When I try something like >>>> >>>>% play KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav >>>> >>>>I get: >>>> >>>>play: /dev/dsp: Operation not supported by device >>>> >>>>What might be causing this that I could look into? >>>> >>>> >>>%play /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav >>>play: /dev/dsp: Operation not supported by device >>> >>> >>>I get that same message after I've shut down the arts server >>> >>>However >>>artsplay /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav >>> >>>works fine as long as artsd is running >>> >>>%ps -ax | grep arts >>>14333 p0 S 0:01.69 artsd >>>14343 p0 R+ 0:00.00 grep arts >>> >>> >>>If you have KDE installed, try: >>> >>>%artsd & >>>%artsplay /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav >>> >>>You should hear Mr Ahem clear his throat right from the command line. >>> >>>Tim >>> >>> >>Tried that and I get the following: >> >>Can't connect to sound server >> >> > >Please try: >ps -ax | grep arts > >and see if artsd is running > >If you start it manually you need to run artsd & before you type the test file >entry. > >Tim Kellers >CPE/NJIT > > > Yes, it's running. When I run the command from the command line now, it jumps right to the next line waiting for further input. It's as if it played it as requested but I hear nothing. My volume is up on the speakers, mixer levels are good...just no sound. :-( No console beeps either. This is in KDE.
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